R&B Soul Music Jukebox Discography and Biography of The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers Songs

(with biography below if available)

The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914-2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (1934-2013), Pervis (b. 1935), and Mavis (b. 1939). Yvonne (b. 1936) replaced her brother when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and again in 1970. They are best known for their 1970s hits "Respect Yourself", "I'll Take You There", "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)", and "Let's Do It Again", which with one exception ("I'll Take You There") peaked on the Hot 100 within a week from Christmas Day. While the family surname is "Staples", the group used the singular form for its name, "The Staple Singers".

Below is a list of The Staple Singers songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Stax 0125
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #30
written by: Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell)
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself / Stax Greatest Hits / The Best of The Staple Singers
comments: [southern soul]
 		The Staple Singers I'll Take You There
1972 Stax
2 record label: Curtom 0109
chart position: RandB #1, US #1
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: Let's Do It Again
The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again
1975 Curtom
3 record label: Stax 0179
chart position: RandB #1, US #9, UK #34
written by: Homer Banks, Carl Hampton & Ray Jackson
album: Be What You Are / The Best of The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)
1973 Stax
4 record label: Stax 0104
chart position: RandB #2, US #12
written by: Luther Ingram & Mack Rice
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself / Stax Greatest Hits / The Best of The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers Respect Yourself
1971 Stax
5 record label: Stax 2025224
chart position: RandB #3, US #23, US AC #27
written by: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson & Carl Hampton
album: Be What You Are
The Staple Singers Touch a Hand, Make a Friend
1974 Stax
6 record label: Stax 0137
chart position: RandB #6, US #38
written by: Gary William Friedman & Herb Shapiro
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself / The Best of The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers This World
1972 Stax
7 record label: Stax 0083
chart position: RandB #6, US #27
written by: Jeff Barry & Robert Bloom
album: The Staple Swingers / The Best of The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)
1971 Stax
8 record label: Stax 0156
chart position: RandB #4, US #33
written by: Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell)
album: City in the Sky / The Best of The Staple Singers
comments: [disco dance]
 		The Staple Singers Oh La De Da
1973 Stax
9 record label: Stax 0215
chart position: RandB #4, US #79, UK #54
written by: Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes and Sandra Chalmers
album: City in the Sky / The Best of The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers City in the Sky
1974 Stax
10 record label: Curtom 0113
chart position: RandB #4, US #70
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: Let's Do It Again
 		The Staple Singers New Orleans
1976 Curtom
11 record label: Private I 04583
chart position: RandB #22, US #109, UK #78, US Dance #4
written by: Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
album: Turning Point
 		The Staple Singers Slippery People
1984 Private I
12 record label: Stax 0093
chart position: RandB #11, US #97
written by: Smokey Robinson and Cornelius Grant
album: The Staple Swingers / The Best of The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers You've Got to Earn it
1971 Stax
13 record label: Stax 0083
chart position: Cashbox R&B #58, UK #31
written by: Bettye Crutcher and Bobby Manuel
album: The Staple Swingers / The Best of The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers Love Is Plentiful
1971 Stax
14 record label: Warner 8279
chart position: R&B #11
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: Pass It On
 		The Staple Singers (as The Staples) Love Me, Love Me, Love Me
1977 Warner
15 record label: Stax 0164
chart position: RandB #18, US #66
written by: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson and Carl Hampton
album: Be What You Are / The Best of The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers Be What You Are
1973 Stax
16 record label: Stax 0227
chart position: RandB #18, US #76
written by: Bettye Crutcher, Bobby Manuel, Larry Nix and Mack Rice
