The Staple Swingers

The Staple Swingers is a soul album by the Staple Singers, released on June 15, 1971.

It was the first Staple Singers album to be produced by Al Bell and recorded in Muscle Shoals. Pervis Staples was replaced by his sister Yvonne Staples prior to the recording of the album. Released in 1971, it charted at number nine on the Billboard Top Soul Albums charts.

Personnel

 * Cleotha Staples, Mavis Staples, Yvonne Staples - lead and backing vocals
 * Roebuck "Pops" Staples - vocals, guitar
 * Terry Manning – melodica, guitar, harmonica, vibraphone
 * The Memphis Symphony Orchestra - strings, horns
 * Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
 * Dale Warren - arrangements
 * the Bar-Kays - horn arrangements
 * Technical
 * Jimmy Evans, Larry Hamby, Terry Manning - engineer
 * Joel Brodsky - photography