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The Staple Singers
The Staple Swingers
Album US 1971 on Stax label
R&B/Soul (Rhythm’n’Blues, Soul)
Cover: Unlaminated cover has yellow sticker disc: "Includes the hit HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) STS-2034" Bottom right-hand corner has black Stax logo on red rectangle. Back cover has black Stax logo as overprint. Vinyl: Yellow label, black text. Stax logo in white rectangle, with "Stax" in red & "clicking fingers" in blue. Radius text: STAX RECORDS. 926 East McLemore, Memphis, Tenn. Div. of Paramount Pictures Corp., A G+W Co.
Musicians
 | The Staple Singers , 1948-1994 US album by |
 | Dale Warren p, vib, vl, 1940-1994 US arranged by |
 | Bar-Kays , 1966-1989 arranged by, horns |
 | Howard Craft , mastered by, cut |
 | The Memphis Symphony , US strings, horns |
 | Cleotha Staples voc, 1934-2013 US vocals |
 | Mavis Staples voc, *1939 US vocals |
 | Yvonne Staples voc, US vocals |
 | Pops Staples g, voc, 1914-2000 US vocals, guitar |
 | Terry Manning voc, syn, US melodica, guitar, guitar, harmonica, vibraphone, instruments, echo harp |
Producers
| Larry Shaw art direction |
| The Graffiteria art direction |
| Terry Manning remix, engineer, ardent recording studio |
| Jimmy Evans engineer, muscle shoals sound studios |
| Larry Hamby engineer, muscle shoals sound studios |
| Joel Brodsky photography by |
| Al Bell producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Is A Perfect World | The Staple Singers | 4:20 | |
| 2 | What's Your Thing | The Staple Singers | 4:21 | |
| 3 | You've Got To Earn It | The Staple Singers | 3:28 | |
| 4 | You're Gonna Make Me Cry | The Staple Singers | 5:04 | |
| 5 | Little Boy | The Staple Singers | 3:25 | |
| 6 | How Do You Move A Mountain | The Staple Singers | 2:34 | |
| 7 | Almost | The Staple Singers | 4:16 | |
| 8 | I'm A Lover | The Staple Singers | 3:43 | |
| 9 | Love Is Plentiful | The Staple Singers | 2:30 | |
| 10 | Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) | The Staple Singers | 2:58 | |
| 11 | I Like The Things About You | The Staple Singers | 3:21 | |
| 12 | Give A Hand - Take A Hand | The Staple Singers | 3:55 |
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