album: City in the Sky / The Best of The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers My Main Man
1974 Stax
17 record label: Warner 8669
written by: Roe and Coe
album: Unlock Your Mind
 		The Staple Singers (as The Staples) Unlock Your Mind
1978 Warner
18 record label: Epic 10220
chart position: US #66
written by: Stephen Stills
 		The Staple Singers For What It's Worth
1967 Epic
19 record label: Epic 10158
chart position: US #95
written by: Roebuck
The Staple Singers Why (Am I Treated So Bad)
1967 Epic
20 record label: Private I 05565
chart position: RandB #39
written by: Charles Allen and John Hill
album: The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers Are You Ready?
1985 Private I
21 record label: Private I 04384
chart position: RandB #46
album: Turning Point (Expanded)
 		The Staple Singers H-A-T-E (Don't Live Here Anymore)
1984 Private I
22 record label: Private I 04711
chart position: RandB #50
written by: Gary Goetzman and Mike Piccirillo
album: Turning Point
 		The Staple Singers This Is Our Night
1984 Private I
23 record label: Warner 8317
chart position: RandB #52
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: Pass It On
 		The Staple Singers Sweeter Than the Sweet
1977 Warner
24 record label: Warner 8510
chart position: RandB #68
written by: Jeff Barry and Peter Allen
 		The Staple Singers (as The Staples) I Honestly Love You
1978 Warner
25 record label: Warner 8460
chart position: RandB #77
written by: Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin
 		The Staple Singers (as The Staples) See a Little Further (Than My Bed)
1977 Warner
26 record label: Warner 8748
chart position: RandB #82
written by: Jimmy Cameron and Vella Cameron
 		The Staple Singers (as The Staples) Chica Boom
1979 Warner
27 record label: Private I 05727
chart position: RandB #89
album: The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers Nobody Can Make It on Their Own
1985 Private I
-- record label: Stax 0066
written by: Dorough, Scharf
album: We'll Get Over
 		The Staple Singers Give A Damn
1970 Stax
-- record label: Stax 2016
written by: We Three
album: We′ll Get Over / The Best of The Staple Singers
comments: [album cut]
 		The Staple Singers We'll Get Over
1969 Stax
-- record label: Stax 2004
written by: Robertson
album: Soul Folk In Action / The Best of The Staple Singers
comments: [album cut]
 		The Staple Singers The Weight
1968 Stax
-- record label: Stax 0031
written by: S. Cropper, O. Redding
album: Soul Folk In Action / The Best of The Staple Singers
 		The Staple Singers (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
1969 Stax
-- record label: 20th Century Fox 2508
written by: V. Bullock, L. Hunter
album: Hold On To Your Dream
 		The Staple Singers Hold On To Your Dream
1981 20th Century Fox
-- record label: Stax 255 (UK)
written by: Jones, Marshall, Smith, Carl William
album: The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles Volume 3 (1972-1975)
comments: [southern soul]
 		The Staple Singers I Got To Be Myself
1975 Stax
-- record label: Stax 8511
album: This Time Around
 		The Staple Singers Featuring Mavis Staples Trippin' On Your Love
1981 Stax
-- record label: Stax 3002
written by: Bettye Crutcher, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
comments: [album cut]
 		The Staple Singers Name The Missing Word
1972 Stax
-- record label: Stax 3002
written by: Don Covay, William R. Stevenson, Wilson Pickett
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself / The Best of The Staple Singers
comments: [album cut]
 		The Staple Singers This Old Town (People In This Town)
1972 Stax
-- record label: Stax 3002
written by: Carl Smith, Marshall Jones
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
comments: [album cut]
 		The Staple Singers We The People
1972 Stax
-- record label: Stax 0137
written by: Banks, Jackson
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
comments: [album cut]
 		The Staple Singers Are You Sure
1972 Stax
-- record label: Stax 3002
written by: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
comments: [gospel soul album cut]
 		The Staple Singers Who Do You Think You Are? (Jesus Christ The Super Star)
1972 Stax
-- record label: Stax 3002
written by: Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
comments: [album cut]
 		The Staple Singers I'm Just Another Soldier
1972 Stax
-- record label: Stax 3002
written by: Bobby Bloom, Jeff Barry
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
comments: [gospel soul ballad album cut]
 		The Staple Singers Who
1972 Stax
-- record label: Stax 0248
written by: O. B. McClinton
album: City in the Sky
 		The Staple Singers Back Road Into Town
1974 Stax




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