The Five Stairsteps - You Waited Too Long

[fluffyLeo22]

TAKE ME BACK! THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE!

[shoesofimagination]

I remember this from way back in the day...It does have the influence of Curtis Mayfield. It still sounds so good!!!

[ishine845]

thanks for the post ...love love love it it ...........now i know where the jacksons got there inspiration

[Blesonederful]

beautiful song. by the way this was samples by Nottz - Life of the Party Instrumental

[frmoak2atl]

Didn't realize back in the 60's & 70's how much good music we had until the beginning of the 80's til now. I guess that saying is true, "you never miss your water til your well runs dry" and the well is completely dry and dead....how sad!!!

[MissJackieM]

The Burke Family was truly talented!!

[erscott13]

I can't understand why this group wasn't as famous as the Platters and other doo-wop groups. At least, thanks to YouTube, young ppl are learning about them. Elisabeth

[ljavery21]

Love this song even today I can apply this song to my life.

[sadgirldebbie]

this is soo true i love this song!!!!!!!

[spidy05]

:*(



[MrCastellamarese]

the violin is such a classy instrument it always catches my ear

[fastone56]

Wow, the memories this song brings back, Priceless

[precious5192]

This is the jam oldie but goodies I rather listen to oldies instead of rap any day

[Sparklely14]

nice song

it's has that old feeling

[dogparkdawn]

I am all over this music. Why were they not more main stream? Love them and they went unnoticed even with Curtis promoting? Why did we wait so long?

[carol41731]

;)

[TheLadydi0218]

OMG! LOVE IT!!!!!!

[MrKeithMJones]

They preceded the Jackson 5 and although many will disagree they were as talented.

[dcmama6]

BEAUTIFUL

[christheone8773]

Their very first release on Curtis Mayfield's Windy C label - it peaked at Number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1966-

[maddadram1]

This is one of Mad Dad's favorite oldies.

Great memories of the day!

[jodya077]

Were the high vocals done by one of the youngsters from the "Stairsteps"?

[MrConneckt19]

@jodya077 Yes they were.They too like the jacksons, were a family group, with a siter included and recorded on one of the only historically black owned record labels, The windy City label, owned by the late Curtis Mayfield.

[hometown437]

This group didn't get their props

[thedtp123]

@hometown437 agreed. more talented than the jackson 5 in my opinion.

[1lalissa]

Brings back my younger days..Thanks!!!

[allthereds]

if this record was a season it would be spring. love is just busting out all over im smilling big time in a funny way

[SmokingPrimos909]

one of my favorite oldies right here!

[zedek49]

Thanks for the post, great memories!

[whsable]

teh jackson 5 and micheal were great in their time as were the five stairsteps. everyone has there time on this earth. both groups share a special place in my heart

[mystkpizza]

I thing that seperate the Stairsteps from the Jacksons is the fact that the Stairsteps were writing their own songs while being produced by Curtis Mayfield. They family was tight thanks to Papa Burke who was a Chicago Detective.

[loosestudios]

"You Waited Too Long," charted number 16 in the Billboard R&B chart in spring of 1966.

The Chicago group was dubbed 'First Family of Soul' . Invisible Man's Band. Featured on this self-titled debut, released in 1980 by Island Records, was the heavily discofied hit, "All Night Thing,"

1982's Changes, yielded his biggest solo hit, "Risin' to the Top," which peaked at number 63 R&B in late summer 1982. "Risin' to the Top" has been sampled by Doug E. Fresh ("Keep Risin' to the Top"),

[timmy841212]

One of the greatest family groups of all time.

[sqadupbach]

2:18 nottz sampled this on little brother- life of the party

[tryingdelasoul]

big ups on that one it thought i was the only one who noticed that..

[Karlideem]

From the golden era of group vocal harmony! Good post. Also. Tuberider, your portfolio speaks for itself........it's deep!

[tuberider1976]

thanks & greetz

TR'76

[GordNeil]

what's missing in today's music?

TREMELO GUITAR!!!

[powertrust71]

good point, im with you..haha

[tawwabmubarak]

5 stairsteps could sing

[Hello3691]

The song everyone must here some point in their lives before dying.

[forren6]

Ah, this song brings back lots of good memories. Thanks for posting.

[romell85]

i would take this over the jackson 5 in a minute!

[Hello3691]

lets not get ignorant

[kutuku54]

I did, but then there was competition between those two groups. but any how the jackson 5 bust out. the world fell in love and so this I...and you know the rest of the story.

[manifest555]

produced by curtis mayfield makes the song even tighter.

[Ipodgirl53]

i waited to long to hear this song

[Elfenbienchen]

Awesome, great song! ((-: