I’ll Take You There

The Staple Singers * Track #4 On Be Altitude: Respect Yourself

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Album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself

ALBUM

The Staple Singers

1972

I'll Take You There by The Staple Singers

Release Date

Sat Jan 01 1972

Performed by

The Staple Singers

Produced by

Al Bell

Writed by

Al Bell

About

First included on the soul/gospel band The Staple Singers' 1972 album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, “I’ll Take You There” was written and produced by Al Bell.

The song hit #1 in the US and has been sampled and interpolated into many modern songs across several decades, like Big Daddy Kane’s “I’ll...

I’ll Take You There Lyrics

Oh, mmm..
I know a place
Ain't nobody cryin', ain't nobody worried
Ain't no smilin' faces, mmm, naw, naw
Lyin' to the races
Help me, come on, come on
Somebody help me now
(I'll take you there)
Help me, y'all
(I'll take you there)
Help me now
(I'll take you there)
Oh!
(I'll take you there)
Oh, oh! mercy
(I'll take you there)
Oh, let me take you there!
(I'll take you there)
Oh, oh, let me take you there!
(I'll take you there)

Play your, play your, play, play
Play your, play your piano now
Alright, ah, do it, do it, come on now
Play on it, play on it, big daddy now
Daddy, daddy, daddy, play your

Ooh, Lord, alright now
Baby, little Davey, easy now, help me out
Come on, little Davey, alright
Sock it, sock it, ah, oh, ah

I know a place, y'all
(I'll take you there)
Ain't nobody cryin'
(I'll take you there)
Ain't nobody worried
(I'll take you there)
No smilin' faces
(I'll take you there)
Uh uh
(Lyin' to the races)
(I'll take you there)
Oh, no
Oh!
(I'll take you there)
Oh, oh, oh!
(I'll take you there)
Mercy now!
(I'll take you there)
I'm callin', callin', callin' for mercy!
(I'll take you there)
Mercy, mercy!
(I'll take you there)
Let me
(I'll take you there)
Oh, oh!
I'll take you there
(I'll take you there)
Oh, I wanna take you there
(I'll take you there)
Just take me by the hand, let me
(I'll take you there)
Let me, let me, let me, let me lead, lead the way
Oh!
(I'll take you there)
Let me take you there!
(I'll take you there)
Let me take you there!
(I'll take you there)
Ain't no smilin' faces!
(I'll take you there)
Up in here, lyin' to the races!
(I'll take you there)
You oughta, you gotta, gotta, gotta let me, let me!
(I'll take you there)
Take you, take you, take you over there!
(I'll take you there)
Ooh, oh, oh! Alright
(I'll take you there)
Oh, alright!
(I'll take you there)
Oh, oh!
(I'll take you there)
Ah, oh yeah
(I'll take you there)
Oh yeah
(I'll take you there)
Let me lead the way
(I'll take you there)
Let me, let me, let me lead the way
(I'll take you there)
(I'll take you there)
Oh, mmm
(I'll take you there)
You won't have to pay, oh, oh no

I’ll Take You There Q&A

Who wrote I’ll Take You There's ?

I’ll Take You There was written by Al Bell.

Who produced I’ll Take You There's ?

I’ll Take You There was produced by Al Bell.

When did The Staple Singers release I’ll Take You There?

The Staple Singers released I’ll Take You There on Sat Jan 01 1972.

What did The Staple Singers say about "I'll Take You There"?

Per a couple of the band’s players –

(The song was) written on the spot. We always tried to do material that was inspirational, In addition to whatever else it was.

The “whatever else is sexual in nature…

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