Respect Yourself
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| Template:Infobox song/link by the Staple Singers | ||||
| from the album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself | ||||
| B-side | "You're Gonna Make Me Cry" | |||
| Released | October 1971 | |||
| Genre | Soul, rock | |||
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| Label | Stax | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Luther Ingram, Mack Rice | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Al Bell | |||
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"Respect Yourself" is a song by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice recorded by the American R&B/gospel group the Staple Singers. Released in late 1971 from their album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, the song became a crossover hit. The Staple Singers' version peaked at No. 12 on the Hot 100, No. 2 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and is one of the group's most recognizable hits. In 2002, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and in 2010 it was ranked number 468 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, moving down from number 464 in 2004.[1]
Writing and recording
The song was written by Stax Records singer Luther Ingram and house songwriter Mack Rice. Ingram, who was frustrated with the state of the world at the time, told Rice "black folk need to learn to respect themselves." Rice liked the comment so much that he built a funk groove around it, prepared a demo record, and suggested to record producer Al Bell that the Staple Singers record it. The group agreed.[2]
Bell teamed the group with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, musicians who laid down classic tracks for Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin, and with engineer/musician Terry Manning for vocals, overdubs, and mixing, in Memphis. The musicians were Barry Beckett (keyboards), Roger Hawkins (drums), Jimmy Johnson (guitar), and David Hood (bass), with lead vocals by "Pops" and Mavis Staples. The horns were overdubbed by Manning after the vocals were recorded, and were played by the Memphis Horns led by Andrew Love and Wayne Jackson. The song had resonance for a burgeoning self-empowerment movement for African-Americans during the post-civil-rights movement of the 1970s.[2]
Personnel
Partial credits from Richard Buskin and Terry Manning.[3]
- The Staple Singers
- Mavis Staples - vocals
- Pops Staples - vocals
- Cleotha Staples - harmony and backing vocals
- Yvonne Staples - harmony and backing vocals
- Jimmy Johnson - guitar
- David Hood - bass
- Barry Beckett - keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano
- Roger Hawkins - drums
- Additional musicians
- Staple Sisters - harmony and backing vocals
- Terry Manning - lead guitar, Moog synthesizer
- The Memphis Horns (including Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love - horns (saxophones, trumpets, baritone saxophone, trombone)
- Ben Cauley - horns
- Production and technical staff
- Al Bell – arranger, producer
- Johnny Allen - arranger
- Terry Manning – engineer, additional production (uncredited), additional arrangements (uncredited)
- Jerry Masters – engineer
- Ralph Rhodes – engineer
Charts
| Chart (1971–72) | Peak position |
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The Kane Gang version
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Kane Gang | ||||
| from the album The Bad and Lowdown World of the Kane Gang | ||||
| B-side | "Amusement Park" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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In 1984, the British pop band the Kane Gang covered the song for their 1985 debut album The Bad and Lowdown World of the Kane Gang. Produced by Pete Wingfield and the band, it was released as the third single from the album. This version charted at number 19 in Australia[4] and number 21 in the UK.[5] The Kane Gang's version changes the lyric "If you don't give a heck about the man with the Bible in his hands" to "If you don't give a damn about the man with the Bible in his hands".
Charts
| Chart (1984–1985) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 19 |
Bruce Willis version
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Bruce Willis | ||||
| from the album The Return of Bruno | ||||
| B-side | "Fun Time" | |||
| Released | December 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Label | Motown | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Luther Ingram, Mack Rice | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Robert Kraft | |||
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In 1986, the American actor Bruce Willis (as his fictional alter ego Bruno Radolini) began a short-lived singing career by covering "Respect Yourself" for his 1987 album The Return of Bruno, and the associated mockumentary HBO television special The Return of Bruno. Released in December 1986 as his debut single and produced by Robert Kraft, the song is a faithful rendition of the Staple Singers' original, with the Pointer Sisters singing the main lines, and Willis accompanying them on harmonica and voice.[6] This was Willis's highest-charting song.[7]
Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 57 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] | 8 |
| Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[10] | 1 |
| Year-end chart (1987) | Position |
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| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[11] | 89 |
Robert Palmer version
In 1995, the British singer Robert Palmer covered the song as part of The Very Best of Robert Palmer and released it as a single. Palmer's version reached number 45 in the UK[12] and number 170 in Australia.
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 170 |
| UK (OCC)[13] | 45 |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone.com. Retrieved 2008-06-22.[dead link]
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Myers, Marc (2016). Anatomy of a Song. Grove Press. pp. 202–209. ISBN 978-1-61185-525-8.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Buskin, Richard. "Classic Tracks: The Staple Singers 'I'll Take You There'". SoundOnSound. Sound On Sound. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ukwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Leland, John (April 1987). "Singles". Spin. Vol. 3, no. 1. p. 44. ISSN 0886-3032.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gaslin, Glenn (1998). The Complete, Cross-Referenced Guide to the Baby Buster Generation's Collective Unconscious. New York City: Boulevard Books. p. 180. ISBN 1572973358.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 340. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on March 7, 1987
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."European Playlist Reports: RAI - Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 20. 23 May 1987. p. 14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Robert Palmer | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Robert Palmer | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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