The Staple Singers

The Staple Singers
Staple Singers on Soul Train.jpg
The Staple Singers i TV-programmet Soul Train med programledaren Don Cornelius, 1974.
BakgrundChicago, Illinois
United States
GenrerSoul, blues, funk, R&B, gospel, pop
År som aktiva1948–94
SkivbolagUnited, Vee-Jay, Checker, Riverside, Stax, Epic, Columbia, Discos CBS, CBS Records, American Recording Company, Curtom, United Artists, WEA, Warner Bros., Atlantic, Sony Music
ArtistsamarbetenCurtis Mayfield, Steve Cropper, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Ross Singers, The Band
Tidigare medlemmar
Roebuck "Pops" Staples
Cleotha Staples
Mavis Staples
Pervis Staples
Yvonne Staples

Staple Singers var en amerikansk gospel-, soul- och R&B- sånggrupp. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914–2000) bildade gruppen tillsammans med sina barn Cleotha (1934–2013)[1], Pervis (1935–2021[2]) och Mavis (1939–). Yvonne (1937–2018)[3][4] ersatte brodern Pervis 1970. Gruppen är mest känd för låtarna "Respect Yourself", "I'll Take You There", "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" och "Let's Do It Again, som de hade hits med under 1970-talet. Trots att deras familjenamn är Staples, använde gruppen "Staple" kommersiellt.

Diskografi

Tidiga album

  • Uncloudy Day (Vee-Jay, 1959)
  • Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Vee Jay 1961)
  • Gospel Program (Epic 1961)
  • Hammers and Nails (Epic 1962)
  • Great Day (Epic 1963)
  • 25th Day of December (Epic 1963)
  • Spirituals (Epic 1965)
  • Amen! (Epic 1965)
  • Freedom Highway (Epic 1965)
  • Pray On (Epic 1966)
  • Why (Epic 1966)
  • This Little Light (Epic 1966)
  • For What It's Worth (Epic 1967)
  • What the World Needs Now Is Love (Epic 1968)
  • Soul Folk in Action (Stax 1968)
  • We'll Get Over (Stax 1970)

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Album på topplistor

ÅrTitelHögsta listplaceringSkivbolag
USAUSA

R&B

KAN
1971The Staple Swingers1179-Stax
1972Be Altitude: Respect Yourself19372
1973Be What You Are10213-
1974City in the Sky12513-
1975Let's Do It Again20187Curtom
1976Pass It On15520-Warner Bros.
1977Family Tree-58-
1978Unlock Your Mind-34-
1984Turning Point-43-Private I
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Singlar på topplistor

ÅrTitelHögsta listplacering
US
US
R&B

CAN
UK
1967"Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)"95
"For What It's Worth"66
1970"Love Is Plentiful"31
1971"Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)"27660
"You've Got to Earn It"9711
"Respect Yourself"12217
1972"I'll Take You There"112120
"This World"38685
1973"Oh La De Da"334
"Be What You Are"6618
"If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)"917927
1974"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend"23333
"City in the Sky"794
"My Main Man"7618
1975"Let's Do It Again"117
1976"New Orleans"70484
"Love Me, Love Me, Love Me"11
1977"Sweeter Than the Sweet"52
"See a Little Further (Than My Bed)"77
1978"I Honestly Love You"68
"Unlock Your Mind"16
1979"Chica Boom"82
1984"H-A-T-E (Don't Live Here Anymore)"46
"Slippery People"10922
"This Is Our Night"50
1985"Are You Ready?"39
"Nobody Can Make It on Their Own"89
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Referenser

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Staple Singers on Soul Train.jpg
w:The Staple Singers and w:Don Cornelius, right, on w:Soul Train. Publicity photo taken during production of the June 8, 1974 episode (season 3, episode 35).