They are so soulful!!! Love the Staple Singers. Pop Staples reminds me of my Uncles(my granddaddy brothers) and Mavis reminds of one of my Aunt's (my Dad's sisters)
Mavis is a legend. The Staples are a legend. I will always treasure their appearance in The Last Waltz with The Band. They stand at the intersection of the great blues, R&B, and gospel strands of black music.
In this era, Mavis Staples said the men weren't going to church, so the staple singers started taking their music to the night clubs. Prince covered this song a lot on his 1987/88 sftershows
A most heavenly reaction 👼🏾⛪😇! It's been used in many films- read below. I see 👁👁 you have reacted to The Staple Singers before: Let's Do It Again. I’ll Take You There was released as the second single from The Staple Singers' 1971 album: Be Altitude - Respect Yourself. It was written and produced by Al Bell. It sampled: Liquidator by Harry J All Stars (1969). Mavis Staples on lead vocals. The song reached #1 on the R&B chart, #1 on the Cash Box 100 and #1 on the Hot 100. The lyrics "Daddy Daddy Daddy and Big Daddy" is in reference to her father "Pops Staples". Billboard ranked it as the #19 Hot 100 song for the year of 1972. The song was the first of two #1 hits for The Staple Singers, the other is "Let's Do It Again" (1975). The Staple Singers were among the first groups to move from Gospel to inspirational Soul music. Said lead singer Mavis Staples: "When we heard Dr Martin Luther King Jr preach, we said: 'If he can preach this, we can sing it'". Stax Records Vice-President Al Bell wrote this after attending the funeral of his little brother, who was shot to death. Said Al Bell: "I went out in the backyard in my father's home. He had an old school bus there parked that was not running. I went back there and sat on the hood of that bus thinking about all that was happening. And all of a sudden, I hear this music in my head. And I heard these lyrics: 'I know a place, ain't nobody worried, ain't nobody crying, and ain't no smiling faces lying to the races, I'll take you there'. I heard it, and I heard the music. And it wouldn't leave, it stayed there. kept trying to write other verses, but I couldn't. Nothing worked - there was nothing left to say". Al Bell brought out this song at the end of a recording session with the group. Said Al Bell: "Mavis couldn't get into it, she couldn't feel it, so I stood there on the floor and tried to sing it to the guys, as they got the music and they got into it. After getting it down, later on, I came back and sat with Mavis and, after a while, she started feeling it and giving in to that rhythm. Of course, she took it to heights that only a Mavis Staples can take it. Nobody else could do it justice, and I guess it was supposed to be that way". Mavis Staples more or less ad-libbed her vocals. She recalled to Uncut: "I sing, 'Play it, Barry, play your piano...', that was Barry Beckett. Then 'Help me, Daddy...', and that was my father playing the guitar. My dad plays that solo, none of that stuff was rehearsed. The only thing that was rehearsed was the verse, but all of the other stuff that I'm doing just came to me in the studio. It wasn't written down, it all comes from what you feel. And God blessed me to be able to do that. It comes from inside me". Many elements of this song, including the famous intro, were based on a Jamaican instrumental song called: "The Liquidator" (1969), by the Harry J Allstars, which was a #9 UK hit in 1969. Al Bell, who had made frequent trips to Jamaica, brought the record into the session and played it for the band, who used it as a template. They thought the record was a demo song Al Bell made, and didn't find out until many years later that they lifted an existing song. David Hood, who played bass on this track, told Songfacts: "The Liquidator thing, we didn't know what that was. As I recall, he came in and brought what they call a dub. It was like an acetate or something, a disk that you put on the record player and play. And it had no lyrics on it. We just thought it was an instrumental track that somebody had done for a song. And it was only years later when I found out that that had been a record". The Reggae influence on this song is also a result of David Hood and Muscle Shoals drummer Roger Hawkins, who had just toured with the British Rock group Traffic. Bob Marley & The Wailers were signed to Traffic's record label, and every night on tour, Traffic would play Bob Marley & The Wailers album: Catch A Fire, which David Hood and Roger Hawkins absorbed. Additionally, Muscle Shoals guitarist Jimmy Johnson was coming off a vacation in Jamaica, and he brought back a bunch of records which he distributed to the other musicians. When Mavis Staples sings: "Daddy, now, Daddy, Daddy" (referring to "Pops Staples' guitar solo), it is actually Eddie Hinton who performs the guitar solo on the record. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section bass player David Hood performs the song's bassline. Terry Manning added harmonica and lead electric guitar. Roger Hawkins played drums, Barry Beckett was on Wurlitzer electronic piano, and Jimmy Johnson and Raymond Banks contributed guitar parts. The horn and string parts were arranged by Detroit arranger Johnny Allen. The horns and strings were recorded at Artie Fields Recording Studios in Detroit, Michigan. The song has been covered by other artists including 📻: BeBe and CeCe Winans, General Public, Sammy Hagar, The Deltones, SWV, Reuben Wilson, The Supremes, Phil Driscoll, Tami Holt and more. The song has been sampled by a lot of artists including 💽: Salt N Pepa ("Let's Talk About Sex"), Big Daddy Kane ("I'll Take You There"), Naughty by Nature ("Everything's Gonna Be Alright"), Grand Puba ("A Little Of This"), Shanice ("I Like"), Da Lench Mob ("Lord Have Mercy"), Ice Cube ("Givin' Up The Nappy Dugout"), Kwamé ("The Rhythm"), Steady B ("Analogy Of A Black Man"), MC Breed (Little Child Runnin' Wild"), Boyz II Men ("Sympin'), WC And The MAAD Circle ("The Break Up"), Eazy E ("Boyz N The Hood") and more. The song has been featured in some TV shows-TV movies including 📺: The Man Who Fell To Earth ("Changes" - 2022), Mrs America (2020), Superstore ("Sandra's Wedding" - 2020), American Soul ("Man Is First Destiny" - 2019), Claws ("Ambrosia" - 2017), Independent Lens ("Muscle Shoals" - 2014), Detroit 1-8-7- ("Nobody's Home/ Unknown Soldier" - 2010), Boston Public ("Chapter Seventeen" - - 2001), Everbody Love Raymond ("Who's Handsome" - 1997), Full House ("Claire And Present Danger" -1994) and more. The song has been featured in some films-documentaries including 📽: Ordinary Angels (2024), Spiderhead (2022), 6 Underground (2019), Seeing Allred (2018), Stonewall (2015), Mavis! (2015), Muscle Shoals (2013), Secretariat (2010), American Gangster (2007), Sicko (2007), Talk To Me (2007), Pride (2007), Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005), Barbershop (2002), Private Parts (1997) A Brother's Kiss (1997), Casino (1995), Angie 91994), Crooklyn (1994), Children Of A Lesser God (1986), Born In Flames (1983) and more. Legacy 🛡: It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2024, the song, ranked #186 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Song Credits 📝: Mavis Staples - vocals Pops Staples - vocals Cleotha Staples - harmony and backing vocals Yvonne Staples - harmony and backing vocals Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Jimmy Johnson - guitar David Hood - bass Barry Beckett - keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano Roger Hawkins - drums Terry Manning - lead guitar, guitars, fuzz guitar, Moog synthesizer, harmonica Eddie Hinton - lead guitar Raymond Banks - guitar Ben Cauley - trumpet The Memphis Horns - saxophones, trumpets, baritone saxophone, trombone Lyrics 🗒: Oh mmm I know a place Ah, ain't nobody cryin' Ain't nobody worried Ain't no smilin' faces Mmm, no no Lyin' to the races Help me, come on, come on Somebody, help me now (I'll take you there) Help me, y'all (I'll take you there) Help me now (I'll take you there) Oh! Mmm (I'll take you there) Oh! Oh! Mercy! (I'll take you there) Oh, let me take you there (I'll take you there) Oh, oh! Let me take you there! (I'll take you there) Play it Larry Play your, play your piano now, alright Alright, do it, do it Come on now Play on it, play on it Meet Daddy now, Daddy, Daddy Daddy, play your Ooh, Lord, alright now Baby, little lady Easy now, help me out Come on, little lady Alright Dom-dom-dom, dom-dom, dom-dom-dom Sock it, sock it Ah, oh, I know a place, y'all (I'll take you there) Ain't nobody cryin' (I'll take you there), no Ain't nobody worried (I'll take you there) No smilin' faces (I'll take you there) Uh-uh, lyin' to the races, oh, oh, no (I'll take you there) Oh (I'll take you there) Oh, oh (I'll take you there) Mercy now! (I'll take you there) I'm callin', callin', comin' for mercy (I'll take you there) Mercy mercy! (I'll take you there) Let me (I'll take you there) Oh oh! I'll take you there (I'll take you there) Oh oh, I wanna take you there (I'll take you there) Just take me by my hand and let me, let me (I'll take you there) Let me, let me, let me lead, lead the way Oh (I'll take you there) Let me take you there (I'll take you there) Let me take you there (I'll take you there) Ain't no smilin' faces (I'll take you there) Up in here lyin' to the races (I'll take you there) You oughta, you got to, got to, got to let me Let me (I'll take you there) Take you, take you, take you over there (I'll take you there) Oh, oh, oh, alright (I'll take you there) Oh, alright (I'll take you there) Oh, oh (I'll take you there) Oh, yeah (I'll take you there) Oh, yeah (I'll take you there) Let me lead the way (I'll take you there) Let me, let me, let me, lead the way (I'll take you there) Staple Singers Info 📰: The Staple Singers were a Gospel, Soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha Staples, Pervis Staples and Mavis Staples. Yvonne Staples replaced her brother when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and again in 1970. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs: "Respect Yourself", "I'll Take You There", "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)", and "Let's Do It Again". While the family name is Staples, the group used "Staple" commercially. ****CONTINUE BELOW****
First child to Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his wife Oceola Staples, Cleotha Staples was born in Drew, Mississippi, in 1934. Two years later, Roebuck "Pops" Staples moved his family from Mississippi to Chicago. Roebuck "Pops" Staples and Oceola Staples' children, son Pervis and daughters, Mavis and Yvonne, were all born in Chicago. Roebuck "Pops" Staples worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants while his family of four children grew up. The family began appearing in Chicago-area churches in 1948. Their first public singing appearance was at the Mount Zion Church, Chicago, where Roebuck "Pops" Staples brother, the Reverend Chester Staples, was the Pastor. They signed their first professional recording contract in 1952. During their early career, they recorded in an acoustic Gospel-Folk style with various labels: United Records, Vee-Jay Records - where their singles: "Uncloudy Day" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken?" were best sellers, Checker Records, Riverside Records, and then Epic Records in 1965. Their song: "Uncloudy Day", was an early influence on Bob Dylan, who said of it in 2015: "It was the most mysterious thing I'd ever heard ... I'd think about them even at my school desk ... Mavis looked to be about the same age as me in her picture (on the cover of "Uncloudy Day") ... Her singing just knocked me out ... And Mavis was a great singer-deep and mysterious. And even at the young age, I felt that life itself was a mystery". The group's move to Epic Records yielded a run of albums, including the live in-church album: Freedom Highway (1965), produced by Billy Sherrill; the title track of which was a Civil Rights movement protest song penned by Roebuck "Pops" Staples. It was on Epic Records that The Staple Singers developed a style more accessible to mainstream audiences, with the songs: "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "For