Respect Yourself

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Otis Clay's name fits his voice--a warm instrument that sounds as elemental as the red dirt of his native Waxhaw, Mississippi. And this live 2003 set from the Lucerne Blues Festival unearths the 63-year-old R&B veteran's roots. The title track (made famous by the Staple Singers) and a medley of "Amen" and "This Little Light of Mine" take Clay back to the church, where he started performing at age 12. He invokes the spirit of another gospel singer who turned secular, his late hero O.V. Wright, with a raw take on "Nickel and a Nail" that's the apex of this concert. Then Clay covers his former Hi-Records-labelmate-turned-preacher Al Green's "Love and Happiness," Clay's punchy delivery and revved-up horns giving the tune a hard edge. The disposable R&B ramble "You're the One" and the undistinguished soul-blues ballad "When Hearts Grow Cold" open the set slowly, but once Clay hits his stride his formidable energy and conviction makes his mix of the tabernacle and the roadhouse genuinely compelling. --Ted Drozdowski

Product Description
From a city overflowing with legendary blues artists, Otis Clay is the proud standard-bearer for Chicago’s enduring soul tradition. His voice has a clarity and force few singers attain in their careers and Clay is often lauded as one of the most powerful and soulful voices of our time. This live performance, recorded at The Lucerne Blues Festival in November 2003, features Otis Clay with The Platinum Band, a nine-piece unit of Chicago’s finest musicians. The songs comprising the memorable show are filled with the churning grooves, punchy horns and searing vocals that inevitably characterize the best in deep soul music.

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Average customer rating: A great Stax album of the Staple Singers from 1972!! Soulful! The Staple Singers Perfection -- what more can you ask for? Another Stax Classic

Be Altitude: Respect Yourself The Staple Singers Manufacturer: Stax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Staple Swingers Let's Do It Again Great Day Be What You Are The Best of the Staple Singers ASIN: B000000ZGU Release Date: 1989-11-16

Tracks:

1. This World
2. Respect Yourself
3. Name The Missing Word
4. I'll Take You There
5. This Old Town (People In This Town)
6. We The People
7. Are You Sure
8. Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ Superstar)?
9. I'm Just Another Soldier
10. Who

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In the 1960s, the Staple Singers began to make music that spoke to a wider audience than their core gospel fans. Gospel had served as the musical backbone for the Civil Rights movement from the beginning, but Pops Staples was spurred on by the inspirational messages of Martin Luther King Jr. to address more explicitly these issues. This 1972 record, an apex of groovy, mellow soul music (thanks to Al Bell's production and the definition-of-funky Muscle Shoals rhythm section), landed the group three Top 10 R&B hits and their first pop chart-topper, the joyous, bouncy "I'll Take You There." The Staples were always a one-of-a-kind gospel group; they managed to be the only one to inhabit the Top 10 without ever diluting their messages of tolerance, respect, and love. Who can fault any great preacher for wanting to spread the word to as many people as possible, especially when it sounds this glorious? --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

A great Stax album of the Staple Singers from 1972!!.......2007-02-09

This was the first album of the Staple Singers that I purchased on CD. I mainly got it to find out how their hit Respect Yourself sounds as well as I'll Take You There. I'm sure pleased that I did get this CD. Respect Yourself is almost five minutes long (while the single of it was only three and a half); this song is one of my favorite of theirs, as it tells you that if you disrespect anybody that you run into, you are disrespecting yourself as well. That is a great song. I also love I'll Take You There. The single of it is about three and a half minutes long, but on this album, you get the song in extended form. Love this song too!! I also like: This World, Are You Sure, We the People, I'm Just Another Soldier, and Name the Missing Word. Love this group. I have every one of their Stax album titles on CD. These folks are full of soul!!

Soulful!.......2006-07-10

This happens to be my favorite musical group of all time. Their songs are easy to understand the words to and the words are fantastic. Very spiritual/moving/meaningful but still a great sound!! Was one of my fav record albums in the 70's and now I have it as a fav CD in the 2000's!!

The Staple Singers.......2006-04-27

This is one of the most inspiring, uplifting, moving, and wonderful recordings of all time. Mavis, "Pops", Cleo and Yvonne. I salute all of you.........THANK YOU!!!

