The Staple Singers – The Staple Swingers

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Label:	Stax – STM 2034
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Promo, Mono
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 – Mark 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 – D. 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
Record Company – Stax Records
Record Company – Paramount Pictures Corporation
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
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"

Mono sticker attached to sleeve at bottom left only visible piece on cover marking this as mono.

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

Vinyl:
White promo label, black text.
“Promotion copy” at top of label.
Stax logo in white rectangle, with "Stax" & "clicking fingers" in monochrome.
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

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (A1 to A5, B1 to B6): BMI
Rights Society (A6): ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): SM-0180
Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): SM-0179
Matrix / Runout (A-side run-out, etched): SM-0179-2
Matrix / Runout (B-side run-out, etched): SM-0180-1

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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