Homer Banks’ demo version of The Staple Singers' 1973 hit “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)” is out now! Banks wrote the track with fellow @Staxrecords songwriters Raymond Jackson and Carl Hampton. The Staple Singers then recorded it for their album BE WHAT YOU ARE, and it eventually reached the top of the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and no. 9 on the Hot 100.
The track is one of three songs available now from the forthcoming WRITTEN IN THEIR SOUL: THE STAX SONGWRITER DEMOS collection, which features 146 recordings from the Stax vaults and is out in full on June 23. Watch the new video for “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)” below, and pre-order/pre-save the collection at staxrecords.com!
The Staple Singers
Homer Banks’ demo version of The Staple Singers' 1973 hit “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)” is out now! Banks wrote the track with fellow @Staxrecords songwriters Raymond Jackson and Carl Hampton. The Staple Singers then recorded it for their album BE WHAT YOU ARE, and it eventually reached the top of the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and no. 9 on the Hot 100.
The track is one of three songs available now from the forthcoming WRITTEN IN THEIR SOUL: THE STAX SONGWRITER DEMOS collection, which features 146 recordings from the Stax vaults and is out in full on June 23. Watch the new video for “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)” below, and pre-order/pre-save the collection at staxrecords.com!
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