What It's Worth", in 1967. In 1968, The Staple Singers signed to Stax Records and released two albums with Steve Cropper titled: Soul Folk In Action and We'll Get Over, Pervis returning for them. After Steve Cropper left Stax Records, Al Bell produced their recordings, conducting the rhythm sessions at the famed Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and cutting the overdubs himself with engineer/musician Terry Manning at Memphis's Ardent Studios, moving in a more Funk and Soul musical direction. The Staple Singers' first Stax Records hit was the single: "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)", in early 1971. Their late 1971 recording of the song: "Respect Yourself", written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice, peaked at # two on the Billboard R&B chart and #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both hits sold over one million copies and were each awarded a Gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song's theme of self-empowerment had universal appeal, released in the period immediately following the intense American Civil RIghts movement of the 1960s. In 1972, the group's song: "I'll Take You There", topped both the Billboard R&B and Pop music charts. In 1973, their single: "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)", reached #9 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B chart. After Stax Records' 1975 bankruptcy, The Staple Singers signed to Curtis Mayfield's record label: Curtom Records, and released the chart topping hit: "Let's Do It Again", produced by Curtis Mayfield. The song became their second #1 Pop hit in the US, and the album was also successful. In 1976, they collaborated with The Band for their film: The Last Waltz, performing on the song: "The Weight", which The Staple Singers had previously covered on their first Stax Records album in 1971. However, they were not able to regain their momentum, releasing only occasional minor hits after that. The group's 1984 album: Turning Point, featured a cover of Talking Heads' 1983 song: "Slippery People", which reached the Top 5 on the Dance Club chart. It would be the group's final record recorded together. In the 1990s both Mavis Staples and Roebuck "Pops" Staples had multiple very successful solo projects, as well as musical collaborations with other artists. In 1994, the group again performed the song: "The Weight", with Country music artist Marty Stuart for MCA Nashville's Rhythm, Country and Blues compilation, somewhat re-establishing an audience. The group's 1971 song: "Respect Yourself", was used by Spike Lee in the soundtrack to his 1994 film: Crooklyn. In 1999, The Staple Singers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where they performed their hits: "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There". Mavis Staples has continued to carry on the family tradition and continues to add her vocal talents to both the projects of other artists and her own solo ventures. In 2014, Mavis Staples collaborated with Public Enemy front-man Chuck D for the song and music video for the single: Give We The Pride. Mavis Staples appeared at Glastonbury in 2015 and 2019, and her 2016 album: Livin' On A High Note includes a simple acoustic version of a Martin Luther King sermon in the track "MLK Song". In 2022, she released: Carry Me Home, a collaboration with Levon Helm, recorded at Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble in 2011. Also, in 2022 she won a Grammy Award for the "Album Of The Year" for We Are w/ Jon Batiste and other artists. In 2024, Mavis Staples still performs live on stage. Group Members Who Passed Away 🙏🏾: 1. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 - December 19, 2000) He passed away on December 19, 2000, after suffering an ultimately fatal concussion in an accidental fall at his home, just nine days shy of his 86th birthday. He was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. After his passing, his daughters Yvonne Staple and Mavis Staple gave one of his guitars to Country and Gospel musician Marty Stuart. 2. Cleotha "Cleedi" Staples (April 11, 1934 - February 21, 2013) She passed away on February 21, 2013, from complications related to Alzheimer's at her home in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 78. She was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. 3. Yvonne Staples (October 23, 1937 - April 10, 2018 Yvonne Staple passed away on on April 10, 2018, at her home in Chicago, Illinois, after battling colon cancer, at the age of 80. She was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. 4. Pervis Staples (November 18, 1935 - May 6, 2021) He passed away at his home in Dolton, Illinois, on May 6, 2021, at age 85. No cause of passing was made public. He was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. Group Members 👩🏾🎤👨🏾🎤👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤👨🏿🎤: Mavis Staples Pervis Staples Yvonne Staples Cleotha "Cleedi" Staples Roebuck "Pops" Staples Miscellaneous Notes 🗃: Roebuck "Pops" Staples also tried his hand at acting. In 1986, he played the role of Mr Tucker, a voodoo witch doctor, in the Talking Heads 1986 film: True Stories, during which he performed the song: "Papa Legba". He also appeared as himself in the 1997 Barry Levinson film: Wag The Dog, singing the song: "Good Old Shoe", with Willie Nelson. During her career, Mavis Staples has appeared in many films and on many television shows, including: The Last Waltz (1976), Graffiti Bridge (1990), Wattstax (1972), New York Undercover, Songs Of Praise, Soul Train, Soul To Soul, The Psychiatrist and The Cosby Show. Her music has been included in soundtracks for various other films and television shows including: The Help, My Blueberry Nights, Dumplin', Charlie Wilson's War, and CSI: Miami. She also the title theme song for 1989 film: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. On February 13, 2011, Mavis Staples won her first Grammy Award in the category for "Best Americana Album" for her album: You Are Not Alone. In her acceptance speech, a shocked and crying Mavis Staples said: "This has been a long time coming". The 2015 documentary film: Mavis!, recounts the history of The Staple Singers and follows Mavis Staples's solo career after Pops Staples' passing. Directed by Jessica Edwards, the film premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and was broadcast by HBO in February 2016. On November 6, 2021, Mavis Staples was inducted as a Laureate at the 57th Laureate Convocation of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois. ****CONTINUE BELOW****
