"If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)" is a song by

the Staple Singers The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 – February 21 ...

. Released from their album '' Be What You Are'', the single spent three weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' magazine's

Hot Soul Singles The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...

chart in 1973. It peaked at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart. It became a

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. The arrangement, tempo, cadence, and melody reflect more constant uptempo than the group's 1972 number 1 hit "

I'll Take You There "I'll Take You There" is a song written by Al Bell (using his real name Alvertis Isbell), and originally performed by soul/gospel family band the Staple Singers. The Staple Singers version, produced by Bell, was released on Stax Records in Febru ...

Chart history

Other versions

* In 1985, British Jamaican singer

Ruby Turner Francella Ruby Turner MBE (born 22 June 1958) is a British Jamaican R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. In a music career spanning more than 30 years, Turner is best known for her album and single releases in Europe and North Americ ...

covered this song featuring South African singer-songwriter and guitarist

Jonathan Butler Jonathan Kenneth Butler (born 10 October 1961) is a South African singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is often classified as R&B, jazz fusion or worship music. Biography Born and raised in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa, during Ap ...

. Her version reached #30 in the UK, #29 in Ireland and number three in New Zealand. * In 1987, American Contemporary Christian singer

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covered this song for his fourth solo album ''Off the Page''.

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Lyrics at OldieLyrics
1973 singles The Staple Singers songs Songs written by Homer Banks Songs written by Raymond Jackson (songwriter) Stax Records singles 1973 songs Songs written by Carl Hampton {{1970s-single-stub