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Faith & Grace: A Family Journey 1953-1976 isn't career-spanning, as stated by the Concord label. The proof is right there, in the title. Throughout the latter part of the '70s and during the mid-'80s, the Staple Singers recorded strong material for the Warner Bros. and Private I labels. Nonetheless, as of 2015, this box set was easily the most comprehensive Staples anthology. Physical copies consist of four discs, as well as a re-pressing of an early-'50s single, "Faith and Grace" b/w "These Are They," which was produced in a one-time limited edition of 500 copies, sold at Staples performances. That alone is enough to stir the interest of longtime fans. Even without those two songs, Faith & Grace would be almost as close to essential as it gets for a box set. It covers the group's stints with Vee-Jay, United, Riverside, Epic, and Stax, a rich period during which they evolved from an acoustic gospel-folk group that performed in small churches into a genre-crossing main attraction for 110,000 people at the Los Angeles Coliseum (as documented on Wattstax). The selection of highlights is thoughtful, if imperfect. There are '50s A-sides like "It Rained Children" and "I Had a Dream," and the charting '60s cuts "Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "For What It's Worth," the latter of which they made their own as much as anything written by Pops Staples. While the Stax-era material includes the major classics "Respect Yourself," "I'll Take You There," and "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)," there are some peculiar omissions. Neither "This World" nor the Wattstax version of "Oh La De Da" made the cut, even though both were Top Ten R&B hits. The previously unreleased material isn't revelatory, though it's fascinating to hear a demo of Mack Rice and Luther Ingram's "Respect Yourself" fronted aggressively by Rice. Packaged folio style with an abundance of photographs and liner notes, it's a generous overview -- track-selection flaws notwithstanding -- of a crucial 20th century musical institution.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 Concord Music Group, Inc.
James Bracken, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 1960 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Mavis Staples, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Judge Kennith Peterson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Roebuck Staples, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Roebuck Staples, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Roebuck Staples, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Alex Bradford, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Roebuck Staples, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Skip James, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Roebuck Staples, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Roebuck Staples, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
DISC 2
Roebuck Staples, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Wesley Westbrook, ComposerLyricist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
AARON SCHROEDER, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - David A. Hess, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Mosley, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Wesley Westbrook, ComposerLyricist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
Roebuck Staples, Composer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Wesley Westbrooks, Composer
℗ 1962 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Wesley Westbrook, ComposerLyricist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Woody Guthrie, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Unknown Artist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
DISC 3
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1975 Fantasy, Inc.
Roebuck Staples, Arranger, Work Arranger - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Bonnie Dodd, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Rev. William Herbert Brewster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
The Staple Singers, MainArtist - Roebuck "Pop" Staples, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Faith & Grace: A Family Journey 1953-1976 isn't career-spanning, as stated by the Concord label. The proof is right there, in the title. Throughout the latter part of the '70s and during the mid-'80s, the Staple Singers recorded strong material for the Warner Bros. and Private I labels. Nonetheless, as of 2015, this box set was easily the most comprehensive Staples anthology. Physical copies consist of four discs, as well as a re-pressing of an early-'50s single, "Faith and Grace" b/w "These Are They," which was produced in a one-time limited edition of 500 copies, sold at Staples performances. That alone is enough to stir the interest of longtime fans. Even without those two songs, Faith & Grace would be almost as close to essential as it gets for a box set. It covers the group's stints with Vee-Jay, United, Riverside, Epic, and Stax, a rich period during which they evolved from an acoustic gospel-folk group that performed in small churches into a genre-crossing main attraction for 110,000 people at the Los Angeles Coliseum (as documented on Wattstax). The selection of highlights is thoughtful, if imperfect. There are '50s A-sides like "It Rained Children" and "I Had a Dream," and the charting '60s cuts "Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "For What It's Worth," the latter of which they made their own as much as anything written by Pops Staples. While the Stax-era material includes the major classics "Respect Yourself," "I'll Take You There," and "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)," there are some peculiar omissions. Neither "This World" nor the Wattstax version of "Oh La De Da" made the cut, even though both were Top Ten R&B hits. The previously unreleased material isn't revelatory, though it's fascinating to hear a demo of Mack Rice and Luther Ingram's "Respect Yourself" fronted aggressively by Rice. Packaged folio style with an abundance of photographs and liner notes, it's a generous overview -- track-selection flaws notwithstanding -- of a crucial 20th century musical institution.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 80 track(s)
- Total length: 04:23:53
- Main artists: The Staple Singers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stax
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2015 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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