Honors & Awards (Partial) 🏅: In 1995, Roebuck "Pops" Staples won the Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Blues Album" for his album: Father, Father. In 1998, Roebuck "Pops" Staples received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the highest honor in the Folk and traditional arts in the US. In 1999, The Staple Singers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2005, the group was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2006, Mavis Staples was a recipient of a 2006 National Heritage Fellowship, from the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the highest honor in the Folk and traditional arts in the US. In 2008, Mavis Staples was named #56 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2011, the group was honored with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail in Drew, Mississippi. In 2016, Mavis Staples was recognized as a Kennedy Center Honoree at the 39th annual gala event held in Washington, DC. In 2017, the group was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. In 2017, Mavis Staples was inducted into Blues Hall of Fame as a soloist. In 2018, they were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, Mavis Staples received an honorary degree from Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. In 2019, Mavis Staples received the inaugural Rock Hall Honors Award from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a soloist. In 2021, Mavis Staples received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the UK Americana Awards. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Mavis Staples at #46 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Staple Singers Albums 📀: A Gospel Program w/ The Caravans (1958) Uncloudy Day (1959) Will The Circle Be Unbroken (1960) Swing Low (1961) Hammer And Nails (1962) The Twenty-Fifth Day Of December (1962) This Land (1963) Swing Low Sweet Chariot (1963) Amen! (1965) Freedom Highway (1965) This Little Light (1965) Why (1966) Pray On (1967) For What It's Worth (1967) What the World Needs Now Is Love (1968) Soul Folk In Action (1968) We'll Get Over (1969) The Staple Swingers (1971) Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (1972) Be What You Are (1973) City In The Sky (1974) Let's Do It Again (1975) Pass It On (1976) Family Tree (177) Unlock Your Mind (1978) Turning Point (1984) Mavis Staples Albums 📀: Mavis Staples (1969) Only For The Lonely (1970) Oh What A Feeling (1979) Time Waits For No One (1989) The Voice (1993) Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated To Mahalia Jackson w/ Lucky Peterson (1996) Have A Little Faith (2004) We'll Never Turn Back (2007) You Are Not Alone (2010) One True Vine (2013) Livin' On A High Note (2016) If All I Was Was Black (2017) We Get By (2019) Pops Staples Albums 📀: Jammed Together w/ Steve Cropper and Albert King (1969) Peace To The Neighborhood (1992) Father Father (1994) Don't Lose This (2015) Some more good Staple Singers songs 🎶: Respect Yourself, Oh La De Da, Be What You Are, My Main Man, City In The Sky, Love Me Love Me Love Me, After Sex, Slippery People, H-A-T-E (Don't Live Here Anymore), This Is Our Night, Sweeter Than The Sweet, Are You Ready, Nobody Can Make It On Their Own, Freedom Highway, Will The Circle Be Unbroken?, Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom), What's Your Thing, This Is A Perfect World, You're Gonna Make Me Cry, New Orleans, Almost, How Do You Move A Mountain, Chase, Uncloudy Day, Little Boy, I Like The Things About You, On My Way To Heaven, You've Got To Earn It, Heaven, Give A Hand Take A Hand, Got To Be Some Changes Made, We've Got To Get Ourselves Together, (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, Top Of The Mountain, Long Walk To DC, See A Little Further (Than My Bed), Unlock Your Mind, I'm A Lover, People My People, Funky Love, I Want To Thank You, Tell Heaven, We'll Get Over, Big Mac, City In The Sky, Everyday People, If It Ain't One Thing It's Another, The End Of Our Road, Help Me Jesus, I Honestly Love You, Good News, This World, Something Ain't Right, Back Road Into Town, Give A Damn, The Gardner, Today Was Tomorrow Yesterday, Slow Train, God's Wonderful Love, The Ghetto, Who Made The Man, The Challenge, A Whole Lot Of Love, It's Gonna Rain, There Is A God, Blood Pressure, Washington We're Watching You, Grandma's Hands, This Year, Love Is Plentiful, For What It's Worth, Tend To Your Own Business, Solon Bushi (Japanese Folk Song), If You're Ready (Come Go With Me), The Weight, Touch A Hand Make A Friend, We The People, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Hammer And Nails, Be What You Are, Games People Play, Chika Boom, God Bless The Children, Gloryland, Since He Lightened My Heavy Load, I See It, When Do I Get Paid, Getting Too Big For Your Britches, A Wednesday In Your Garden, Love Is Plentiful and Why? (Am I Treated So Bad). Fun Fact 🕵🏾♀: The Staple Singers' 1971 song: "I'll Take You There", was performed by Tweet, Marianne Faithfull and Taryn Manning in 2002 TV commercial ads for The Gap. It was part of a campaign with the tag line "For Every Generation".
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They are so soulful!!! Love the Staple Singers. Pop Staples reminds me of my Uncles(my granddaddy brothers) and Mavis reminds of one of my Aunt's (my Dad's sisters)
The Staples Singers comprises the father and his three daughters.
Mavis is a legend. The Staples are a legend. I will always treasure their appearance in The Last Waltz with The Band. They stand at the intersection of the great blues, R&B, and gospel strands of black music.
