I Ll Take You There Staple Singers

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I ll take you there is a song written by al bell and originally performed by soul gospel family band the staple singers. First included on the soul gospel band the staple singers 1972 album be altitude. It had entered the chart on april 2nd 1972 at position 63 and on may 28th it peaked at 1 for 1 week and spent a total of 15 weeks on the top 100. The song was also a significant chart hit in two later cover versions.

Shop the stax online store. Oh mmm i know a place ain t nobody cryin ain t nobody worried ain t no smilin faces mmm no no lyin to the races help me come on come on. A month earlier on july 15th was its last day on billboard s hot top 100 chart. Barry from sauquoit ny on september 9th 1972 a video of the staples singers performing i ll take you there was aired on the abc tv program american bandstand.

A 1991 cover version by bebe cece winans with mavis staples f. Lyrics to i ll take you there by the staple singers. It is ranked as the 19th biggest american hit of 1972.