The Staple Swingers is a soul album by the Staple Singers, released on June 15, 1971.
It was the first Staple Singers album to be produced by Al Bell and recorded in Muscle Shoals. Pervis Staples was replaced by his sister Yvonne Staples prior to the recording of the album. Released in 1971, it charted at number nine on the Billboard Top Soul Albums charts.
Track listing
Personnel Cleotha Staples, Mavis Staples, Yvonne Staples – lead and backing vocals Roebuck "Pops" Staples – vocals, guitar Terry Manning – melodica, guitar, harmonica, vibraphone The Memphis Symphony Orchestra – strings, horns Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Dale Warren – arrangements the Bar-Kays – horn arrangements Technical Jimmy Evans, Larry Hamby, Terry Manning – engineer Joel Brodsky – photography
Charts Chart (1971) Peakposition Billboard Pop Albums117 Billboard Top Soul Albums9
Singles Year Single Chart positions USPop USSoul1970 "Love Is Plentiful" - 311971 "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)" 27 6 "You've Got to Earn It" 97 11
References
External links The Staple Singers-The Staple Swingers at Discogs