Artist:The Staple Singers
Song:Let's Do It Again
Album:The Ultimate Staple Singers: A Family Affair 1955-1984
The Staple Singers are best known for their Stax Records hits of the early 70s. I'll Take You There topped the charts in 1972. Their other #1 hit Let's Do It Again came after Stax went bankrupt in 1974. And it was the only album The Staple Singers recorded for Curtom Records before signing with Warner Bros. So that makes it a discography orphan. Of course when Stax went bankrupt, all the artists were forced to go elsewhere. Curtis Mayfield approached them about signing with his label Curtom. After success composing the music for the 1972 film Super Fly, Mayfield worked on the 1973 film Claudine. And that was followed by Let's Do It Again directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Poitier, Bill Cosby and Jimmie Walker. The film was a surprise hit after the theme Let's Do It Again topped the charts in 1974. Screenwriter Richard Wesley credited the success of the song for the film becoming a success. The Staple Singers only recorded the one album for Curtom before signing with Warner Bros. Let's Do It Again does not appear on most Stax Staple Singers comps. The Let's Do It Again soundtrack is available on CD. But I recommend this career spanning 2CD comp from the British label Ace. Though the Staple Singers continued until Pops Staples' 2000 death, Let's Do It Again was their final big hit. Here's a video for Let's Do It Again by The Staples Singers.
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