I'll Take You There - Dr. K .dv

"I'll Take You There" is a number-one single written and produced by Al Bell and performed by soul/gospel family band The Staple Singers, released on Stax Records in February 1972 (see 1972 in music). The song spent a total of fifteen weeks on the charts and reached number one on the Hot 100.
Included on the group's 1972 album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, "I'll Take You There" features lead singer Mavis Staples inviting her listeners to seek heaven. The song is "almost completely a call-and-response chorus"[1], with the introduction being lifted from a Jamaican instrumental reggae tune titled "The Liquidator". A large portion of the song is set aside for Mavis' sisters Cleotha and Yvonne and their father "Pops" to seemingly perform solos on their respective instruments. In actuality, these solos (and all music in the song) were recorded by the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. When Mavis Staples says "Daddy, now, Daddy, Daddy" (referring to "Pop's" guitar solo), it is actually Eddie Hinton who performs the solo on record. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section bass player David Hood performs the song's famed bass line. Terry Manning added harmonica and lead electric guitar. Roger Hawkins played drums, Barry Beckett was on electric piano, and Jimmy Johnson and Raymond banks contributed guitar parts. The Memphis Horns played the signature soul horn lines.
Rolling Stone editor David Fricke described this song as the "epitome of the Muscle Shoals Sound". It was recorded in Muscle Shoals, AL at the famous Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, and overdubbed and mixed at Ardent Studios in Memphis by Engineer Terry Manning.
Bolstered by a "feel-good" vibe, "I'll Take You There" peaked at number-one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart for four weeks May 1972. In June, "I'll Take You There" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for one week.[1]. The song, ranked #276 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[2] and inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, remains the most successful and recognizable single of the Staples' half-century-long career.
The song was used from 1997--1999 in commercials for the Chevrolet Malibu.

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[ndhudecz]

Paul, I just run over the leaves with a mulching mower,I never rake leaves.Great job on song as usual...Keep em coming......

[paulekotz]

@ndhudecz Yes! I use a mulching mower too. We have a sugar maple that puts out major quantities.

[MrMystifyinglyGlad]

fantastic, cool, awesome ;-)K

[paulekotz]

@MrMystifyinglyGlad K - Keep thinking the best - Life is often somewhat mystifying!

[ndhudecz]

Paul.I'm trying.......Great job on song...

[paulekotz]

@ndhudecz Norman - Got to get those leaves up at home. Some of them blew away. Yes!

[RomanticClassyLady]

Great song, great singing! Loved it! :)

[fran9860]

I want to hear you sing "city of new orleans" by arlo guthrie. i think it would be a perfect fit.

[ndhudecz]

@paulekotz every time I see people raking leaves I think why? I like easy.....

[paulekotz]

@Maureen712 Maureen - Thanks for thinking of me, boss!

[paulekotz]

@sherrywine1941 Sherry - My longtime friend.... There's lots of sunshine out these next couple of days... Go to get some!

[paulekotz]

@santamara Dori - Just having fun! Can't quit the day job!