{"product_id":"the-staple-singers-collection-1953-62-cd","title":"The Staple Singers - Collection 1953-62 (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Staple Singers are one of the most celebrated and respected groups to have graced the gospel landscape in the post-war era, their music transcending the boundaries of the genres so that they became equally successful and admired across gospel, soul and R\u0026amp;B in a career that spanned six decades. The patriarch of the Staples family, Roebuck 'Pops' Staples, formed the group in Chicago with his children Cliotha, Pervis and Mavis, in 1948 when Mavis was just nine years old, and by 1952 they had signed their first recording deal with United. Over the next decade they recorded for various labels, most notably after United for Vee-Jay, Gospel and Riverside, their music already displaying a commercial bluesy edge which differentiated from much of the mainstream gospel of that era. This 3-CD anthology brings together just about all the records they released on both singles and albums during that formative part of their career when the younger members were maturing and they were honing the style which would bring them classic R\u0026amp;B and pop hits in subsequent decades. As well as the A and B sides of their singles, including one or two on lesser known labels, it includes all the tracks from their albums during that era - albums Uncloudy Day, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Swing Low, Gospel Program and Hammer \u0026amp; Nails. It's a marvellous introduction to the group at the start of their glittering career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Rained Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e If I Could Hear My Mother Pray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e God's Wonderful Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Uncloudy Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Know I Got Religion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Let Me Ride\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I'm Coming Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Help Me Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Had a Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Since He Lightened My Heavy Load\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Low Is the Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e On My Way to Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I'm Leaning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Going Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e So Soon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Downward Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sit Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tell Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Revive Us Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e It's Gonna Rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Just Can't Keep It to Myself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e This May Be the Last Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e This Same Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Will the Circle Be Unbroken\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Don't Drive Me Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pray on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Too Close\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Come on Up in Glory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Somebody Saved Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Let's Go Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Don't Knock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I've Been Scorned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Swing Low Sweet Chariot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sit Down Servant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I'm So Glad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Born in Bethlehem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Stand By Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Two Wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Calling Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Day Is Passed and Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Good News\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hammer and Nails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gloryland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Everybody Will Be Happy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hear My Call Here\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Great Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I'm Willin' - Part 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I'm Willin' - Part 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Do You Know Him'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e New-Born Soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Dying Man's Plea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e New Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gamblin' Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Use What You Got\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Virgin Had One Son\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e There Was a Star\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50401076248850,"sku":"824046907327","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/3803637.jpg?v=1729120606","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-staple-singers-collection-1953-62-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}