ArtistInfo
The Staple Singers
Band, 1948-1994 US, Chicago
R&B/Soul
A.k.a. The Staples
The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914–2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (1934–2013), Pervis (b. 1935), and Mavis (b. 1939). Yvonne (b. 1936) replaced her brother when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and again in 1970. They are best known for their 1970s hits "Respect Yourself", "I'll Take You There", "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)", and "Let's Do It Again", which with one exception ("I'll Take You There") peaked on the Hot 100 within a week from Christmas Day.
Members
 | Mavis Staples voc *1939 US |
 | Pervis Staples voc US |
 | Roebuck Staples voc, g 1914-2000 US |
 | Cleotha Staples voc 1934-2013 US |
 | Yvonne Staples voc US |
Popular Tracks 
I'll Take You There on The Very Best Of The Staple Singers by The Staple Singers Respect Yourself on The Very Best Of The Staple Singers by The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again on Let's Do It Again Original Sound Track by The Staple Singers The Weight on Soul Folk In Action by The Staple Singers If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) on Be What You Are by The Staple Singers I'll Take You There on Be Altitude: Respect Yourself [Stax Remasters] by The Staple Singers For What It's Worth on For What It's Worth by The Staple Singers Respect Yourself on Be Altitude: Respect Yourself [Stax Remasters] by The Staple Singers Got To Be Some Changes Made on Soul Folk In Action by The Staple Singers (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Single Version on The Very Best Of The Staple Singers by The Staple SingersTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| For What It's Worth: The Complete Epic Recordings 1964-1968 | The Staple Singers | 2018 | Compil. |
| Stax Classics | The Staple Singers | 2017 | Compil. |
| The Best Of | The Staple Singers | 2017 | Compil. |
| Four Classic Albums Plus Singles | The Staple Singers | 2016 | Compil. |
| Amen! / Why | The Staple Singers | 2016 | Compil. |
| Faith And Grace: A Family Journey 1953-1976 | The Staple Singers | 2015 | Single |
| 20 Essentials Of The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 2014 | Album |
| "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" Plus "Uncloudy Day" | The Staple Singers | 2012 | Compil. |
| Platinum Gospel Collection | The Staple Singers | 2011 | Compil. |
| Pray On | The Staple Singers | 2007 | Single |
| Greatest Hits | The Staple Singers | 2007 | Compil. |
| The Very Best Of The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 2007 | Compil. |
| The Best Of The Vee-Jay Years | The Staple Singers | 2007 | Compil. |
| Come Up In Glory * The Best Of The Vee Jay Years, 1955 - 1961 | The Staple Singers | 2006 | Compil. |
| Stax Profiles | The Staple Singers | 2006 | Compil. |
| Uncloudy Day | The Staple Singers | 2006 | Compil. |
| What Can I Do For You (Re-Edit) / Respect Yourself | Patti LaBelle / The Staple Singers | 2005 | Album |
| The Ultimate Staple Singers A Family Affair 1955-1984 | The Staple Singers | 2004 | Compil. |
| Going Away | Hilltribe Vs. The Staple Singers | 2003 | Album |
| Uncloudy Day | The Staple Singers | 2002 | Compil. |
| God's Wonderful World | The Staple Singers | 2000 | Compil. |
| Singing His Praises | The Staple Singers | 2000 | Compil. |
| Glory! It's The... | The Staple Singers | 2000 | Compil. |
| Too Close | The Staple Singers | 1999 | Compil. |
| In Praise Of Him | The Staple Singers | 1999 | Compil. |
| The Gospel According To The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1999 | Album |
| The Best Of The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1998 | Compil. |
| The Vee Jay Gospel Years | The Staple Singers | 1997 | Compil. |
| Let's Do It Again | The Staple Singers | 1997 | Album |
| Uncloudy Day | The Staple Singers | 1995 | Compil. |
| Gold | The Staple Singers | 1995 | Compil. |
| Soul Folk In Action / We'll Get Over | The Staple Singers | 1994 | Compil. |
| Uncloudy Day | The Staple Singers | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1993 | Compil. |
| A Gospel Christmas Card | The Staple Singers - Reverend Cleophus Robinson - The Pilgrim Travelers | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1993 | Compil. |
| Pray On | The Staple Singers | 1992 | Compil. |
| Freedom Highway | The Staple Singers | 1991 | Compil. |
| The Other Side Of The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1988 | Compil. |
| Who's Making Love / I'll Take You There | Johnnie Taylor / The Staple Singers | 1988 | Single |
| Respect Yourself / I've Been Lonely For So Long | The Staple Singers / Frederick Knight | 1988 | Single |
| Respect Yourself: The Best Of The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1987 | Compil. |
| Pray On | The Staple Singers | 1986 | Compil. |
| The Best Of The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1986 | Compil. |
| The Best Of The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1986 | Compil. |
| The Great Gospel Music Sound Of The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1986 | Single |
