Be Altitude: Respect Yourself
| Be Altitude: Respect Yourself | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by The Staple Singers | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971-1972 at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 41:22 | |||
| Label | Stax | |||
| Producer | Al Bell | |||
| The Staple Singers chronology | ||||
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Be Altitude: Respect Yourself is a 1972 soul album by The Staple Singers.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B- [2] |
It includes the hit songs "I'll Take You There" and "Respect Yourself". The musicians are the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and the Memphis Horns, augmented by overdubbed guitar, Moog synthesizer, Mellotron and harmonica by Terry Manning.
Track listing
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "This World" | Gary William Friedman, Herb Shapiro | 3:36 |
| 2 | "Respect Yourself" | Luther Ingram, Mack Rice | 4:54 |
| 3 | "Name the Missing Word" | Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson | 4:00 |
| 4 | "I'll Take You There" | Alvertis Isbell | 4:43 |
| 5 | "This Old Town (People in This Town)" | Don Covay, Wilson Pickett, Stevenson | 4:39 |
| 6 | "We the People" | Booker T. Jones, A. Smith | 3:50 |
| 7 | "Are You Sure" | Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson | 4:27 |
| 8 | "Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ the Superstar)?" | Pops Staples | 4:10 |
| 9 | "I'm Just Another Soldier" | Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson | 3:50 |
| 10 | "Who" | John Barry, Bobby Bloom | 3:13 |
Personnel
- Al Bell – Arranger, Producer
- Terry Manning – Engineer
- Jerry Masters – Engineer
- Ralph Rhods – Engineer
- Staple Sisters
- Cleotha Staples
- Mavis Staples
- Roebuck "Pops" Staples
- Yvonne Staples
- Rhythm
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 19 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop |
US Soul | |||
| 1971 | "Respect Yourself" | 12 | 2 | |
| 1972 | "I'll Take You There" | 1 | 1 | |
| "This World" | 38 | 6 | ||
External links
References
- ↑ Bowman, Rob. The Staple Singers: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 07 October 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Be Altitude: Respect Yourself > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- 1 2 "The Staple Singers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "The Staple Singers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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