Artist: The Staple Singers

The Staple Singers
Aliases
The Staples
Country
United States
Comments
Soul and gospel group.
See also

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Are you sure The Staple Singers March 1972 Reel & Soul Association
2 Hammer and Nails The Staple Singers 1964 Janis Siegel
3 Let's Do It Again The Staple Singers 1975 Leela James
Sampled by Ice Cube
4 Let's Go Home The Staple Singers October 1962 Delta-Cross Band
5 Long Walk to D.C. The Staple Singers 1968 Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
6 Move Along Train The Staple Singers 1966 (2 artists)
7 Oh La De Da The Staple Singers 1973 Humble Pie
8 Respect Yourself The Staple Singers 1971 (15 artists)
9 Why (Am I Treated So Bad) The Staple Singers 1966 (3 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay The Staple Singers 1968 Otis Redding
2 Born in Bethlehem The Staple Singers October 1962
3 For What It's Worth The Staple Singers 1967 The Buffalo Springfield
4 Glory, Glory, Hallelujah The Staple Singers 1967 The Elders McIntorsh and Edwards' Sanctified Singers
5 Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) The Staple Singers 1970 Bobby Bloom
6 How Great Thou Art The Staple Singers 1967 Jimmie Davis
7 I Honestly Love You The Staples 1977 Peter Allen
8 I'll Take You There The Staple Singers March 1972 Harry J Allstars
Sampled by (4 artists)
9 John Brown The Staple Singers 1967 Blind Boy Grunt
10 Masters of War The Staple Singers 1964 Bob Dylan
11 Mystery Train The Staples 1978 Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill - Little Junior's Blue Flames
12 Showdown The Staples 1978 Electric Light Orchestra
13 Slippery People The Staple Singers 1984 Talking Heads
14 The Weight The Staple Singers 1968 The Band
15 The Weight The Staple Singers & Marty Stuart 1994 The Band
16 Will the Circle Be Unbroken? The Staple Singers 1966 William McEwan
17 You've Got to Earn It The Staple Singers 1971 The Temptations

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Be Altitude - Respect Yourself The Staple Singers March 1972 Stax Records
2 Family Tree The Staples 1977 Warner Bros.
3 Let's Do It Again The Staple Singers 1975 Curtom
4 Pray On The Staple Singers 1967 Epic
5 Soul Folk in Action The Staple Singers 1968 Stax Records
6 The Staple Swingers The Staple Singers 1971 Stax Records
7 Swing Low The Staple Singers October 1962 Vee-Jay
8 This Little Light The Staple Singers 1964 Riverside
9 Turning Point The Staple Singers 1984 Private I
10 Unlock Your Mind The Staples 1978 Warner Bros.
11 Why The Staple Singers 1966 Epic

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Be What You Are The Staple Singers 1973 Stax Records
2 For What It's Worth The Staple Singers 1967 Epic
3 Gloryland The Staple Singers 1964 Riverside
4 Heavy Make You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) The Staple Singers 1970 Stax Records
5 Long Walk to D.C. The Staple Singers 1968 Stax Records
6 Oh La De Da The Staple Singers 1973 Stax Records
7 Respect Yourself The Staple Singers 1971 Stax Records
8 Why (Am I Treated So Bad) The Staple Singers 1967 Epic

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Rhythm Country and Blues various artists 1994 MCA

Forum topics

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2 Artist: The Staple Singers (koan) Requests LaughCat 1 2011-07-25 06:14:40 GMT by wally creek
3 Slippery People (covered by The Staple Singers) Add songs quilty3000 1 2012-05-02 13:44:00 GMT by walt

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