The Staple Singers

Aliases: The Staples
The Staples Singers
Country: United States
Comments: Soul and gospel group
Members: Mavis Staples
Pops Staples

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Wish I Had Answered	The Staple Singers	October 1963	(4 artists)
Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)	The Staple Singers	December 30, 1965	(22 artists)
Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas	The Staples	1970	Unverified
We've Got to Get Ourselves Together	The Staple Singers	December 1968	(4 artists)
Touch a Hand, Make a Friend	The Staple Singers	May 1973	(3 artists)
Top of the Mountain	The Staple Singers	December 1968	Dorothy Morrison
The Ghetto	The Staple Singers	December 1968	(6 artists)
Tend to Your Own Business	The Staple Singers	May 1969	Finnigan and Wood
Stay with Us	The Staple Singers	August 1968	Pinmonkey
Somebody Saved Me	The Staple Singers	September 1960	Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Slow Train	The Staple Singers	December 1968	(2 artists)
Respect Yourself	The Staple Singers	August 1971	(36 artists)
Oh La De Da	The Staple Singers	February 1973	Humble Pie
Move Along Train	The Staple Singers	May 1966	(4 artists)
Long Walk to D.C.	The Staple Singers	August 1968	Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
Let's Go Home	The Staple Singers	October 1962	(4 artists)
Let's Do It Again	The Staple Singers	September 1975	(7 artists) Sampled by (2 artists)
Let Me Ride	The Staple Singers	1957	Ginger Baker's Air Force
It's Been a Change	The Staple Singers	November 18, 1966	(3 artists)
I'm a Lover	The Staple Singers	March 1971	Darrell Nulisch
I'll Take You There	The Staple Singers	March 1972	(29 artists) Sampled by (5 artists)
I Like the Things About Me	The Staple Singers	May 1973	(2 artists)
If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)	The Staple Singers	May 1973	(3 artists)
Heaven	The Staple Singers	May 1973	(3 artists)
Hammer and Nails REC	The Staple Singers	June 1962	(4 artists) Originally by Margie Bowes with The Merry Melody Singers REL
God Bless the Children	The Staple Singers	May 1969	(4 artists)
Freedom Highway	The Staple Singers	July 2, 1965	(9 artists)
Family Tree	The Staples	1977	Morton Downey, Jr.
Don't Knock	The Staple Singers	September 1960	(7 artists)
City in the Sky	The Staple Singers	1974	(2 artists)
Are You Sure?	The Staple Singers	March 1972	(2 artists)

Originals using parts of other songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		I'll Take You There	The Staple Singers	March 1972	(29 artists) Sampled by (5 artists)