Perfection -- what more can you ask for?.......2003-08-30

Ah, the Staple Singers. The soul group that brought me to soul. As an old punk rocker, old Bowie fan, and more, I just LOVE the Staple Singers. The musicianship is par excellence, and the singing is the sound of deep, moving musical moments. You cannont listen to this album and not be moved. Its just soooooo good. So good production, and the remastered version is absolutely fantastic. GET THIS ALBUM. Your life and soul will be greatly improved. I just wish there was more Staple Singers albums to listen to. They are all fantastic. Even live!!!!

Another Stax Classic.......2000-08-08

The Staple Singers get Right here.The Stax Musicianship is in High Gear here.this is When Soul Music was Soul Music.Great Arrangements&So Much Feeling that you can't turn it off.the Music is So Deep&Rich that it will Bring Tears Of Joy To Your Heart&Soul.Genius in front of The Mic&Behind it.

Average customer rating: Joe Cocker's Finest In Many Years Far from Cocker's best! Cocker Rocks Independent Joe Still rockin And Soulin After All These Years.

Respect Yourself Joe Cocker Manufacturer: Red Int / Red Ink ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Adult Contemporary | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Heart & Soul One Night of Sin No Ordinary World Across from Midnight Cocker ASIN: B0000695TI Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

1. You Can't Have My Heart
2. Love Not War
3. You Took It So Hard
4. Never Tear Us Apart
5. This Is Your Life
6. Respect Yourself
7. I'm Listening Now
8. Leave A Light On
9. It's Only Love
10. Every Time It Rains
11. Midnight Without You

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Joe Cocker's ability to charge songs with passion, drama, and emotion is legendary. He first gained acclaim for turning the Beatles' sentimental "With a Little Help from My Friends" into a spine-tingling epic. On a good day, he can make a shopping list soar. It's a rare talent that Respect Yourself, his 20th studio album, depends on. The smoldering "Love Not War" and fantastically overblown soul stomper "You Can't Have My Heart" are undeniably brilliant, as Cocker puts his bluesy growl to spectacular use. There are plenty of vague rockers, too, including "This Is Your Life" and "Leave a Light On," which find Cocker working overtime to make them exciting. Invariably, he pulls it off, even managing to make the bluesy "I'm Listening Now" sound brooding and heartfelt. While most of the album's covers--including Randy Newman's blear-eyed "Everytime It Rains" and the swaggering title track--are prime for the Cocker treatment, his exaggerated bluster clumsily tramples the tender beauty of INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart." Still, it's the only must-skip moment in a mixed bag that proves Cocker remains a potent force. --Dan Gennoe

Customer Reviews:

Joe Cocker's Finest In Many Years.......2004-08-15

RESPECT YOURSELF is Joe Cocker's finest CD in about 25 years. Most of the songs are great, and, in fact, as for the editor who called his version of INXS' "Never Tear Us Apart" a "must-skip moment", his kids should pay for his sin through a school community service program. This version shows that Cocker is equally at home with new-wave pop songs as he is with the blues/R&B/soul sounds that originated in such areas as Muscle Shoals, Detroit, Texas, St. Louis, Tulsa, Chicago, Memphis, and Kansas City. The absolute highlight of this CD is "This Is Your Life", which has inspired me to increase my resolve not to go back to my old school's Thanksgiving dinner with the line "Gotta give it up, gotta let it go, 'cause hangin' on like this, only breaks the flow." This is a wonderful album that you should get along with his first three, THE ANTHOLOGY, SOMETHING TO SAY, I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN, and THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.

Far from Cocker's best!.......2003-02-10

Joe Cocker is a long time favourite of mine, with his great and characteristic voice. I don't know if Cocker himself is having trouble writing music and lyrics, but the fact is that he choose to work with professional songwriters. If I were Cocker I'd replace a lot of the songs on this album since the lasting impression is that the songs blend together. The only exceptions are "You can't have my heart" (the best song on the album), "Love not war" and "It's only love". The rest is rather mediocre.

