The Five Stairsteps was a Chicago R&B vocal group.
The five member singing sensation was made up of siblings:
Clarence Jr. (lead singer), James, Dennis, Alohe and Kenneth.
Their father, Clarence Sr., a detective for the Chicago Police Department-
managed the group, backed the group on bass guitar and
co-wrote songs with son Clarence Jr.
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(image from amazon.com):
Band members, Five Stairsteps
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During their successful music career,
the group was hailed as the “First Family of Soul”.
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Ooh Child
written by Stan Vincent and released in 1970
was the group’s chart busting hit:
number 14 on the R&B ratings and number 8 on Billboard Hot 100.
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It’s a song for hope
It’s a song for unity.
It’s a song for change, for the better.
It’s a song for reflection.
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Ooh Child (1970)
Written by Stan Vincent
Recorded by Five Stairsteps
Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get brighter
Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get brighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll get it together and we’ll get it all done
Some day
When your head is much lighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter
Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna be easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get be brighter
Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna be easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get be brighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll get it together and we’ll get it all done
Some day
When your head is much lighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll get it together and we’ll get it all done
Some day
When your head is much lighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter
Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get brighter
Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get brighter
Right now, right now
(You just wait and see how things are gonna be)
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Five Stairsteps
Soul Train appearance
27 November 1971
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