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Be Altitude: Respect Yourself

The Staple Singers Format: Audio CD

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Track Listings

1	This World
2	Respect Yourself
3	Name The Missing Word
4	I'll Take You There
5	This Old Town (People In This Town)
6	We The People
7	Are You Sure
8	Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ Superstar)?
9	I'm Just Another Soldier
10	Who

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In the 1960s, the Staple Singers began to make music that spoke to a wider audience than their core gospel fans. Gospel had served as the musical backbone for the Civil Rights movement from the beginning, but Pops Staples was spurred on by the inspirational messages of Martin Luther King Jr. to address more explicitly these issues. This 1972 record, an apex of groovy, mellow soul music (thanks to Al Bell's production and the definition-of-funky Muscle Shoals rhythm section), landed the group three Top 10 R&B hits and their first pop chart-topper, the joyous, bouncy "I'll Take You There." The Staples were always a one-of-a-kind gospel group; they managed to be the only one to inhabit the Top 10 without ever diluting their messages of tolerance, respect, and love. Who can fault any great preacher for wanting to spread the word to as many people as possible, especially when it sounds this glorious? --Mike McGonigal

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Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.39 x 5.63 x 4.96 inches; 2.88 ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Stax
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 19, 2006
Label ‏ : ‎ Stax
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000000ZGU
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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- #3,883 in Gospel (CDs & Vinyl)
- #4,536 in Christian Pop & Contemporary
- #10,760 in Soul (CDs & Vinyl)

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busymom

Some things just get better with age

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2008

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The Be Altitude CD by the Staples Singers is an example of a genre of music which I am afraid is being lost to today's listeners. Given the overproduced/techno sounds of so much current music, the spare soul/funk/gospel tunes of the Staples Singers are a real listening pleasure. Be sure to check out 'Freedoms Highway' by the group as well.

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Mrs. Karen L. Demmy

Soulful!

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2006

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This happens to be my favorite musical group of all time. Their songs are easy to understand the words to and the words are fantastic. Very spiritual/moving/meaningful but still a great sound!! Was one of my fav record albums in the 70's and now I have it as a fav CD in the 2000's!!

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Andre S. Grindle

The Staples Take You There

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2010

Ever evolving on Stax this album was timed just about perfectly as the Staples ultimate achievement on the label. The previous album The Staple Swingers had set the stage and here the curtain opened fully and everyone was all set to listen. This represents the Staples and Stax during the time of Wattstax when the label was entering into it's second golden age. Throughout the entire album the Stax styled funk is turned up really heavy and as far as Mavis is concerned her wailing,grunting and expansive singing really achieved it's full flower and impact. Two of these songs actually crossed the Staples over big time into the pop world and those are of course "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There". Both feature slinky,often stop and start grooves and inspirational messages that anyone with a heart can feel inner peace and joy from hearing. Yes their core soul audience who impacted heavy but everyone was invited to come on these rides as they occured and still do each time these songs show up on an oldies or retro soul radio station. The entire album is endowed with this spirited type of sound from the uplifting and onlooking "This Old Town (People In This Town" imagines a world where there is no concern for differences and peace is the way. As with much soul and funk message music of the time the Staples happily acknowledge the difference in people rather than insist everyone is the same and tries to bring to the forefront the idea that those qualities are what must bring us together as opposed to alienate. On "We The People" and "Name The Missing Word" Mavis shows great will power and and fearlessness in her aggresive vocal style,assuring that while she's preaching even the seculuar gospel she and her family have the stuff backing them up to fight for the peace they desire. This also comes out strongly on "I'm Just Another Soldier" and a version of "Jesus Christ Superstar" alternating lead vocals between Mavis's power and Pop's understated,whispery fire. As what Ricky Vincent called the United Funk era was about to unfold before the music world this album really represented that movement beginning to take hold and is one of the key moments not just for Stax or the Staples themselves but for the entire genre of funky soul in and of itself.

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Matt Tawesson

A great Stax album of the Staple Singers from 1972!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2007

This was the first album of the Staple Singers that I purchased on CD. I mainly got it to find out how their hit Respect Yourself sounds as well as I'll Take You There. I'm sure pleased that I did get this CD. Respect Yourself is almost five minutes long (while the single of it was only three and a half); this song is one of my favorite of theirs, as it tells you that if you disrespect anybody that you run into, you are disrespecting yourself as well. That is a great song. I also love I'll Take You There. The single of it is about three and a half minutes long, but on this album, you get the song in extended form. Love this song too!! I also like: This World, Are You Sure, We the People, I'm Just Another Soldier, and Name the Missing Word. Love this group. I have every one of their Stax album titles on CD. These folks are full of soul!!

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GuitarPlaya

A Golden Classic!

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2007

This album is what probably the Staple Singers' spring board to becoming more of a house hold name. The creative juices from the production, writers, musicians, songs and the Staple Singers' vocal delivery must have been created by some kind of divine intervention!

Unforgettable classics like "I'll Take You There" pretty much started it all. This song is still a favorite, even after 30+ years, it's still fresh. From radio to t.v. commercials - you can't escape it. "Respect Yourself" pretty much solidified their footing in the pop world. Also, the tracks "This World" and "We The People" are a just inches away from crossing over the funky-groove borderline!

If you're a big fan of the 70's Staple Singers, this is definitely the album to start your collection.

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Tom Garretson

Perfection -- what more can you ask for?

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2003

Ah, the Staple Singers. The soul group that brought me to soul. As an old punk rocker, old Bowie fan, and more, I just LOVE the Staple Singers. The musicianship is par excellence, and the singing is the sound of deep, moving musical moments. You cannont listen to this album and not be moved. Its just soooooo good. So good production, and the remastered version is absolutely fantastic. GET THIS ALBUM. Your life and soul will be greatly improved. I just wish there was more Staple Singers albums to listen to. They are all fantastic. Even live!!!!

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kperk

Muscle Shoals not Memphis

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2007

This album along with Aretha's I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You introduced the world to the Muscle Shoals Sound and the solo guitar work by Eddie Hinton on I'll Take You There is so smooth!

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Harold M. Jackson

The Staple Singers

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2006

This is one of the most inspiring, uplifting, moving, and wonderful recordings of all time. Mavis, "Pops", Cleo and Yvonne. I salute all of you.........THANK YOU!!!

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