Classic gospel song about Heaven with an r&b twist
She said Big Daddy….Daddy….Daddy because her father started to play his guitar
Exactly
And U can skate to this!!!
Im glad you love our old vibes!
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Nobody sounds like Mavis. Great song.
In this era, Mavis Staples said the men weren't going to church, so the staple singers started taking their music to the night clubs. Prince covered this song a lot on his 1987/88 sftershows
A most heavenly reaction 👼🏾⛪😇! It's been used in many films- read below. I see 👁👁 you have reacted to The Staple Singers before: Let's Do It Again. I’ll Take You There was released as the second single from The Staple Singers' 1971 album: Be Altitude - Respect Yourself. It was written and produced by Al Bell. It sampled: Liquidator by Harry J All Stars (1969). Mavis Staples on lead vocals. The song reached #1 on the R&B chart, #1 on the Cash Box 100 and #1 on the Hot 100. The lyrics "Daddy Daddy Daddy and Big Daddy" is in reference to her father "Pops Staples". Billboard ranked it as the #19 Hot 100 song for the year of 1972.
The song was the first of two #1 hits for The Staple Singers, the other is "Let's Do It Again" (1975). The Staple Singers were among the first groups to move from Gospel to inspirational Soul music. Said lead singer Mavis Staples: "When we heard Dr Martin Luther King Jr preach, we said: 'If he can preach this, we can sing it'".
Stax Records Vice-President Al Bell wrote this after attending the funeral of his little brother, who was shot to death. Said Al Bell: "I went out in the backyard in my father's home. He had an old school bus there parked that was not running. I went back there and sat on the hood of that bus thinking about all that was happening. And all of a sudden, I hear this music in my head. And I heard these lyrics: 'I know a place, ain't nobody worried, ain't nobody crying, and ain't no smiling faces lying to the races, I'll take you there'. I heard it, and I heard the music. And it wouldn't leave, it stayed there. kept trying to write other verses, but I couldn't. Nothing worked - there was nothing left to say".
Al Bell brought out this song at the end of a recording session with the group. Said Al Bell: "Mavis couldn't get into it, she couldn't feel it, so I stood there on the floor and tried to sing it to the guys, as they got the music and they got into it. After getting it down, later on, I came back and sat with Mavis and, after a while, she started feeling it and giving in to that rhythm. Of course, she took it to heights that only a Mavis Staples can take it. Nobody else could do it justice, and I guess it was supposed to be that way".
Mavis Staples more or less ad-libbed her vocals. She recalled to Uncut: "I sing, 'Play it, Barry, play your piano...', that was Barry Beckett. Then 'Help me, Daddy...', and that was my father playing the guitar. My dad plays that solo, none of that stuff was rehearsed. The only thing that was rehearsed was the verse, but all of the other stuff that I'm doing just came to me in the studio. It wasn't written down, it all comes from what you feel. And God blessed me to be able to do that. It comes from inside me".
Many elements of this song, including the famous intro, were based on a Jamaican instrumental song called: "The Liquidator" (1969), by the Harry J Allstars, which was a #9 UK hit in 1969. Al Bell, who had made frequent trips to Jamaica, brought the record into the session and played it for the band, who used it as a template. They thought the record was a demo song Al Bell made, and didn't find out until many years later that they lifted an existing song.
David Hood, who played bass on this track, told Songfacts: "The Liquidator thing, we didn't know what that was. As I recall, he came in and brought what they call a dub. It was like an acetate or something, a disk that you put on the record player and play. And it had no lyrics on it. We just thought it was an instrumental track that somebody had done for a song. And it was only years later when I found out that that had been a record".
The Reggae influence on this song is also a result of David Hood and Muscle Shoals drummer Roger Hawkins, who had just toured with the British Rock group Traffic. Bob Marley & The Wailers were signed to Traffic's record label, and every night on tour, Traffic would play Bob Marley & The Wailers album: Catch A Fire, which David Hood and Roger Hawkins absorbed. Additionally, Muscle Shoals guitarist Jimmy Johnson was coming off a vacation in Jamaica, and he brought back a bunch of records which he distributed to the other musicians.
When Mavis Staples sings: "Daddy, now, Daddy, Daddy" (referring to "Pops Staples' guitar solo), it is actually Eddie Hinton who performs the guitar solo on the record. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section bass player David Hood performs the song's bassline. Terry Manning added harmonica and lead electric guitar. Roger Hawkins played drums, Barry Beckett was on Wurlitzer electronic piano, and Jimmy Johnson and Raymond Banks contributed guitar parts. The horn and string parts were arranged by Detroit arranger Johnny Allen. The horns and strings were recorded at Artie Fields Recording Studios in Detroit, Michigan.
The song has been covered by other artists including 📻: BeBe and CeCe Winans, General Public, Sammy Hagar, The Deltones, SWV, Reuben Wilson, The Supremes, Phil Driscoll, Tami Holt and more.
The song has been sampled by a lot of artists including 💽: Salt N Pepa ("Let's Talk About Sex"), Big Daddy Kane ("I'll Take You There"), Naughty by Nature ("Everything's Gonna Be Alright"), Grand Puba ("A Little Of This"), Shanice ("I Like"), Da Lench Mob ("Lord Have Mercy"), Ice Cube ("Givin' Up The Nappy Dugout"), Kwamé ("The Rhythm"), Steady B ("Analogy Of A Black Man"), MC Breed (Little Child Runnin' Wild"), Boyz II Men ("Sympin'), WC And The MAAD Circle ("The Break Up"), Eazy E ("Boyz N The Hood") and more.
