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- Date Released: August 28, 2007
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop
- Label: Epic/Legacy
- Copyright: Originally recorded 1967, 1968, 1969. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. (P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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Released in 1970 during the stopgap between Stand! and There's a Riot Goin' On, Greatest Hits inadvertently arrived at precisely the right moment, summarizing Sly & the Family Stone's joyous hit-making run on the pop and R&B charts. Technically, only four songs here reached the Top Ten, with only two others hitting the Top 40, but judging this solely on charts is misleading, since this is simply a peerless singles collection. This summarizes their first four albums perfectly (almost all of Stand! outside of the two jams and "Somebody's Watching You" is here), adding the non-LP singles "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)," and "Everybody Is a Star," possibly the loveliest thing they ever recorded. But, this isn't merely a summary (and, if it was just that, Anthology, the early-'80s comp that covers Riot and Fresh would be stronger than this), it's one of the greatest party records of all time. Music is rarely as vivacious, vigorous, and vibrant as this, and captured on one album, the spirit, sound, and songs of Sly & the Family Stone are all the more stunning. Greatest hits don't come better than this -- in fact, music rarely does.
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I Want To Take You Higher |
5:23 |
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| 02. | |
Everybody Is A Star |
3:04 |
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| 03. | |
Stand! |
3:08 |
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| 04. | |
Life |
3:00 |
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| 05. | |
Fun |
2:22 |
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| 06. | |
You Can Make It If You Try |
3:39 |
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| 07. | |
Dance To The Music |
2:59 |
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| 08. | |
Everyday People |
2:22 |
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| 09. | |
Hot Fun In The Summertime |
2:38 |
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| 10. | |
M'Lady |
2:46 |
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| 11. | |
Sing A Simple Song |
3:56 |
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| 12. | |
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) |
4:48 |
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12 Total Tracks, 40:05 Total Length
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Credits
- Larry Graham - Bass // Steven Berkowitz - A&R // Morgan Ames - Liner Notes // Greg Errico - Drums // Jerry Goldstein - Executive Producer // Cynthia Robinson - Trumpet // Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart - Guitar // Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart - Keyboards // Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart - Vocals // Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart - Producer // Freddie Stone - Guitar // Freddie Stone - Vocals // Bob Irwin - Reissue Producer // Vic Anesini - Mastering // Teresa Alfieri - Design // Sandy Speiser - Photography // Bob Gruen - Photography // Murray Neitlich - Photography // Rob Carter - Art Direction // Rob Carter - Design // Glenn Stone - Executive Producer // Yoram Kahana - Photography // Stephen Paley - Photography // Lisa Buckler - Project Director
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