| Nobody Can Make It On Their Own | The Staple Singers | 1985 | Single |
| The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1985 | Album |
| Are You Ready? | The Staple Singers | 1985 | Album |
| H.A.T.E (Don't Live Here Anymore) / Can You Hang | The Staple Singers | 1984 | Single |
| Turning Point | The Staple Singers | 1984 | Album |
| This Is Our Night | The Staple Singers | 1984 | Single |
| City In The Sky | The Staple Singers | 1984 | Single |
| Slippery People | The Staple Singers | 1984 | Single |
| Swingline | The Staple Singers | 1983 | Album |
| Staple Singers - Live | The Staple Singers | 1983 | Album |
| Washington, We're Watching You / A House Is Not A Home | The Staple Singers, Mavis Staples | 1982 | Single |
| Hold On To Your Dream / Love Come Knocking | The Staple Singers | 1981 | Single |
| Hold On To Your Dream | The Staple Singers | 1981 | Album |
| This Time Around | The Staple Singers | 1981 | Album |
| This Time Around | The Staple Singers | 1981 | Album |
| Hold On To Your Dream | The Staple Singers | 1981 | Single |
| Brand New Day | The Staple Singers | 1980 | Album |
| Chronicle - Their Greatest Stax Hits | The Staple Singers | 1979 | Compil. |
| The Legendary Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1978 | Compil. |
| I'll Take You There | The Staple Singers | 1977 | Single |
| I'll Take Your There | The Staple Singers | 1977 | Single |
| Stand By Me | The Staple Singers | 1977 | Compil. |
| 16 Golden Gospel Greats | The Staple Singers | 1977 | Compil. |
| Respect Yourself | The Staple Singers | 1977 | Single |
| Great Day | The Staple Singers | 1975 | Compil. |
| Let's Do It Again / After Sex | The Staple Singers | 1975 | Single |
| Let's Do It Again (Original Soundtrack) | The Staple Singers | 1975 | Album |
| A Whole Lot Of Love / New Orleans | The Staple Singers | 1975 | Single |
| Toca Una Mano, Haz Un Amigo = Touch A Hand, Make A Friend | The Staple Singers | 1974 | Single |
| Washington We're Watching You / My Main Man / There Is A God | The Staple Singers | 1974 | Single |
| City In The Sky | The Staple Singers | 1974 | Album |
| My Main Man | The Staple Singers | 1974 | Single |
| Whicha Way Did It Go / What's Your Thing | Pops Staples / The Staple Singers | 1974 | Single |
| Back Road Into Town / My Main Man | The Staple Singers | 1974 | Single |
| If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) | The Staple Singers | 1974 | Single |
| The Best Of The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1974 | Compil. |
| City In The Sky / That's What Friends Are For | The Staple Singers | 1974 | Single |
| Oh La De Da | The Staple Singers | 1973 | Single |
| If You're Ready / Be What You Are | The Staple Singers | 1973 | Single |
| If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) / Tellin' Lies | The Staple Singers | 1973 | Single |
| Good News | The Staple Singers | 1973 | Compil. |
| Who's Making Love / Soul Limbo / The Ghetto | Johnnie Taylor / Booker T & The MG's / The Staple Singers | 1973 | Single |
| I'll Take You There / If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) | The Staple Singers | 1973 | Single |
| Touch A Hand, Make A Friend / Tellin' Lies | The Staple Singers | 1973 | Single |
| Use What You Got | The Staple Singers | 1973 | Album |
| If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) / Love Comes In All Colors | The Staple Singers | 1973 | Single |
| Be What You Are | The Staple Singers | 1973 | Single |
| Be What You Are | The Staple Singers | 1973 | Album |
| I'll Take You There | The Staple Singers | 1972 | Single |
| Tell It Like It Is | The Staple Singers | 1972 | Compil. |
| This World / Are You Sure? | The Staple Singers | 1972 | Single |
| Be Altitude: Respect Yourself | The Staple Singers | 1972 | Album |
| For What It's Worth / Why (Am I Treated So Bad)? | The Staple Singers | 1971 | Single |
| You've Got To Earn It / I'm A Lover | The Staple Singers | 1971 | Single |
| Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) / This Is A Perfect World | The Staple Singers | 1971 | Single |
| Respect Yourself | The Staple Singers | 1971 | Single |
| The Staple Swingers | The Staple Singers | 1971 | Album |
| The Staple Singers Make You Happy | The Staple Singers | 1971 | Compil. |
| Heavy Makes You Happy | The Staple Singers | 1970 | Single |
| Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) / Love Is Plentiful | The Staple Singers | 1970 | Single |
| Give A Damn | The Staple Singers | 1970 | Single |
| Brand New Day / God Bless The Children | The Staple Singers | 1970 | Single |
| Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas | The Staple Singers | 1970 | Single |
| Uncloudy Day | The Staple Singers | 1970 | Compil. |
| Gospel Gold | The Staple Singers | 1969 | Compil. |
| When Will We Be Paid | The Staple Singers | 1969 | Single |
| The Challenge / The Gardner | The Staple Singers | 1969 | Single |
| (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay | The Staple Singers | 1969 | Single |
| We'll Get Over | The Staple Singers | 1969 | Album |
| I See It / The Ghetto | The Staple Singers | 1969 | Single |
