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Staple Singers
Best of the Vee-Jay Years (Ocrd)
Genres: Pop, R&B, Gospel

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. Uncloudy Day - The Staple Singers, Alwood
2. I Know I Got Religion - The Staple Singers, Staples
3. Swing Down Chariot [Aka Let Me Ride] - The Staple Singers, Traditional
4. I'm Coming Home, Pts. 1-2 - The Staple Singers, Staples
5. Help Me Jesus - The Staple Singers, Staples
6. Low Is the Way - The Staple Singers, Bradford
7. So Soon - The Staple Singers, Staples, Pops
8. Will the Circle Be Unbroken - The Staple Singers, Gabriel
9. Pray On - The Staple Singers, Staples
10. Too Close - The Staple Singers, Bradford
11. Let's Go Home - The Staple Singers, Staples
12. I've Been Scorned - The Staple Singers, Staples
13. Swing Low - The Staple Singers, Traditional
14. Sit Down Servant - The Staple Singers, Traditional
15. Stand by Me - The Staple Singers, Tindley, Charles Al
16. The Day Is Passed and Gone - The Staple Singers, Traditional
17. This May Be the Last Time - The Staple Singers, Staples

CD Details

All Artists: Staple Singers
Title: Best of the Vee-Jay Years (Ocrd)
Members Wishing: 5
Total Copies: 0
Label: Shout Factory
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 9/25/2007
Genres: Pop, R&B, Gospel
Styles: Soul, Contemporary, Traditional
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 826663106411

Synopsis

Album Description

The Staple Singers, featuring Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his tremolo-drenched Fender, achieved total glory as one of the most successful gospel crossover groups ever assembled. The group signed to Vee-Jay in 1955 and it wasn't long until their albums were selling, according to Pops, "like rock and roll records". Better known for the soul recordings released later in their career, this collection gives fans a chance to examine the The Staple Singers crucial, pre-Stax, gospel beginnings.

CD Reviews

PERFECT!

Marilyn Jones | Austin, Texas | 10/21/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's gospel, but so much more. Did Janis Joplin get her inspiration from Mavis Staples? Best album I've bought in at least a year--can't get enough of it and I'm not even religious."