The Best of the Staple Singers [Stax]

• Artist: The Staple Singers
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• Release Date: October 17, 1990
• Total Time: 60:36
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

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, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)	Bobby Bloom, John Barry, Jeff Barry	The Staple Singers	(3:04)
You've Got to Earn It	Smokey Robinson, Cornelius Grant	The Staple Singers	(3:29)
Love Is Plentiful	Bobby Manuel, Bettye Crutcher, Roland Manuel	The Staple Singers	(2:30)
This World	Rosanne Cash, Herb Shapiro, Gary William Friedman	The Staple Singers	(3:30)
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	Steve Cropper, Otis Redding	The Staple Singers	(3:09)
The Weight	Robbie Robertson	The Staple Singers	(4:31)
Respect Yourself (Lyrics)	Luther Ingram, Sir Mack Rice	The Staple Singers	(4:54)
We'll Get Over	Ray Jackson, Homer Banks	The Staple Singers	(2:53)
I'll Take You There (Lyrics)	Alvertis Isbell	The Staple Singers	(4:47)
Oh la de Da	Phillip Mitchell	The Staple Singers	(3:34)
Be What You Are (Lyrics)	Ray Jackson, Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson	The Staple Singers	(5:01)
This Old Town (People in This Town)	Don Covay, Pickett, Stevenson	The Staple Singers	(4:42)
If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)	Ray Jackson, Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson	The Staple Singers	(4:27)
Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)	Ray Jackson, Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson	The Staple Singers	(4:02)
My Main Man	Bobby Manuel, Sir Mack Rice, Bettye Crutcher	The Staple Singers	(2:12)
City in the Sky	Charles Chalmers, D. Rhodes	The Staple Singers	(3:51)

Credits

Lee Hildebrand (Producer), Mavis Staples (?), Steve Cropper (Producer), Lee Hildebrand (Liner Notes), Joe Tarantino (Remastering), Roebuck "Pops" Staples (?), Pervis Staples (?), Cleotha Staples (?), Al Bell (Producer)