On February 14, 1972, “Stax” label released “Be Altitude: Respect Yourself”, the 19^th 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:

1. This World – William Friedman, Herb Schapiro
2. Respect Yourself – Luther Ingram, Mack Rice
3. Name the Missing Word – Horner Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson
4. I’ll Take You There – Alvertis Isbell
5. This Old Town (People in This Town) – Don Convay, Wilson Pickett, William Stevenson
6. We the People – Booker T. Jones, Carl Smith
7. Are You Sure – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
8. Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ the Superstar)? – Pops Staples
9. I’m Just Another Soldier – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
10. Who – Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom