The Staple Singers - City in Sky - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Respect Yourself 2. Oh la de Da 3. Touch a Hand Make a Friend 4. This Is a Perfect World 5. I'll Take You There 6. Heavy Makes You Hapy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) 7. City in the Sky 8. If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)

An excellent balance of gospel and soul the essence of The Staple Singers 1972's Be Altitude Respect Yourself contains three Top 10 hits; Respect Yourself, I'll Take You There, and This World. The first two were also Pop Top 20 hits, with I'll Take You There going all the way to number one. Newly reissued, Be Altitude now contains two previously unreleased tracks! Album Tracks 1. The World (3 36) 2. Respect Yourself (4 54) 3. Name the Missing Word (4 00) 4. Ill Take You There (4 43) 5. This Old Town (People in This Town] (4 39) 6. We the People (3 50) 7. Are You Sure (4 27) 8. Who Do You Think You Are [Jesus Christ the Superstarj (4 10) 9. I'm Just Another Soldier (3 50) 10. Who (3 13) 11. Walking in Water Over Our Head (3 48) 12. Heavy Makes You Happy [Alternate] [Alternate Take]

The Staples moved from gospel to soul when they signed with Stax in '68, and these are the Cropper-produced, Booker T.-backed classics that came next! Includes the R&B hits I'll Take You There; If You're Ready (Come Go with Me); Heavy Makes You Happy; Respect Yourself; Oh La de Da; City in the Sky, and more. Album Tracks 1. Ill Take You There 2. Respect Yourself 3. If You're Ready (Come Go with Me) 4. Be What You Are 5. Are You Sure 6. Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) 7. Oh la de Da 8. Touch a Hand, Make a Friend 9. You've Got to Earn It 10. Everyday People 11. My Main Man 12. City in the Sky 13. Long Walk to D.C 14. The Weight