To rate this album I need two different scales: one comparing to other bands/artists and one comparing this with Cocker's other work. If I'm rating this effort with contemporary music in mind I give it 3 stars but compared to Cocker's other albums (at least from 1986 and forward) it can't be anything higher than 2 stars. In fact, Cocker's last four albums suffer from the same disease - too many slow numbers and not top quality material, but it usually gets saved by Cocker's amazing voice.

If you're curious about Joe Cocker I strongly suggest you start with the excellent "One night of sin" (1989) and "Have a little faith" (1994). If you like them you can also check out "Night calls" (1991) and "Unchain my heart" (1987). These four albums show Cocker in top form and the songs are much better than they are on more recent albums.

Cocker Rocks.......2002-12-02

Joe Cocker rocks on "Respect Yourself," an excellent and consistently strong set. "You Can't Have My Heart" is a soulful midtempo track that oozes commercial potential. One of my favorite obscure writer/performers, Tom Snow, cowrote "Love Not War" which jolts forward toward a buoyant chorus, "Do you even know what you're fighting for, baby 'cause I can't take it any more, let's make love not war." "You Took It So Hard" is a romantic slow crooner. Patrick Warren's dramatic strings polish Michael Hutchence's diamond "Never Tear Us Apart." "This Is Your Life" a pleasant John Shanks track complete with John Shanks' guitar. The title tune is the second diamond on the CD, pulsing with Paul Bushnell's soulful bass. "I'm Listening Now" is an adequate song passionately sung by Joe with his soulful growl. "Leave A Light On" works its way to a firestorm chorus, "I believe there's a reason why it's meant to be; I believe there's a way that we can love & still be free." "It's Only Love" is another positive midtempo rocker. The CD slows for Randy Newman's "Every Time It Rains" that Joe milks for every drop of lonely emotion. The CD concludes with a jazz-inflected track cowritten by Chris Boti. "Respect Yourself" is great set from this classic rocker, fairly consistent with good quality material, making the most of Cocker's strengths. Enjoy!

Independent Joe.......2002-08-17

Since his career started in the late 1960's, Joe Cocker has made soulful music for years on end. Each album he has made has given us the same old sound and dominating force you'd expect from Joe.

His most recent album, Respect Yourself, is his second release from the independent label, Eagle Records. Sadly, a lot of places aren't able to carry this once in a lifetime album. Still, the tracks range from a variety of styles from R&B to Soul, a dash of Reggae, and a whole sliver of Rock. The songs on this album are also just as exciting. From his cover of INXS Never Tear Us Apart, to the soulful Every Time It Rains, and the Blues-felt song, I'm Listening Now.

Considering that many people would still listen to pop tarts and trashy teen artists and "Corpoarte Pop Performers" like Britney Spears, it is so nice to still have an escape from the heat. When Joe Cocker came out in the late 60's, he already proved that theory that looks aren't everything in the music industry. Now that it is the 21st century, Joe Cocker still shows that the theory is still displayed.

Still rockin And Soulin After All These Years........2002-07-18

Now in his late fifties, Joe Cocker continues to make great music. His latest cd "Respect Yourself" proves that the rock legend can still belt out a tune with the best of them. The highlights here include A cover of the Inxs tune "Never Tear Us Apart", The rocking "This Is Your Life", "Respect Yourself", "It's Only Love"[which could be a top adult contemporary hit if it received some airplay] and the Randy Newman penned ballad "Every Time It Rains". This cd is a vast improvement over his last release "No Ordinary World". After thirty plus years as a recording artist, It is amazing that the oldtimer can still make better than average recordings. Although he is no longer a major act, he remains a rock n roll legend who can still hold his own. Cheers to Joe!

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Wattstax: Respect Yourself - The Stax Record Story Various Artists Manufacturer: Stax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000SNUNY2 Release Date: 2007-08-28

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Respect Yourself Otis Clay Manufacturer: Blind Pig ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Southern Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: This Time Around The Gospel Truth Keep on Believing Soul Man: Live in Japan Testify! ASIN: B0007QS4H8 Release Date: 2005-03-15

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. You're The One
3. When Hearts Grow Cold
4. Nickel And A Nail
5. Sho Wasn't Me
6. For The Good Times
7. I Can Take You To Heaven Tonight
8. Amen / This Little Light of Mine
9. Love & Happiness
10. I Just Want To Testify
11. Respect Yourself