The song has been featured in some TV shows-TV movies including 📺: The Man Who Fell To Earth ("Changes" - 2022), Mrs America (2020), Superstore ("Sandra's Wedding" - 2020), American Soul ("Man Is First Destiny" - 2019), Claws ("Ambrosia" - 2017), Independent Lens ("Muscle Shoals" - 2014), Detroit 1-8-7- ("Nobody's Home/ Unknown Soldier" - 2010), Boston Public ("Chapter Seventeen" - - 2001), Everbody Love Raymond ("Who's Handsome" - 1997), Full House ("Claire And Present Danger" -1994) and more.
The song has been featured in some films-documentaries including 📽: Ordinary Angels (2024), Spiderhead (2022), 6 Underground (2019), Seeing Allred (2018), Stonewall (2015), Mavis! (2015), Muscle Shoals (2013), Secretariat (2010), American Gangster (2007), Sicko (2007), Talk To Me (2007), Pride (2007), Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005), Barbershop (2002), Private Parts (1997) A Brother's Kiss (1997), Casino (1995), Angie 91994), Crooklyn (1994), Children Of A Lesser God (1986), Born In Flames (1983) and more.
Legacy 🛡:
It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
In 2024, the song, ranked #186 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Song Credits 📝:
Mavis Staples - vocals
Pops Staples - vocals
Cleotha Staples - harmony and backing vocals
Yvonne Staples - harmony and backing vocals
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Jimmy Johnson - guitar
David Hood - bass
Barry Beckett - keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano
Roger Hawkins - drums
Terry Manning - lead guitar, guitars, fuzz guitar, Moog synthesizer, harmonica
Eddie Hinton - lead guitar
Raymond Banks - guitar
Ben Cauley - trumpet
The Memphis Horns - saxophones, trumpets, baritone saxophone, trombone
Lyrics 🗒:
Oh mmm
I know a place
Ah, ain't nobody cryin'
Ain't nobody worried
Ain't no smilin' faces
Mmm, no no
Lyin' to the races
Help me, come on, come on
Somebody, help me now (I'll take you there)
Help me, y'all (I'll take you there)
Help me now (I'll take you there)
Oh! Mmm (I'll take you there)
Oh! Oh! Mercy! (I'll take you there)
Oh, let me take you there (I'll take you there)
Oh, oh! Let me take you there! (I'll take you there)
Play it Larry
Play your, play your piano now, alright
Alright, do it, do it
Come on now
Play on it, play on it
Meet Daddy now, Daddy, Daddy
Daddy, play your
Ooh, Lord, alright now
Baby, little lady
Easy now, help me out
Come on, little lady
Alright
Dom-dom-dom, dom-dom, dom-dom-dom
Sock it, sock it
Ah, oh, I know a place, y'all (I'll take you there)
Ain't nobody cryin' (I'll take you there), no
Ain't nobody worried (I'll take you there)
No smilin' faces (I'll take you there)
Uh-uh, lyin' to the races, oh, oh, no (I'll take you there)
Oh (I'll take you there)
Oh, oh (I'll take you there)
Mercy now! (I'll take you there)
I'm callin', callin', comin' for mercy (I'll take you there)
Mercy mercy! (I'll take you there)
Let me (I'll take you there)
Oh oh! I'll take you there (I'll take you there)
Oh oh, I wanna take you there (I'll take you there)
Just take me by my hand and let me, let me (I'll take you there)
Let me, let me, let me lead, lead the way
Oh (I'll take you there)
Let me take you there (I'll take you there)
Let me take you there (I'll take you there)
Ain't no smilin' faces (I'll take you there)
Up in here lyin' to the races (I'll take you there)
You oughta, you got to, got to, got to let me
Let me (I'll take you there)
Take you, take you, take you over there (I'll take you there)
Oh, oh, oh, alright (I'll take you there)
Oh, alright (I'll take you there)
Oh, oh (I'll take you there)
Oh, yeah (I'll take you there)
Oh, yeah (I'll take you there)
Let me lead the way (I'll take you there)
Let me, let me, let me, lead the way (I'll take you there)
Staple Singers Info 📰:
The Staple Singers were a Gospel, Soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha Staples, Pervis Staples and Mavis Staples. Yvonne Staples replaced her brother when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and again in 1970. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs: "Respect Yourself", "I'll Take You There", "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)", and "Let's Do It Again". While the family name is Staples, the group used "Staple" commercially.
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First child to Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his wife Oceola Staples, Cleotha Staples was born in Drew, Mississippi, in 1934. Two years later, Roebuck "Pops" Staples moved his family from Mississippi to Chicago. Roebuck "Pops" Staples and Oceola Staples' children, son Pervis and daughters, Mavis and Yvonne, were all born in Chicago. Roebuck "Pops" Staples worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants while his family of four children grew up. The family began appearing in Chicago-area churches in 1948. Their first public singing appearance was at the Mount Zion Church, Chicago, where Roebuck "Pops" Staples brother, the Reverend Chester Staples, was the Pastor.
They signed their first professional recording contract in 1952. During their early career, they recorded in an acoustic Gospel-Folk style with various labels: United Records, Vee-Jay Records - where their singles: "Uncloudy Day" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken?" were best sellers, Checker Records, Riverside Records, and then Epic Records in 1965. Their song: "Uncloudy Day", was an early influence on Bob Dylan, who said of it in 2015: "It was the most mysterious thing I'd ever heard ... I'd think about them even at my school desk ... Mavis looked to be about the same age as me in her picture (on the cover of "Uncloudy Day") ... Her singing just knocked me out ... And Mavis was a great singer-deep and mysterious. And even at the young age, I felt that life itself was a mystery".
