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Written by: Luther Ingram, Mack Rice
Produced by: Al Bell
Released: Oct. '71 on Stax
Charts: 14 weeks
Top spot: No. 12

Stax singer Ingram, frustrated with the state of the world, told house songwriter Rice "black folk need to learn to respect themselves." Rice liked the comment so much that he built a funk groove around it, then gave the song to the Staples. "This is the song I've been waiting [for]," said producer Bell.

Appears on: Bealtitude: Respect Yourself (Stax)

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