Not one of their best, but it does feature two songs by singer/songwriter Paul Kelly, a cult favorite, Kelly should have gotten them to sing more of his tunes because they sound better interpreting them than he does. Kelly's "God Can" and "Don't Burn Me, " benefits from the singing and recording technique, Kellys' own recordings sounded like he cut them in a closet. The productions by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett are first class but the material is third rate. Other than the two Paul Kelly songs', "Leave It All Up To Love, " and the percolating "Chica Boom, " there's nothing else to get excited about.

PASS IT ON 1976 Warner

1. Real Thing Inside of Me / Party
2. Take Your Own Time
3. Sweeter Than the Sweet
4. Love Me, Love Me, Love Me
5. Pass It On
6. Making Love
7. Take This Love of Mine
8. Precious, Precious

LET'S DO IT AGAIN 1975 Curtom

As Stax neared bankruptcy, the Staples signed with Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label for this soundtrack album. The title track was a #1 hit and "New Orleans" reached #70, returning The Staples to the upper echelons of the charts for the last time

CITY IN THE SKY 1974 Stax

1. Back Road into Town (McClinton)
2. City in the Sky (Chalmers/Chalmers/Rhodes)
3. Washington We're Watching You (Banks/Hampton/Jackson)
4. Something Ain't Right (Rice)
5. Today Was Tomorrow Yesterday (Cropper/Rice)
6. My Main Man (Crutcher/Manuel/Nix/Rice)
7. There Is a God (Crutcher)
8. Blood Pressure (Banks/Hampton/Jackson)
9. If It Ain't One Thing It's Another (Floyd/Rice)
10. Who Made the Man (Rice)
11. Getting Too Big for Your Britches (Rice)
12. Oh la de Da [*] (Mitchell)
13. I Like the Things About You [*] (Staples/Stubbs)
14. Respect Yourself [*] (Ingram/Rice)
15. I'll Take You There [*] (Isbell)

BE WHAT YOU ARE 1973 Stax

1. Be What You Are
2. If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
3. Love Comes in All Colors/Tellin' Lies
4. Touch a Hand (Make a Friend)
5. Drown Yourself
6. I Ain't Raisin' No Sand
7. Grandma's Hands
8. Bridges Instead of Walls
9. I'm on Your Side
10. That's What Friends Are For
11. Heaven

BE ALTITUDE: RESPECT YOURSELF 1972 Stax

1. This World (Friedman/Shapiro)
2. Respect Yourself (Ingram/Rice)
3. Name the Missing Word (Banks/Crutcher/Jackson)
4. I'll Take You There (Isbell)
5. This Old Town (People in This Town)(Covay/Pickett/Stevenson)
6. We the People (Jones/Smith)
7. Are You Sure (Banks/Jackson)
8. Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ the (Staple)
9. I'm Just Another Soldier (Banks/Jackson)
10.Who (Barry/Bloom)

THE STAPLE SWINGERS 1971 Stax

1. This Is a Perfect World (Crutcher/Rice/Tate)
2. What's Your Thing (Rice)
3. You've Got to Earn It (Grant/Robinson)
4. You're Gonna Make Me Cry (Malone)
5. Little Boy (Tate/Whitsett)
6. How Do You Move a Mountain (Levy/March)
7. Almost (Mason/Thomas)
8. I'm a Lover (Bevel/Mabone)
9. Love Is Plentiful (Crutcher/Manuel)
10. Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom) (Bloom)
11. I Like the Things About You (Staples/Stubbs)
12. Give a Hand, Take a Hand (Gibb)

WE'LL GET OVER 1970 Stax

1. We'll Get Over (Banks/Crutcher/Jackson)
2. Give a Damn (Dorough/Scharf)
3. Everyday People (Stewart)
4. The End of Our Road (Penzabene/Strong/Whitfield)
5. Tend to Your Own Business (Staples)
6. Solon Bushi
7. The Challenge (Banks/Crutcher/Jackson)
8. God Bless the Children (Holiday)
9. Games People Play (South)
10. A Wednesday in Your Garden (Bachman)
11. The Gardner (Banks/Crutcher/Jackson)
12. When Will We Be Paid (Stewart)
13. Brand New Day [*] (Kooper)
14. Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas? [*] (Parker)