Staple Singers, The - Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (Vinyl)

The perfect balance of gospel and soul, the essence of the Staple Singers, including 3 Top10 hits "Respect Yourself", "I'll take you there" and "This World".

Originally released in 1972, Be Altitude: Respect Yourself captures the celebrated family vocal group in what was essentially the third act of their career, according to music historian Rob Bowman. The Staple Singers had initially established themselves as a gospel group in the 1950s, then merged with the folk music closely tied to the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and ultimately veered away from protest songs and toward what Mavis Staples termed “message music” in the early and mid-1970s.

Tracklist:

1. This World
2. Respect Yourself
3. Name the Missing Word
4. I'll Take You There
5. This Old Town (People In This Town)
6. We the People
7. Are You Sure
8. Who Do You Think You Are? (Jesus Christ the Super Star)
9. I'm Just Another Soldier
10. Who