Let's Do It Again [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

The Staple Singers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Spy
• ASIN: B000066AL4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,022 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #16 in Music > Indie Music > R&B > Soul
  • #27 in Music > Indie Music > Christian & Gospel > Gospel
  • #83 in Music > Indie Music > R&B > General

Track Listings

1. Let's Do It Again

2. Funky Love

3. A Whole Lot of Love

4. New Orleans

5. I Want to Thank You

6. Big Mac

7. After Sex

8. Chase

Editorial Reviews

Produced & written by Curtis Mayfield, the 1975 Curtom soundtrack to the successful Bill Cosby/Sidney Poitier movie includes the Staples' No. 1 pop & R&B hit 'Let's Do It Again' plus 'Funky Love', 'A Whole Lot Of Love', 'New Orleans', 'I Want To Thank You', 'Big Mac', 'After Sex' & 'Chase'. First time release on U.S. CD. 24-bit digitally remastered, liner notes by R&B expert David Nathan.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Amazing Album, September 30, 2005

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D. Davenport (Harlem USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Do It Again (Audio CD)

Curtis Mayfield wrote some of the best motion picture scores of the 70s - and it was largely the sound of these films that catapulted them to box office success. "Let's Do It Again" as a stand alone single has always been one of the most soulful and happy jams of the era - but rarely has the rest of the album that it came from been celebrated. The music on this album is sooo cool. I'll even date myself by saying that the album is so good that it's Baaad.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Superfly Meets the Staples, April 3, 2006

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Todd and In Charge (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This is a must-have cd for fans of Curtis or the Staples Singers. It is a slight detour from most SS albums, in that this one is all about love, lust, and funky good timing. Curtis really teases out beautiful performances here, highlights include the smooth title track and the sexy workout "Funky Love." I really love "New Orleans," and was hoping it would get remade or re-noticed in the wake of Katrina. The song where it all works, though, is "I Want to Thank You," where Curtis's groove, funk, backbeat, and production meet the overtly spiritual nature of the lyrics (more traditional SS territory). A great album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, sweet grooves, March 12, 2007

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Sedgie Rubrik (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let's Do It Again (Audio CD)

For years I could not find this album but the sweetness of the grooves meant that it just had to be re-released sometime. Mavis Staples swaps her spine-tingling spiritual invocations for something altogether more earthy and the result is dynamite. 'Let's get it on' may be the classic evening call to love but 'Let's do it again' is the track for the morning after. My only criticism is that the first tracks on the CD are the strongest and there's not quite enough on the whole CD to rate 5 star. Still - a classic and one for every lover of true soul music.