| Soul Folk In Action | The Staple Singers | 1968 | Album |
| I Had A Dream | The Staple Singers | 1968 | Compil. |
| The Ghetto / Got To Be Some Changes Made | The Staple Singers | 1968 | Single |
| Long Walk To D.C. | The Staple Singers | 1968 | Single |
| What The World Needs Now Is Love | The Staple Singers | 1968 | Album |
| Crying In The Chapel / Nothing Lasts Forever | Mavis Staples With The Staple Singers | 1968 | Single |
| Pray On | The Staple Singers | 1967 | Album |
| For What It's Worth | The Staple Singers | 1967 | Album |
| For What It's Worth / Are You Sure | The Staple Singers | 1967 | Single |
| Deliver Me / He | The Staple Singers | 1967 | Single |
| Why | The Staple Singers | 1966 | Album |
| Pray On / It's Been A Change | The Staple Singers | 1966 | Single |
| Step Aside / King Of Kings | The Staple Singers | 1966 | Single |
| Let's Get Together / Power Of Love | The Staple Singers | 1966 | Single |
| Freedom Highway | The Staple Singers | 1965 | Single |
| Freedom Highway | The Staple Singers | 1965 | Album |
| Samson And Delilah / Do Something For Yourself | The Staple Singers | 1965 | Single |
| Standing At The Bedside Of My Neighbor / I'll Fly Away | The Staple Singers | 1965 | Single |
| Amen! | The Staple Singers | 1965 | Album |
| Tell Him What You Want / I Will Trust In The Lord | The Staple Singers | 1965 | Single |
| This Little Light | The Staple Singers | 1964 | Album |
| More Than A Hammer And Nail / Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw | The Staple Singers | 1964 | Single |
| This Land | The Staple Singers | 1963 | Album |
| Swing Low Sweet Chariot | The Staple Singers | 1963 | Album |
| Swing Down Chariot | The Staple Singers | 1963 | Single |
| Gambling Man / Use What You Got | The Staple Singers | 1962 | Single |
| Let That Liar Alone / I Can’t Help From Cryin’ | The Staple Singers | 1962 | Single |
| The Best Of The Staple Singers | The Staple Singers | 1962 | Compil. |
| Hammer And Nails | The Staple Singers | 1962 | Album |
| Hammer And Nails / Gloryland | The Staple Singers | 1962 | Single |
| This Land / Cottonfields | The Staple Singers | 1962 | Single |
| The Twenty-Fifth Day Of December | The Staple Singers | 1962 | Album |
| Hammer And Nails | The Staple Singers | 1962 | Single |
| Hammer And Nails | The Staple Singers | 1962 | Single |
| Swing Low | The Staple Singers | 1961 | Album |
| Don't Knock / I've Been Scorned | The Staple Singers | 1961 | Single |
| I'm So Glad | The Staple Singers | 1960 | Single |
| Will The Circle Be Unbroken? | The Staple Singers | 1960 | Compil. |
| Pray On / Too Close | The Staple Singers | 1960 | Single |
| I'm So Glad | The Staple Singers | 1960 | Single |
| Don't Drive Me Away / Will The Circle Be Unbroken | The Staple Singers | 1960 | Single |
| Uncloudy Day | The Staple Singers | 1959 | Compil. |
| So Soon | The Staple Singers | 1959 | Album |
| I'm Leaning / Going Away | The Staple Singers | 1959 | Single |
| Since He Lightened My Heavy Load / Low Is The Way | The Staple Singers | 1958 | Single |
| I Had A Dream / Help Me Jesus | The Staple Singers | 1958 | Album |
| A Gospel Program | The Caravans, The Staple Singers | 1958 | Album |
| Let Me Ride / I'm Coming Home | The Staple Singers | 1957 | Album |
| On My Way To Heaven / Low Is The Way | The Staple Singers | 1957 | Album |
| Uncloudy Day / I Know I Got Religion | The Staple Singers | 1956 | Single |
| This May Be My Last Time | The Staple Singers | 1954 | Single |
| These Are They / Faith And Grace | The Staple Singers | 1953 | Album |
| Respect Yourself | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| Club Classics 24 | The Staple Singers | Compil. | |
| Be What You Are / Oh La De Da | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| Negro Spirituals And Gospelsongs | The Staple Singers | Compil. | |
| The Saviour Is Born | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| Help Me Jesus / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| Negro Spirituals Vol.1 | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| Why? (Am I Treated So Bad) | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| Super-Pak | The Staple Singers | Compil. | |
| Respect Yourself / You've Got To Earn It | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| Staples Singers At Their Best | The Staple Singers | Compil. | |
| Why? (Am I Treated So Bad) / It's Been A Change | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| I'll Take You There | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| The Virgin Mary Had One Son / There Was A Star | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| Wish I Had Answered / Blowin' In The Wind | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| Pure Gospel | The Staple Singers | Compil. | |
| Volume 2 | The Staple Singers | Compil. | |
| Pray On / Tell It Like It Is | The Staple Singers | Compil. | |
| God Bless The Children | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| If I Could Hear My Mother / God's Wonderful Love | The Staple Singers | Single | |
| The Gardener | The Staple Singers | Single |
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