The Staple Singers (LIVE) - I’ll Take You There 1972 “I’ll Take You There” is a song written by Al Bell (using his real name Alvertis Isbell), and originally performed by soul/gospel family band the Staple Singers. The Staple Singers version, produced by Bell, was released on Stax Records in February 1972, and spent a total of 15 weeks on the charts and reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. By December 1972, it had sold 2 million units and is ranked as the 19th biggest American hit of 1972. It

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The Staple Singers The Staple Singers were a revolutionary American gospel, soul, and R&B family group, formed by patriarch Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his children (Cleotha, Pervis, Yvonne, and Mavis), famous for their uplifting harmonies and powerful "message music" that soundtracked the Civil Rights Movement and became pop and soul hits in the 1970s, including "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There". They blended spirituals with blues and folk, evolving from church performances to chart-t