Covers by The Staple Singers

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
You've Got to Earn It	The Staple Singers	March 1971	The Temptations [US1]
You're Gonna Make Me Cry	The Staple Singers	March 1971	O.V. Wright
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	The Staple Singers	September 1960	William McEwan, Carter Family
What the World Needs Now Is Love	The Staple Singers	1968	Jackie deShannon
What Are They Doing	The Staple Singers	1964	Washington Phillips
Wade in the Water	The Staple Singers	1967	The Soul Stirrers
Uncloudy Day	The Staple Singers	1956	(unknown)
Twelve Gates to the City	The Staple Singers	October 1963	(unknown)
Today Was Tomorrow Yesterday	The Staple Singers	1974	Billy Eckstine
This World	The Staple Singers	March 1972	The Me Nobody Knows Original Cast
This Train	The Staple Singers	February 1965	Florida Normal Industrial Institute Quartet
This May Be My Last Time	The Staple Singers	1960	(unknown) Covered by (6 artists)
This Land	The Staple Singers	October 1963	Woody Guthrie
The Weight	The Staple Singers	December 1968	The Band
The Weight	The Staple Singers & Marty Stuart	March 1, 1994	The Band
The Tramp on the Street	The Staple Singers	1967	Grady & Hazel Cole
The Funeral	The Staple Singers	July 2, 1965	The Johnson Family Singers, (unknown), Luke the Drifter (Hank Williams)
The End of Our Road	The Staple Singers	May 1969	Gladys Knight & The Pips
Take My Hand Precious Lord	The Staple Singers	August 1965	(unknown), Wiseman Sextet, Heavenly Gospel Singers
Swing Low	The Staple Singers	October 1962	Standard Quartette
Sweet Little Jesus Boy	The Staple Singers	November 1962	(unknown)
Stoned Soul Picnic	The Staple Singers	1998	Laura Nyro
Stand by Me	The Staple Singers	October 1962	Madame Magdalene Tartt Lawrence
Slippery People	The Staple Singers	1984	Talking Heads
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	The Staple Singers	December 1968	Otis Redding
Silent Night	The Staple Singers	November 1962	Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber, Haydn Quartet
(Shu-Doo-Pa-Poo-Poop) Love Being Your Fool	The Staples	1978	Charlie Whitehead
Showdown	The Staples	1978	Electric Light Orchestra
Samson and Delilah	The Staple Singers	February 1965	Rev. T.E. Weems, Reverend Gary Davis
Place in the Sun	The Staple Singers	1968	Stevie Wonder
People Get Ready	The Staple Singers	1968	The Impressions
On My Own Again	The Staple Singers	1984	Barbara Law
Old Time Religion	The Staple Singers	October 1963	Haydn Quartet with Orchestra
Old Flames (Can't Hold a Candle to You)	The Staple Singers	1981	Joe Sun
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem	The Staple Singers	November 1962	(unknown)
Nobody's Fault but Mine	The Staple Singers	February 1965	Blind Willie Johnson
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen	The Staple Singers	June 1962	Tuskegee Institute Singers
Mystery Train	The Staples	1978	Little Junior's Blue Flames
My Jesus is All	The Staple Singers	February 1965	The Southern Wonders
Motherless Children	The Staple Singers	October 1963	Blind Willie Johnson
Message in Our Music	The Staple Singers	1981	The O'Jays
Masters of War	The Staple Singers	1964	(unknown), Bob Dylan
Mary Don't You Weep	The Staple Singers	February 1965	Fisk University Male Quartette
Life During Wartime	The Staple Singers	September 1985	Talking Heads
Let That Liar Alone	The Staple Singers	October 1963	Rev. Edward W. Clayborn
Let's Get Together	The Staple Singers	1968	Dino Valenti REC, The Kingston Trio REL
Last Month of the Year	The Staple Singers	November 1962	(unknown)
Joy to the World	The Staple Singers	November 1962	(unknown), (unknown)
John Brown	The Staple Singers	1967	Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan)
I Want to Know What Love Is	Diana Ross and All Members	August 25, 1986	Foreigner
I've Been Scorned	The Staple Singers	October 1962	Tuskegee Institute Singers
I'll Fly Away	The Staple Singers	1964	Rev. J.M. Gates
I Honestly Love You	The Staples	1977	Olivia Newton-John
If I Had a Hammer	The Staple Singers	1967	The Weavers
How Great Thou Art	The Staple Singers	1967	(unknown), Bill Carle with Ralph Carmichael Orchestra and Chorus
Hold On to Your Dream	The Staple Singers	1981	Wee Gee [US]
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	The Staple Singers	February 1965	Rev. F. W. McGee
Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)	The Staple Singers	November 1970	Bobby Bloom
Hard Rain's Gonna Fall	The Staple Singers	1964	Bob Dylan
Grandma's Hands	The Staple Singers	May 1973	Bill Withers
Go Tell It on the Mountain	The Staple Singers	November 1962	Dorothy Maynor with Unaccompanied Male Choir
Good News	The Staple Singers	October 1962	(unknown)
God Can	The Staples	1978	Paul Kelly [US]
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah	The Staple Singers	1967	The Elders McIntorsh and Edwards' Sanctified Singers
Give a Hand - Take a Hand	The Staple Singers	March 1971	P.P. Arnold
Give a Damn	The Staple Singers	May 1969	Spanky & Our Gang
Getting Too Big for Your Britches	The Staple Singers	1974	Roy Head
Games People Play	The Staple Singers	May 1969	Joe South
For What It's Worth	The Staple Singers	1967	The Buffalo Springfield
Everyday People	The Staple Singers	May 1969	Sly & The Family Stone
Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around	The Staple Singers	1968	Unverified
Don't Burn Me	The Staples	1978	Paul Kelly [US]
Didn't It Rain	The Staple Singers	October 1963	Biddleville Quintette
Crying in the Chapel	The Staple Singers	1968	Darrell Glenn
Cottonfields	The Staple Singers	October 1963	Leadbelly
Chica Boom	The Staples	1978	Jimmie & Vella
Brand New Day	The Staple Singers	July 1970	Al Kooper
Born in Bethlehem	The Staple Singers	October 1962	Dennis Crumpton & Robert Summers
Blowin' in the Wind	The Staple Singers	October 1963	Bob Dylan REC, The Chad Mitchell Trio REL
Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	The Staple Singers	December 11, 1964	Luke the Drifter (Hank Williams) REL, "Little" Jimmy Dickens REC
Back Road into Town	The Staple Singers	1974	Willie Hightower
A Wednesday in Your Garden	The Staple Singers	May 1969	The Guess Who?
As an Eagle Stirreth Her Nest	The Staple Singers	February 1965	The Southern Wonders
Are You Ready?	The Staple Singers	August 1985	Pacific Gas & Electric
Amen	The Staple Singers	February 1965	(unknown)
Almost	The Staple Singers	March 1971	Jimmy Delphs

