Be What You Are
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Reception
Released in 1973, this album would chart at. number thirteen on the Billboard Top Soul AlbumsTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
charts. Singles If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)
If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
"If You're Ready " is the title of a song by The Staple Singers. Released from their album, Be What You Are, the single spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard magazine's Hot Soul Singles chart in 1973...
charted number 9 Pop and number one Soul in 1973 & Touch a Hand, Make a Friend
Touch a Hand, Make a Friend
"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" is a 1974 single written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, and Carl Hampton and recorded by The Staple Singers. "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" was one of The Staple Singers most successful singles and peaked at number three on the soul chart and number twenty-three on...
would chart at number Soul in 1974
Track listing
- Be What You Are - (Banks, Hampton, Jackson, Jackson) 5:03
- If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)"If You're Ready " is the title of a song by The Staple Singers. Released from their album, Be What You Are, the single spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard magazine's Hot Soul Singles chart in 1973...
- (Banks, Hampton, Jackson, Jackson) 4:29 - Medley: Love Comes in All Colors/Tellin' Lies 8:51
- Touch a Hand, Make a FriendTouch a Hand, Make a Friend"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" is a 1974 single written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, and Carl Hampton and recorded by The Staple Singers. "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" was one of The Staple Singers most successful singles and peaked at number three on the soul chart and number twenty-three on...
- (Banks, Hampton, Jackson, Jackson) 4:04 - Drown Yourself - (Crutcher) 4:38
- I Ain't Raisin' No Sand - (Carter, Rice) 6:33
- Grandma's Hands - (Withers) 2:43
- Bridges Instead of Walls - (Banks, Hampton, Jackson) 4:04
- I'm on Your Side - (Banks, Hampton, Jackson) 4:00
- That's What Friends Are For - (Parsons, Penney, Rice, Rice) 4:16
- Heaven -(Ellington) 3:36
Personnel
- Cleotha Staples, Mavis StaplesMavis StaplesMavis Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist who recorded with The Staple Singers, her family's band.-Biography:...
, Yvonne Staples - Lead and Backing Vocals - Roebuck "Pops" StaplesPops StaplesRoebuck "Pops" Staples was a Mississippi-born Gospel and R&B musician.A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 70s," he was an accomplished songwriter, guitarist and singer...
- Vocals, Guitar
Charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
102 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
13 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Soul Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1973 | "Be What You Are" | 66 | 18 | |
| "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1974 | "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" | 23 | 3 | |