The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself album flac

Respect Yourself" is the name of a classic soul song by American R&B/gospel group The Staple Singers. Released in late 1971 from their album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, the song became a crossover hit. The Staple Singers' version peaked at on KHJ, on the Hot 100, on the Hot Soul Singles chart and is one of the group's most recognizable hits

The Staple Singers signed with the Memphis Soul label Stax Records in 1968, where they found success after languishing at Epic. Respect Yourself" was written by the Stax songwriter Mack Rice and one of their artists, Luther Ingram, who is best known for his song "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right. They wrote the song after a discussion where Ingram said to Rice, "Black folk need to respect themselves. Rice decided to turn the idea into a song, and quickly cut a demo. In the liner notes to the 2011 remaster of the Be Altitude: Respect Yourself album, Stax biographer Rob Bowman points out some of the things to listen for in this song: Roger Hawkins using the rim of his snare and a wet-to-dry sound on the hi-hat. A fuzzed electric guitar line that gets louder as the song fades out at the end.

Respect yourself, respect yourself If you don't respect yourself Ain't nobody gonna give a good cahoot, na, na, na, na Respect yourself, respect yourself. If you're walking 'round Thinkin' that the world Owes you something 'Cause you're here. You're goin' out The world backwards Like you did When you first come here. Like many songs recorded from 1960-70, the Staple Singers’ 1971 song Respect Yourself is very political in nature. The song focusses on the issues of racism, and contributed to the African American civil rights movement by persuading people to respect oneself and others. Respect Yourself was written by the Stax songwriter Mack Rice and one of their artists, Luther Ingram, after a discussion where Ingram said to Rice, Black folk need to respect themselves. Rice was inspired to turn the idea into a song, and quickly cut a demo.

This album is what probably the Staple Singers’ spring board to becoming more of a house hold name. The creative juices from the production, writers, musicians, songs and the Staple Singers’ vocal delivery must have been created by some kind of divine intervention! If you’re a big fan of the 70’s Staple Singers, this is definitely the album to start your collection.

Released in February 1972, Be Altitude: Respect Yourself is widely regarded as The Staple Singers’ greatest album, which is saying something. The group had risen from gospel music during the first half of the 60s, when they helped soundtrack the Civil Rights era and were regarded by white fans as a folk group. From 1971, the group were produced by Al Bell, co-owner of Stax, who set about making them chart, erm, staples. He succeeded without losing the group’s essential gospel soul, their sense of the times they were living in, and the sheer humanity of their work. Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, their second album with Bell in the console room, is a masterpiece. I’ll Take You There’ brings you the promise of a better life – or afterlife; it was a US N. Respect Yourself’ was a grooving, chunky advisory that made N. 2, and ‘This World’ went Top 40.

2011 Digitally Remastered. Be Altitude: Respect Yourself. Gospel Music Anthology: The Staple Singers. 2010 Digitally Remastered. Uncloudy Day. The Staple Singers. 2009 Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks. The Staple Singers, Staple Singers. The Staple Singers, The Mighty Clouds Of Joy, The Staple Singers & the Mighty Clouds of Joy. 2007.

The Staples' finest single album, containing three Top Ten R&B hits, "Respect Yourself," "I'll Take You There," and "This World. The first two also were pop Top 20s, "I'll Take You There" going all the way to number one.

Single by The Staple Singers. from the album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself. You're Gonna Make Me Cry". The Staple Singers singles chronology. You've Got to Earn It" (1971). Respect Yourself" (1971). I'll Take You There" (1972). Single by Bruce Willis. from the album The Return of Bruno.