The Ultimate Staple Singers: A Family Affair 1955-1984

~ Release by The Staple Singers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1This World
producer:
Al Bell
mixer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
arranger:
Al Bell
recording of:
This World (in 1972)
writer:
William Friedman (songwriter) and Herb Schapiro
publisher:
Sunbeam Music
The Staple Singers3:38
2I Have Learned to Do Without You
Mavis Staples4:10
3Respect Yourself
edit of:
Respect Yourself by The Staple Singers
recording of:
Respect Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Luther Ingram and Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) (in 1988) and Klondike Enterprises (publisher) (in 1988)
The Staple Singers53:33
4Tryin' Time
Roebuck "Pops" Staples5:19
5Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)
The Staple Singers53:06
6I'll Take You There
edit of:
I’ll Take You There by The Staple Singers
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 186) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 276)
recording of:
I’ll Take You There
lyricist and composer:
Alvertis Isbell
publisher:
Music for Africa (South Africa)
The Staple Singers53:15
7You've Got to Earn It
The Staple Singers3:31
8The Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me
Mavis Staples5:15
9Oh La De Da
The Staple Singers3:34
10If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
edit of:
If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me) by The Staple Singers
recording of:
If You’re Ready (Come Go with Me)
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter), Carl Hampton (pianist, songwriter and producer) and Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer)
The Staple Singers3:21
11City in the Sky
The Staple Singers3:44
12I Got to Be Myself
The Staple Singers3:38
13Touch a Hand, Make a Friend
The Staple Singers3:27
14Trippin' on Your Love
Mavis Staples4:28
15Let's Do It Again
recording of:
Let’s Do It Again
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1975 to present)
The Staple Singers53:53
16New Orleans
The Staple Singers4:25
17Love Me, Love Me, Love Me
The Staple Singers3:14
18I Honestly Love You
The Staple Singers3:55
19Slippery People
The Staple Singers4:17
20H-A-T-E (Don't Live Here Any More)
The Staple Singers4:19

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Release

ASIN:UK: B0002QPSW2 [info]