The group's move to Epic Records yielded a run of albums, including the live in-church album: Freedom Highway (1965), produced by Billy Sherrill; the title track of which was a Civil Rights movement protest song penned by Roebuck "Pops" Staples. It was on Epic Records that The Staple Singers developed a style more accessible to mainstream audiences, with the songs: "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "For What It's Worth", in 1967.
In 1968, The Staple Singers signed to Stax Records and released two albums with Steve Cropper titled: Soul Folk In Action and We'll Get Over, Pervis returning for them. After Steve Cropper left Stax Records, Al Bell produced their recordings, conducting the rhythm sessions at the famed Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and cutting the overdubs himself with engineer/musician Terry Manning at Memphis's Ardent Studios, moving in a more Funk and Soul musical direction.
The Staple Singers' first Stax Records hit was the single: "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)", in early 1971. Their late 1971 recording of the song: "Respect Yourself", written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice, peaked at # two on the Billboard R&B chart and #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both hits sold over one million copies and were each awarded a Gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song's theme of self-empowerment had universal appeal, released in the period immediately following the intense American Civil RIghts movement of the 1960s. In 1972, the group's song: "I'll Take You There", topped both the Billboard R&B and Pop music charts. In 1973, their single: "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)", reached #9 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B chart.
After Stax Records' 1975 bankruptcy, The Staple Singers signed to Curtis Mayfield's record label: Curtom Records, and released the chart topping hit: "Let's Do It Again", produced by Curtis Mayfield. The song became their second #1 Pop hit in the US, and the album was also successful. In 1976, they collaborated with The Band for their film: The Last Waltz, performing on the song: "The Weight", which The Staple Singers had previously covered on their first Stax Records album in 1971. However, they were not able to regain their momentum, releasing only occasional minor hits after that.
The group's 1984 album: Turning Point, featured a cover of Talking Heads' 1983 song: "Slippery People", which reached the Top 5 on the Dance Club chart. It would be the group's final record recorded together.
In the 1990s both Mavis Staples and Roebuck "Pops" Staples had multiple very successful solo projects, as well as musical collaborations with other artists.
In 1994, the group again performed the song: "The Weight", with Country music artist Marty Stuart for MCA Nashville's Rhythm, Country and Blues compilation, somewhat re-establishing an audience. The group's 1971 song: "Respect Yourself", was used by Spike Lee in the soundtrack to his 1994 film: Crooklyn.
In 1999, The Staple Singers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where they performed their hits: "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There".
Mavis Staples has continued to carry on the family tradition and continues to add her vocal talents to both the projects of other artists and her own solo ventures.
In 2014, Mavis Staples collaborated with Public Enemy front-man Chuck D for the song and music video for the single: Give We The Pride.
Mavis Staples appeared at Glastonbury in 2015 and 2019, and her 2016 album: Livin' On A High Note includes a simple acoustic version of a Martin Luther King sermon in the track "MLK Song".
In 2022, she released: Carry Me Home, a collaboration with Levon Helm, recorded at Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble in 2011.
Also, in 2022 she won a Grammy Award for the "Album Of The Year" for We Are w/ Jon Batiste and other artists.
In 2024, Mavis Staples still performs live on stage.
Group Members Who Passed Away 🙏🏾:
1. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 - December 19, 2000)
He passed away on December 19, 2000, after suffering an ultimately fatal concussion in an accidental fall at his home, just nine days shy of his 86th birthday. He was laid to rest at
Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. After his passing, his daughters Yvonne Staple and Mavis Staple gave one of his guitars to Country and Gospel musician Marty Stuart.
2. Cleotha "Cleedi" Staples (April 11, 1934 - February 21, 2013)
She passed away on February 21, 2013, from complications related to Alzheimer's at her home in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 78. She was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
3. Yvonne Staples (October 23, 1937 - April 10, 2018
Yvonne Staple passed away on on April 10, 2018, at her home in Chicago, Illinois, after battling colon cancer, at the age of 80. She was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
4. Pervis Staples (November 18, 1935 - May 6, 2021)
He passed away at his home in Dolton, Illinois, on May 6, 2021, at age 85. No cause of passing was made public. He was laid to rest at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.
Group Members 👩🏾🎤👨🏾🎤👩🏾🎤👩🏾🎤👨🏿🎤:
Mavis Staples
Pervis Staples
Yvonne Staples
Cleotha "Cleedi" Staples
Roebuck "Pops" Staples
Miscellaneous Notes 🗃:
Roebuck "Pops" Staples also tried his hand at acting. In 1986, he played the role of Mr Tucker, a voodoo witch doctor, in the Talking Heads 1986 film: True Stories, during which he performed the song: "Papa Legba". He also appeared as himself in the 1997 Barry Levinson film: Wag The Dog, singing the song: "Good Old Shoe", with Willie Nelson.
During her career, Mavis Staples has appeared in many films and on many television shows, including: The Last Waltz (1976), Graffiti Bridge (1990), Wattstax (1972), New York Undercover, Songs Of Praise, Soul Train, Soul To Soul, The Psychiatrist and The Cosby Show. Her music has been included in soundtracks for various other films and television shows including: The Help, My Blueberry Nights, Dumplin', Charlie Wilson's War, and CSI: Miami. She also the title theme song for 1989 film: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
On February 13, 2011, Mavis Staples won her first Grammy Award in the category for "Best Americana Album" for her album: You Are Not Alone. In her acceptance speech, a shocked and crying Mavis Staples said: "This has been a long time coming".
