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Included on the group's 1972 album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, "I'll Take You There" features lead singer Mavis Staples inviting her listeners to seek Heaven.The song is almost completely a call-and-response chorus, with the introduction and bassline being lifted—uncredited—from "The Liquidator", a 1969 reggae hit written by Harry Johnson and performed by the Harry J Allstars.
"I'll Take You There" was a Top 40 hit in the US and Canada and a minor hit in the UK (No. 73). Jacobs and White then left the group, and new drummer Dan Chase was brought in. The sextet released the album Rub It Better for Epic Records in 1995, recorded in the US with the aid of Jerry Harrison , the former keyboardist and guitarist for Talking ...
Eddie Hinton – guitar on "I'll Take You There" Raymond Banks – guitar on "I'll Take You There" The Memphis Horns (including Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love – horns (saxophones, trumpets, baritone saxophone, trombone) Ben Cauley – horns; Production and technical staff. Al Bell – arranger, producer; Johnny Allen – arranger
In 1972, "I'll Take You There" topped both Billboard charts. [15] In 1973, " If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) " reached number 9 on the Hot 100 and number one on the R&B chart. [ 15 ]
During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again". [1] In 1969, Staples released her self-titled debut solo album . Staples continued to release solo albums throughout the following decades and collaborated with artists such as Aretha Franklin , Prince , Arcade Fire , Nona Hendryx , Ry ...
I'll Take You There consists of three parts, in which the female narrator, originating from a poor, migrant and blue collar family from Strykersville, New York, describes her experiences as an outsider in an upper class sisterhood in Syracuse, New York (part one); her experiences of a lover with a different ethnic (Afro-American) background (part two); and finally her coming to terms with her ...
"I'll Take You There" (1972) "Respect Yourself" is a song by American R&B/gospel group the Staple Singers. Released in late 1971 from their album Be Altitude: Respect ...
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