The Staple Singers – The Staple Swingers

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Label:	Stax – STS-2034
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo
Country:	US
Released:	1971
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	This Is A Perfect World Melodica – Terry Manning Written-By – Tommy Tate	4:20
A2	What's Your Thing Guitar – Terry Manning Written By – Mack Rice*	4:21
A3	You've Got To Earn It Guitar, Harmonica – Terry Manning Written-By – Smokey Robinson	3:28
A4	You're Gonna Make Me Cry Written-By – Deadric Malone	5:04
A5	Little Boy Written-By – Carson Whitsett	3:25
A6	How Do You Move A Mountain Vibraphone – Terry Manning Written-By – Myrna March	2:34
B1	Almost Written-By – Leroy Mason	4:16
B2	I'm A Lover Written-By – James Mabone*	3:43
B3	Love Is Plentiful Written-By – Bobby Manuel	2:30
B4	Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) Written-By – Jeff Barry	2:58
B5	I Like The Things About You Written-By – Roebuck "Pops" Staples*	3:21
B6	Give A Hand - Take A Hand Instruments [Echo Harp] – Terry Manning Written By – Barry & Maurice Gibb Written-By – Maurice Gibb	3:55

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Recorded At – Ardent Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Mastercraft
Record Company – Stax Records
Published By – East/Memphis Music
Published By – Dleif Pub.
Published By – Jobete Music
Published By – Don Music
Published By – Malaco Music, Inc.
Published By – Planetary Music Publ. Corp.
Published By – McLaughlin Music
Published By – Gaucho (2)
Published By – Unart Music Corp.
Published By – Staples Music
Published By – Casserole Music

Credits

Arranged By – Dale Warren (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B5, B6)
Arranged By [Horns] – The Bar-Kays* (tracks: A3, B3, B4)
Art Direction – The Graffiteria
Engineer [Ardent Recording Studio], Engineer [Re-Mix Engineer] – Terry Manning
Engineer [Muscle Shoals Sound Studios] – Larry Hamby
Lacquer Cut By – Howard Craft
Mastered By [Cut] – HC*
Photography By – Joel Brodsky
Producer – Al Bell
Strings, Horns – The Memphis Symphony Orchestra*
Vocals – Yvonne Staples
Vocals, Guitar – Roebuck "Pops" Staples*

Notes

Cover:
Unlaminated cover has yellow sticker disc:
"Includes the hit
HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY
(Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)
STS-2034"

Bottom right-hand corner has black Stax logo on red rectangle.
Back cover has black Stax logo as overprint.

Vinyl:
Yellow label, black text.
Stax logo in white rectangle, with "Stax" in red & "clicking fingers" in blue.

Misprint on label side 1: (Bettye Crutcher is mentioned twice)
*1. THIS IS A PERFECT WORLD (Bettye Crutcher,
Bettye Crutcher, Mack Rice, Tommy Tate)

Radius text:
STAX RECORDS. 926 East McLemore, Memphis, Tenn.
Div. of Paramount Pictures Corp., A G+W Co.

Publishers:
- A1, B2, B3: East/Memphis Music, BMI
- A2: Deleif Publ., BMI (Note: Deleif is a typo of Dleif)
- A3: Jobete Music, BMI
- A4: Don Music, BMI
- A5: Malaco Music, Inc., BMI
- A6: Planetary Music Publ. Co., BMI (Note: typo for Planetary Music Publ. Corp.)
- B1: McLaughlin Music, Gaucho, BMI
- B4: Unart Music Corp., BMI
- B5: Staples Music, BMI
- B6: Casserole Music, BMI

Runouts have stamped and hand etched parts as follows:
- the matrix numbers (SS-0177, SS-0178) are stamped
- the rest is hand etched

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (A1 to A5, B1 to B6): BMI
Rights Society (A6): ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): SS-0177
Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): SS-0178
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, stamped/etched): SS-0177 Mastercraft Memphis HC
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, stamped/etched): SS-0178 M HC

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Staple Swingers (LP, Album, Promo)	Stax	STS 2034	US	1971
Recently Edited	The Staple Swingers (LP, Album, Stereo)	Stax	STS-2034	US	1971
Recently Edited	The Staple Swingers (LP, Album)	Stax	2362-005	UK	1971
New Submission	The Staple Swingers (LP, Album)	Stax	2325 033		1971
	The Staple Swingers (LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Press)	Stax	STS-2034	US	1971