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Otis Clay's name fits his voice--a warm instrument that sounds as elemental as the red dirt of his native Waxhaw, Mississippi. And this live 2003 set from the Lucerne Blues Festival unearths the 63-year-old R&B veteran's roots. The title track (made famous by the Staple Singers) and a medley of "Amen" and "This Little Light of Mine" take Clay back to the church, where he started performing at age 12. He invokes the spirit of another gospel singer who turned secular, his late hero O.V. Wright, with a raw take on "Nickel and a Nail" that's the apex of this concert. Then Clay covers his former Hi-Records-labelmate-turned-preacher Al Green's "Love and Happiness," Clay's punchy delivery and revved-up horns giving the tune a hard edge. The disposable R&B ramble "You're the One" and the undistinguished soul-blues ballad "When Hearts Grow Cold" open the set slowly, but once Clay hits his stride his formidable energy and conviction makes his mix of the tabernacle and the roadhouse genuinely compelling. --Ted Drozdowski

Album Description

From a city overflowing with legendary blues artists, Otis Clay is the proud standard-bearer for Chicago's enduring soul tradition. His voice has a clarity and force few singers attain in their careers and Clay is often lauded as one of the most powerful and soulful voices of our time. This live performance, recorded at The Lucerne Blues Festival in November 2003, features Otis Clay with The Platinum Band, a nine-piece unit of Chicago's finest musicians. The songs comprising the memorable show are filled with the churning grooves, punchy horns and searing vocals that inevitably characterize the best in deep soul music.

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Respect Yourself The Staple Singers Manufacturer: Ace/Stax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Christian & Gospel | Imports | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000082FE Release Date: 1990-06-30

Tracks:

1. Heavy Makes You Happy
2. Long Walk to D.C.
3. This World
4. You've Got to Earn It
5. Love Is Plentiful
6. Got to Be Some Changes
7. Respect Yourself
8. I See It
9. We'll Get Over
10. I'll Take You There
11. Oh la de Da
12. Are You Sure
13. Be What You Are
14. This Old Town (People in This Town)
15. If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)
16. Slow Train
17. Touch a Hand, Make a Friend
18. My Main Man
19. City in the Sky
20. People Come out of Your Shell

Average customer rating: same reissue at Red Hot and Live, Summer Heat, ect same as Red Hot and Live

Respect Yourself Etta James Manufacturer: Masters Intercontine ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000000UT2 Release Date: 1996-02-23

Tracks:

1. Respect Yourself
2. I'd Rather Go Blind
3. Shake Yo' Bottle
4. Dust Your Broom
5. Summer Heat
6. Drown in My Own Tears
7. Can't Turn You Loose
8. Rock Me Baby
9. Stormy Monday
10. Baby, What You Want Me to Do

Customer Reviews:

same reissue at Red Hot and Live, Summer Heat, ect.......2002-05-07

This is another bad reissue with a extra song as Red Hot and Live, Summer Heat, Platinum Collection. Save your money and avoid this poorly recorded concert.

same as Red Hot and Live.......2002-05-07

This appears to be yet another reissue of the same concert recording as Red Hot and Live with a extra song. This is the 3rd or fourth time that I have come across this same strange live recording under a different name or label. This is for hardcore fans only. I would go with Live in San Francisco or Burnin Down the House.

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Be Altitude: Respect Yourself Staple Singers Manufacturer: Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000056K5I Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. This World
2. Respect Yourself
3. Name The Missing Word
4. Ill Take You There
5. This Old Town (People In This Town)
6. We The People
7. Are You Sure
8. Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ Superstar)
9. Im Just Another Soilder
10. Who
11. (Video)

Album Description

Import exclusive 24-bit digitally remastered reissue of 1972 album packaged in a digipak. Includes multimedia track featuring video, biography and pictures. Stax.

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Respect Yourself Manufacturer: EAMS ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000E0P7OK

Product Description

Import CD single featuring 4 mixes of title track.