The 2015 documentary film: Mavis!, recounts the history of The Staple Singers and follows Mavis Staples's solo career after Pops Staples' passing. Directed by Jessica Edwards, the film premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and was broadcast by HBO in February 2016.
On November 6, 2021, Mavis Staples was inducted as a Laureate at the 57th Laureate Convocation of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois.
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Honors & Awards (Partial) 🏅:
In 1995, Roebuck "Pops" Staples won the Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Blues Album" for his album: Father, Father.
In 1998, Roebuck "Pops" Staples received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the highest honor in the Folk and traditional arts in the US.
In 1999, The Staple Singers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 2005, the group was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2006, Mavis Staples was a recipient of a 2006 National Heritage Fellowship, from the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the highest honor in the Folk and traditional arts in the US.
In 2008, Mavis Staples was named #56 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.
In 2011, the group was honored with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail in Drew, Mississippi.
In 2016, Mavis Staples was recognized as a Kennedy Center Honoree at the 39th annual gala event held in Washington, DC.
In 2017, the group was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
In 2017, Mavis Staples was inducted into Blues Hall of Fame as a soloist.
In 2018, they were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
In 2018, Mavis Staples received an honorary degree from Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi.
In 2019, Mavis Staples received the inaugural Rock Hall Honors Award from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a soloist.
In 2021, Mavis Staples received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the UK Americana Awards.
In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Mavis Staples at #46 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Staple Singers Albums 📀:
A Gospel Program w/ The Caravans (1958)
Uncloudy Day (1959)
Will The Circle Be Unbroken (1960)
Swing Low (1961)
Hammer And Nails (1962)
The Twenty-Fifth Day Of December (1962)
This Land (1963)
Swing Low Sweet Chariot (1963)
Amen! (1965)
Freedom Highway (1965)
This Little Light (1965)
Why (1966)
Pray On (1967)
For What It's Worth (1967)
What the World Needs Now Is Love (1968)
Soul Folk In Action (1968)
We'll Get Over (1969)
The Staple Swingers (1971)
Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (1972)
Be What You Are (1973)
City In The Sky (1974)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
Pass It On (1976)
Family Tree (177)
Unlock Your Mind (1978)
Turning Point (1984)
Mavis Staples Albums 📀:
Mavis Staples (1969)
Only For The Lonely (1970)
Oh What A Feeling (1979)
Time Waits For No One (1989)
The Voice (1993)
Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated To Mahalia Jackson w/ Lucky Peterson (1996)
Have A Little Faith (2004)
We'll Never Turn Back (2007)
You Are Not Alone (2010)
One True Vine (2013)
Livin' On A High Note (2016)
If All I Was Was Black (2017)
We Get By (2019)
Pops Staples Albums 📀:
Jammed Together w/ Steve Cropper and Albert King (1969)
Peace To The Neighborhood (1992)
Father Father (1994)
Don't Lose This (2015)
Some more good Staple Singers songs 🎶: Respect Yourself, Oh La De Da, Be What You Are, My Main Man, City In The Sky, Love Me Love Me Love Me, After Sex, Slippery People, H-A-T-E (Don't Live Here Anymore), This Is Our Night, Sweeter Than The Sweet, Are You Ready, Nobody Can Make It On Their Own, Freedom Highway, Will The Circle Be Unbroken?, Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom), What's Your Thing, This Is A Perfect World, You're Gonna Make Me Cry, New Orleans, Almost, How Do You Move A Mountain, Chase, Uncloudy Day, Little Boy, I Like The Things About You, On My Way To Heaven, You've Got To Earn It, Heaven, Give A Hand Take A Hand, Got To Be Some Changes Made, We've Got To Get Ourselves Together, (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, Top Of The Mountain, Long Walk To DC, See A Little Further (Than My Bed), Unlock Your Mind, I'm A Lover, People My People, Funky Love, I Want To Thank You, Tell Heaven, We'll Get Over, Big Mac, City In The Sky, Everyday People, If It Ain't One Thing It's Another, The End Of Our Road, Help Me Jesus, I Honestly Love You, Good News, This World, Something Ain't Right, Back Road Into Town, Give A Damn, The Gardner, Today Was Tomorrow Yesterday, Slow Train, God's Wonderful Love, The Ghetto, Who Made The Man, The Challenge, A Whole Lot Of Love, It's Gonna Rain, There Is A God, Blood Pressure, Washington We're Watching You, Grandma's Hands, This Year, Love Is Plentiful, For What It's Worth, Tend To Your Own Business, Solon Bushi (Japanese Folk Song), If You're Ready (Come Go With Me), The Weight, Touch A Hand Make A Friend, We The People, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Hammer And Nails, Be What You Are, Games People Play, Chika Boom, God Bless The Children, Gloryland, Since He Lightened My Heavy Load, I See It, When Do I Get Paid, Getting Too Big For Your Britches, A Wednesday In Your Garden, Love Is Plentiful and Why? (Am I Treated So Bad).
Fun Fact 🕵🏾♀: The Staple Singers' 1971 song: "I'll Take You There", was performed by Tweet, Marianne Faithfull and Taryn Manning in 2002 TV commercial ads for The Gap. It was part of a campaign with the tag line "For Every Generation".
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