Be What You Are

Be What You Are
Studio album by The Staple Singers
Released	1973
Recorded	1973
Genre	Soul
Length	51:56
Label	Stax Records
Producer	Al Bell
The Staple Singers chronology
Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (1972) Be What You Are (1973) City in the Sky (1974)

Be What You Are is a 1973 soul album by The Staple Singers.

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4.1 Singles 5 External links 6 References

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Released in 1973, this album would chart at. number thirteen on the Billboard Top Soul Albums charts. Singles If You're Ready (Come Go with Me) charted number 9 Pop and number one Soul in 1973 & Touch a Hand, Make a Friend would chart at number Soul in 1974

Track listing

1. Be What You Are - (Banks, Hampton, Jackson, Jackson) 5:03
2. If You're Ready (Come Go with Me) - (Banks, Hampton, Jackson, Jackson) 4:29
3. Medley: Love Comes in All Colors/Tellin' Lies 8:51
4. Touch a Hand, Make a Friend - (Banks, Hampton, Jackson, Jackson) 4:04
5. Drown Yourself - (Crutcher) 4:38
6. I Ain't Raisin' No Sand - (Carter, Rice) 6:33
7. Grandma's Hands - (Withers) 2:43
8. Bridges Instead of Walls - (Banks, Hampton, Jackson) 4:04
9. I'm on Your Side - (Banks, Hampton, Jackson) 4:00
10. That's What Friends Are For - (Parsons, Penney, Rice, Rice) 4:16
11. Heaven -(Ellington) 3:36

Personnel

• Cleotha Staples, Mavis Staples, Yvonne Staples - Lead and Backing Vocals
• Roebuck "Pops" Staples - Vocals, Guitar

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[2]	102
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2]	13

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US Pop	US Soul
1973	"Be What You Are"	66	18
	"If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)"	9	1
1974	"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend"	23	3

External links

• The Staple Singers-Be What You Are at Discogs

References