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Candi Staton - In The Ghetto - The Funkadoobian
Candi Staton - In The Ghetto - The Funkadoobian
Candi Staton - In The Ghetto - The Funkadoobian

Candi Staton - In The Ghetto

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Product Details
  • Artist Candi Staton
  • Title In The Ghetto
  • Label United Artists Records
  • Catalogue No 5C 006-93686
  • Format 7''
  • Genre Funk Soul
  • Media Condition Very Good Plus (VG+)
  • Sleeve Condition Very Good Plus (VG+)
Description

Year Released: 1972
Genre: Southern Soul / Gospel Soul

Description:
Candi Staton’s version of “In The Ghetto”, released on Fame Records in 1972, reimagines the Mac Davis-penned song (made famous by Elvis Presley) through a gospel-soul lens. Backed by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Staton transforms the social lament into a stirring, church-inflected plea for compassion and change.

Her delivery is equal parts sorrowful and powerful — marked by the fiery conviction that became her trademark. The rhythm arrangement maintains a subtle funk undercurrent, balancing pain with groove. Over time, this rendition has become one of the most emotionally charged reinterpretations of the track, cementing Staton’s status as one of soul’s most expressive vocalists.