℗ 2019 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
| Released | December 6, 2019 |
| Duration | 44m 56s |
| Record Label | Craft Recordings |
| Catalogue No. | CR02250 |
| Genre | Soul |
The Staple Swingers
The Staple Singers
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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This Is A Perfect World
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
4:20 | |||
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1.2
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What's Your Thing
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
4:21 | |||
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1.3
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You've Got To Earn It
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
3:28 | |||
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1.4
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You're Gonna Make Me Cry
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
5:04 | |||
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1.5
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Little Boy
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
3:25 | |||
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1.6
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How Do You Move A Mountain
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
2:34 | |||
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1.7
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Almost
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
4:16 | |||
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1.8
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I'm A Lover
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
3:43 | |||
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1.9
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Love Is Plentiful
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
2:30 | |||
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1.10
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Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
2:58 | |||
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1.11
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I Like The Little Things About You
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
3:21 | |||
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1.12
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Give A Hand - Take A Hand
The Staple Singers; The Memphis Symphony Orchestra |
4:56 |
From their gospel beginnings to the height of their stardom, the Staple Singers traveled a long and artistically rich road into the mainstream of American music ̶ not only becoming some of the most important voices in soul music, but also in the Civil Rights movement. Helmed by patriarch Roebuck “Pops” Staples, the Chicago-based group included daughters Cleotha and Mavis, as well as son Purvis (later replaced by his sister Yvonne).
By the time The Staple Singers signed to legendary Memphis label Stax Records in 1968, the group was performing alongside major rock acts at venues like the Fillmore West and East. Their first two Stax albums, produced by Steve Cropper, continued in the folk vein, but their third, The Staple Swingers (1971), offered a bold new direction of hip soul “message” songs.
With support from the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (also known as “The Swampers”), the Staple Singers found a winning team with Al Bell, and that resulting album, would be their first charting record, peaking at No. 9 on Billboard’s top R&B albums. The LP offered a funkier sound from the group, with high-energy singles like “Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)” and the Smokey Robinson cover “You’ve Got to Earn It.”
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Craft Recordings Studio Masters
Tracks 1-12 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-12 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.49 -0.50 to -0.49 | -15.27 -18.56 to -14.07 | -12.37 -14.80 to -11.20 | 10 9 to 11 | |
| 1 | This Is A Perfect World | -0.49 | -14.07 | -11.3 | 9 |
| 2 | What's Your Thing | -0.49 | -15.57 | -13.1 | 10 |
| 3 | You've Got To Earn It | -0.49 | -15.35 | -12.6 | 10 |
| 4 | You're Gonna Make Me Cry | -0.49 | -16.03 | -13.2 | 10 |
| 5 | Little Boy | -0.49 | -14.82 | -11.7 | 9 |
| 6 | How Do You Move A Mountain | -0.49 | -14.73 | -11.7 | 9 |
| 7 | Almost | -0.49 | -15.76 | -12.7 | 9 |
| 8 | I'm A Lover | -0.50 | -14.25 | -11.7 | 9 |
| 9 | Love Is Plentiful | -0.49 | -14.35 | -11.2 | 9 |
| 10 | Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) | -0.49 | -14.49 | -11.8 | 9 |
| 11 | I Like The Little Things About You | -0.50 | -15.31 | -12.6 | 11 |
| 12 | Give A Hand - Take A Hand | -0.49 | -18.56 | -14.8 | 11 |