On February 14, 1972, “Stax” label released “Be Altitude: Respect Yourself”, the 19th Staple Singers (The) album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Al Bell.
Personnel:
- Mavis Staples – vocals
- Pops Staples – vocals
- Cleotha Staples – harmony and backing vocals
- Yvonne Staples – harmony and backing vocals
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
- Jimmy Johnson – guitar
- David Hood – bass guitar
- Barry Beckett – keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano
- Roger Hawkins – drums
- Staple Sisters – harmony and backing vocals
- Terry Manning – guitar, lead guitar, fuzz guitar, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, vibraphones, marimba, harmonica
- Eddie Hinton – guitar
- Raymond Banks – guitar
- The Memphis Horns (including Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love) – horns
- Ben Cauley – horns
- Al Bell – arrangements
- Johnny Allen – arrangements
- Terry Manning – engineer
- Jerry Masters – engineer
- Ralph Rhodes – engineer
Track listing:
- This World – William Friedman, Herb Schapiro
- Respect Yourself – Luther Ingram, Mack Rice
- Name the Missing Word – Horner Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson
- I’ll Take You There – Alvertis Isbell
- This Old Town (People in This Town) – Don Convay, Wilson Pickett, William Stevenson
- We the People – Booker T. Jones, Carl Smith
- Are You Sure – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
- Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ the Superstar)? – Pops Staples
- I’m Just Another Soldier – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
- Who – Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom
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