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Respect Yourself Joe Cocker Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006IZLK Release Date: 2002-09-16

Tracks:

1. You Cant Have My Heart
2. Love Not Wa
3. You Took It So Hard
4. Never Tear Us Apart
5. This Is Your Life
6. Respect Yourself
7. Im Listening Now
8. Leave A Little Light On
9. Its Only Love
10. Every Time It Rains
11. Midnight Without You
12. You Are So Beautiful (Live) (Bonus Track)
13. You Can Leave Your Hat On (Live) (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Australian tour edition of 2002 album features 13 tracks, including two bonus live versions of, 'You Are So Beautiful' & You Can Leave Your Hat On'. EMI.

Album Details

This Aussie Exclusive Format features Two Bonus Live Recordings "You Are So Beautiful" and "You Can Leave Your Hat On".

Average customer rating: A great Stax album of the Staple Singers from 1972!! Soulful! The Staple Singers Perfection -- what more can you ask for? Another Stax Classic

Be Altitude: Respect Yourself The Staple Singers Manufacturer: Mobile Fidelity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Christian & Gospel | Imports | Stores | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Staple Swingers Let's Do It Again Great Day Be What You Are The Best of the Staple Singers ASIN: B000031W5N

Tracks:

1. This World
2. Respect Yourself
3. Name the Missing Word
4. I'll Take You There
5. This Old Town (People in This Town)
6. We the People
7. Are You Sure
8. Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ the Superstar) ?
9. I'm Just Another Soldier
10. Who

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In the 1960s, the Staple Singers began to make music that spoke to a wider audience than their core gospel fans. Gospel had served as the musical backbone for the Civil Rights movement from the beginning, but Pops Staples was spurred on by the inspirational messages of Martin Luther King Jr. to address more explicitly these issues. This 1972 record, an apex of groovy, mellow soul music (thanks to Al Bell's production and the definition-of-funky Muscle Shoals rhythm section), landed the group three Top 10 R&B hits and their first pop chart-topper, the joyous, bouncy "I'll Take You There." The Staples were always a one-of-a-kind gospel group; they managed to be the only one to inhabit the Top 10 without ever diluting their messages of tolerance, respect, and love. Who can fault any great preacher for wanting to spread the word to as many people as possible, especially when it sounds this glorious? --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

A great Stax album of the Staple Singers from 1972!!.......2007-02-09

This was the first album of the Staple Singers that I purchased on CD. I mainly got it to find out how their hit Respect Yourself sounds as well as I'll Take You There. I'm sure pleased that I did get this CD. Respect Yourself is almost five minutes long (while the single of it was only three and a half); this song is one of my favorite of theirs, as it tells you that if you disrespect anybody that you run into, you are disrespecting yourself as well. That is a great song. I also love I'll Take You There. The single of it is about three and a half minutes long, but on this album, you get the song in extended form. Love this song too!! I also like: This World, Are You Sure, We the People, I'm Just Another Soldier, and Name the Missing Word. Love this group. I have every one of their Stax album titles on CD. These folks are full of soul!!

Soulful!.......2006-07-10

This happens to be my favorite musical group of all time. Their songs are easy to understand the words to and the words are fantastic. Very spiritual/moving/meaningful but still a great sound!! Was one of my fav record albums in the 70's and now I have it as a fav CD in the 2000's!!

The Staple Singers.......2006-04-27

This is one of the most inspiring, uplifting, moving, and wonderful recordings of all time. Mavis, "Pops", Cleo and Yvonne. I salute all of you.........THANK YOU!!!

Perfection -- what more can you ask for?.......2003-08-30

Ah, the Staple Singers. The soul group that brought me to soul. As an old punk rocker, old Bowie fan, and more, I just LOVE the Staple Singers. The musicianship is par excellence, and the singing is the sound of deep, moving musical moments. You cannont listen to this album and not be moved. Its just soooooo good. So good production, and the remastered version is absolutely fantastic. GET THIS ALBUM. Your life and soul will be greatly improved. I just wish there was more Staple Singers albums to listen to. They are all fantastic. Even live!!!!

Another Stax Classic.......2000-08-08

The Staple Singers get Right here.The Stax Musicianship is in High Gear here.this is When Soul Music was Soul Music.Great Arrangements&So Much Feeling that you can't turn it off.the Music is So Deep&Rich that it will Bring Tears Of Joy To Your Heart&Soul.Genius in front of The Mic&Behind it.

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