The Staple Swingers Explained

The Staple Swingers
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Staple Singers
Cover:	The Staple Singers The Staple Swingers album.jpg
Released:	June 15, 1971
Recorded:	1970–1971
Studio:	Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Genre:	Pop-soul
Length:	45:06
Label:	Stax
Producer:	Al Bell
Prev Title:	We'll Get Over
Prev Year:	1970
Next Year:	1972

The Staple Swingers is a soul album by the Staple Singers, released on June 15, 1971.

It was the first Staple Singers album to be produced by Al Bell and recorded in Muscle Shoals. Pervis Staples was replaced by his sister Yvonne Staples prior to the recording of the album. Released in 1971, it charted at number nine on the Billboard Top Soul Albums charts.

Personnel

• Cleotha Staples, Mavis Staples, Yvonne Staples - lead and backing vocals
• Roebuck "Pops" Staples - vocals, guitar
  • Terry Manning – melodica,^[1] guitar,^[2] harmonica,^[3] vibraphone The Memphis Symphony Orchestra - strings, horns
• Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
• Dale Warren - arrangements
• the Bar-Kays - horn arrangements

Technical

• Jimmy Evans, Larry Hamby, Terry Manning^[4] - engineer
• Joel Brodsky - photography

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[5]	117
Billboard Top Soul Albums	9

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[6]
		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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Buskin . Richard . Classic Tracks: The Staple Singers 'I'll Take You There' . SoundOnSound . Sound On Sound . 26 July 2023.
2. Web site: Buskin . Richard . Classic Tracks: The Staple Singers 'I'll Take You There' . SoundOnSound . Sound On Sound . 26 July 2023.
3. Web site: Buskin . Richard . Classic Tracks: The Staple Singers 'I'll Take You There' . SoundOnSound . Sound On Sound . 26 July 2023.
4. Web site: Buskin . Richard . Classic Tracks: The Staple Singers 'I'll Take You There' . SoundOnSound . Sound On Sound . 26 July 2023.
5. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5519/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} The Staple Singers US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-10-07.
6. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5519/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} The Staple Singers US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-10-07.