<P> Included on the group 's 1972 album Be Altitude : Respect Yourself , `` I 'll Take You There '' features lead singer Mavis Staples inviting her listeners to seek heaven . The song is `` almost completely a call - and - response chorus '' , ( 1 ) with the introduction being lifted from `` The Liquidator '' , a 1969 reggae hit by the Harry J Allstars . In fact , the entire song , written in the key of C , contains but two chords , C and F. A large portion of the song is set aside for Mavis ' sisters Cleotha and Yvonne and their father `` Pops '' to seemingly perform solos on their respective instruments . In actuality , these solos ( and all music in the song ) were recorded by the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section . When Mavis Staples says `` Daddy , now , Daddy , Daddy '' ( referring to `` Pop 's '' guitar solo ) , it is actually Eddie Hinton who performs the solo on record . Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section bass player David Hood performs the song 's famed bass line . Terry Manning added harmonica and lead electric guitar . Roger Hawkins played drums , Barry Beckett was on electric piano , and Jimmy Johnson and Raymond Banks contributed guitar parts . The horn and string parts were arranged by Detroit arranger Johnny Allen . The horns and strings were recorded at Artie Fields Recording Studios in Detroit Michigan . </P>
<P> Included on the group 's 1972 album Be Altitude : Respect Yourself , `` I 'll Take You There '' features lead singer Mavis Staples inviting her listeners to seek heaven . The song is `` almost completely a call - and - response chorus '' , ( 1 ) with the introduction being lifted from `` The Liquidator '' , a 1969 reggae hit by the Harry J Allstars . In fact , the entire song , written in the key of C , contains but two chords , C and F. A large portion of the song is set aside for Mavis ' sisters Cleotha and Yvonne and their father `` Pops '' to seemingly perform solos on their respective instruments . In actuality , these solos ( and all music in the song ) were recorded by the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section . When Mavis Staples says `` Daddy , now , Daddy , Daddy '' ( referring to `` Pop 's '' guitar solo ) , it is actually Eddie Hinton who performs the solo on record . Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section bass player David Hood performs the song 's famed bass line . Terry Manning added harmonica and lead electric guitar . Roger Hawkins played drums , Barry Beckett was on electric piano , and Jimmy Johnson and Raymond Banks contributed guitar parts . The horn and string parts were arranged by Detroit arranger Johnny Allen . The horns and strings were recorded at Artie Fields Recording Studios in Detroit Michigan . </P>
who played bass on i 'll take you there
who played bass on i 'll take you there
David Hood
David Hood