The Best of the Staple Singers [Stax]

by The Staple Singers

Overview

The best and most famous cuts from their glory years at Stax. Includes their massive hits "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There"; less famous but similar gospel-funk fusions like "Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)" and "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)"; and less expected items like a cover of "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." It does not, however, have their 1975 number one single "Let's Do It Again," which they recorded just after cutting their ties to Stax. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/07/1991
Label:	Stax / Fantasy
UPC:	0025218300728
Rank:	81629

Tracks

1. Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)
2. You've Got to Earn It
3. Love Is Plentiful
4. This World
5. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
6. The Weight
7. Respect Yourself
8. We'll Get Over
9. I'll Take You There
10. Oh la de Da
11. Be What You Are
12. This Old Town (People in This Town)
13. If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)
14. Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)
15. My Main Man
16. City in the Sky

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Staple Singers   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Al Bell   Producer
Wilson Pickett   Composer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer,Producer
Bobby Bloom   Composer
Luther Ingram   Composer
Charles Chalmers   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Raymond Jackson   Composer
Ray Jackson   Composer
D. Rhodes   Composer
Lee Hildebrand   Producer,Liner Notes
Phillip Mitchell   Composer
Herb Shapiro   Composer
Don Covay   Composer
Alvertis Isbell   Composer
Sir Mack Rice   Composer
Bettye Crutcher   Composer
Bobby Manuel   Composer
Cornelius Grant   Composer
Carl Hampton   Composer
Gary William Friedman   Composer
Joe Tarantino   Remastering
Homer Banks   Composer
Roland Manuel   Composer
Robbie Robertson   Composer
Rosanne Cash   Composer
John Barry   Composer
Otis Redding   Composer