The Staple Swingers

The Staple Swingers
Studio album by The Staple Singers
Released	1971
Recorded	1970-1971 at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Genre	Soul
Length	45:06
Label	Stax Records
Producer	Al Bell
The Staple Singers chronology
We'll Get Over (1970) The Staple Swingers (1971) Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (1972)

The Staple Swingers is a 1971 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]

This would be The Staple Singers first album to be produced by Al Bell and recorded in Muscle Shoals. Other changes saw brother Pervis Staples be replaced by sister Yvonne Staples prior to the recording of this album. Released in 1971, this album would chart at. number nine on the Billboard Top Soul Albums charts.

Track listing

1. This Is A Perfect World 4:20
2. What's Your Thing 4:21
3. You've Got To Earn It 3:28
4. You're Gonna Make Me Cry 5:04
5. Little Boy 3:25
6. How Do You Move A Mountain 2:34
7. Almost 4:16
8. I'm A Lover 3:43
9. Love Is Plentiful 2:30
10. Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) 2:58
11. I Like The Things About You 3:21
12. Give A Hand - Take A Hand 3:55

Personnel

• Cleotha Staples, Mavis Staples, Yvonne Staples - Lead and Backing Vocals
• Roebuck "Pops" Staples - Vocals, Guitar
• Terry Manning – Melodica, Guitar, Harmonica, Vibraphone
• The Memphis Symphony Orchestra - Strings, Horns
• Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[2]	117
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2]	9

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US Pop	US Soul
1970	"Love Is Plentiful"	-	31
1971	"Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)"	27	6
	"You've Got to Earn It"	97	11

External links

• The Staple Singers-The Staple Swingers at Discogs

References