Be Altitude: Respect Yourself is a soul album by The Staple Singers released on February 14, 1972.
Reception
It includes the hit songs "I'll Take You There" and "Respect Yourself". The musicians are the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and the Memphis Horns, augmented by overdubbed guitar, Moog synthesizer, Mellotron and harmonica by Terry Manning.
"We the People" was frequently used as a campaign song for U.S. President Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential election in the United States.
Track listing
Personnel
Partial credits from Richard Buskin and Terry Manning.
The Staple Singers
Mavis Staples - vocals
Pops Staples - vocals
Cleotha Staples - harmony and backing vocals
Yvonne Staples - harmony and backing vocals
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
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 - guitars, lead guitar, fuzz guitar, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, vibraphones, marimbas, harmonica Eddie Hinton - guitar on "I'll Take You There" Raymond Banks - guitar on "I'll Take You There" 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