The Staples - Take This Love Of Mine / Precious, Precious - Pre-Order for 1st March

The mid-70's brought change to The Staple Singers - The Staples, and these two tracks are beautiful examples of that change. Here for the first time on 7" vinyl.
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With the collapse of Stax Records, The Staple Singers signed with Warner Bros. in 1975, leading to a brief and fruitful collaboration with Curtis Mayfield. Their first work, the OST "Let's Do It Again", became the group's all-time best seller. Such was the success that the major decided that Mayfield would also produce their next work, "Pass It On" in 1976.

Along with the new sound and shift in lyrics, there also came a new image and shortened name: The Staples. "Take This Love Of Mine" is a catchy two-step dancer, with a passionate and powerful vocal performance and uplifting chorus. "Precious, Precious" is an elegant, sophisticated ballad with less presence of arrangements but which is still incredibly moving and oozes quality. Both tracks, overlooked as singles, closed an album destined to consolidate the success of a new era.

Unfortunately, sales fell short of WB's expectations, leading to Curtis being removed from production of subsequent Staples' records. Undoubtedly, one of their finest albums and a true favourite among soul fans.

IU ADELL

Take a listen to both tracks...

https://youtu.be/F9eMAcXRH9M?si=_aK65SWeItrvUqaM