The Very Best Of The Staple Singers, Vol. 1

The Staple Singers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B000000955
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #710,721 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Introduction

2. Ease on Down the Road

3. Let's Do It Again

4. If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)

5. Why (Am I Treated So Bad)

6. Don't Knock

7. Will the Circle Be Unbroken

8. Let's Go Home

9. He's Alright

10. Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)

11. Closing Announcement Encore

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not what I was hoping for..., June 8, 2005

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Bruce Merrill (Cambridge, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Best Of The Staple Singers, Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Based on the brief review in the All Music guides to both Soul and Blues, I thought this was going to be material from their early Vee-Jay period.

Not at all! It's hopped-up post-Stax R&B, with Larry Graham style slapped bass & heavy drumming. If that's what you're after, this may qualify as 5 star material. As for me... I'd rather drink muddy water & sleep in a hollow log. Not that I don't like Stax R&B and Larry Graham, just not in this context.

In the typical "Collectables" tradition, there's no info concerning when or where this was recorded, the band, or any details as to who wrote any of the songs.

(But if you want some great 60's Gospel, the Collectables Vee-Jay two-fors of the Staples are highly recommended.)