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Let's Do It Again	The Staple Singers	September 1975	Covered by (7 artists) Sampled by (2 artists)
		I'll Take You There	The Staple Singers	March 1972	Covered by (29 artists) Sampled by (5 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Amen!	The Staple Singers	February 1965	Epic
Be Altitude: Respect Yourself	The Staple Singers	March 1972	Stax
Be What You Are	The Staple Singers	May 1973	Stax
City in the Sky	The Staple Singers	1974	Stax
Family Tree	The Staples	1977	Warner Bros. Records
For What It's Worth	The Staple Singers	1967	Epic
Freedom Highway	The Staple Singers	August 1965	Epic
Hammer and Nails	The Staple Singers	June 1962	Riverside [US]
Hold on to Your Dream	The Staple Singers	1981	20th Century Fox Records
Let's Do It Again - Original Soundtrack	The Staple Singers	September 1975	Curtom
Pray On	The Staple Singers	1967	Epic
Soul Folk in Action	The Staple Singers	December 1968	Stax
Swing Low	The Staple Singers	October 1962	Vee-Jay
The Staple Singers	The Staple Singers	September 1985	Private I Records
The Staple Swingers	The Staple Singers	March 1971	Stax
The Twenty-Fifth Day of December	The Staple Singers	November 1962	Riverside [US]
This Land	The Staple Singers	October 1963	Riverside [US]
This Little Light	The Staple Singers	1964	Riverside [US]
Turning Point	The Staple Singers	1984	Private I Records
Unlock Your Mind	The Staples	1978	Warner Bros. Records
We'll Get Over	The Staple Singers	May 1969	Stax
What the World Needs Now Is Love	The Staple Singers	1968	Epic
Why	The Staple Singers	May 1966	Epic
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	The Staple Singers	September 1960	Vee-Jay

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Are You Ready?	The Staple Singers	August 1985	Private I Records
Be What You Are	The Staple Singers	May 1973	Stax
Brand New Day	The Staple Singers	July 1970	Stax
City in the Sky	The Staple Singers	1974	Stax
For What It's Worth	The Staple Singers	August 1967	Epic
Freedom Highway	The Staple Singers	July 2, 1965	Epic
Gloryland	The Staple Singers	June 1962	Riverside [US]
Heavy Make You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)	The Staple Singers	November 1970	Stax
Let Me Ride	The Staple Singers	1957	Vee-Jay
Long Walk to D.C.	The Staple Singers	August 1968	Stax
More Than a Hammer and Nail	The Staples Singers	December 11, 1964	Epic
Oh La De Da	The Staple Singers	February 1973	Stax
Pray On	The Staple Singers	November 18, 1966	Epic
Respect Yourself	The Staple Singers	August 1971	Stax
Standing at the Bedside of My Neighbor	The Staple Singers	1964	D-Town Records
The Ghetto	The Staple Singers	December 1968	Stax
This May Be My Last Time	The Staple Singers	1960	Sharp Record Co.
Uncloudy Day	The Staple Singers	1956	Vee-Jay
What Are They Doing? (In Heaven Today)	The Staple Singers	December 30, 1965	Epic
Wish I Had Answered	The Staple Singers	November 1963	Riverside [US]

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
5000 Volts of Stax	various artists	1998	Ace [GB]
Motown Returns to the Apollo	various artists	August 25, 1986	Motown
Rhythm Country and Blues	various artists	March 1, 1994	MCA Records

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