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Avg: 4.5 (36 ratings)
- Date Released: March 11, 2002
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: Epic/Legacy
- Copyright: Originally Released 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, (P) 1973, 1974, 1975, 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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The Essential Sly & the Family Stone does what a double-CD best-of/career overview should do: it packs a lot of career highlights into a two-disc set for listeners who want more than the basic greatest hits, but don't want every last album. Of course, all of those greatest hits are here, including a few from 1970 that didn't make it onto album releases at the time. As you'd expect, the fattest slice comes from Sly & the Family Stone's late-'60s/early-'70s peak: in fact, most of the tracks from the Stand! and There's a Riot Goin' On albums are here. The fun extras come in the not-too-well-known tracks from pre-Stand! albums and Fresh (which is actually amply represented, with six cuts). This doesn't quite deserve the highest rating, as the post-There's a Riot Goin' On material doesn't keep up the momentum of the rest of the set. Small Talk and Sly Stone's 1975 solo effort, High on You, are wisely lightly plucked, though at least the hits from those albums are the three cuts selected. This deserves better annotation than the cursory liner notes, but otherwise it's an excellent summary of a major rock and soul band.
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| 01. |  |
Underdog |
3:58 |
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| 02. | |
I Cannot Make It |
3:19 |
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| 03. | |
Dance To The Music |
2:59 |
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| 04. | |
Are You Ready? |
2:49 |
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| 05. | |
Fun |
2:22 |
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| 06. | |
M'Lady |
2:45 |
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| 07. | |
Life |
3:00 |
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| 08. | |
Love City |
2:43 |
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Stand! |
3:08 |
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| 10. | |
Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey |
5:59 |
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| 11. | |
I Want To Take You Higher |
5:23 |
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| 12. | |
Somebody's Watching You |
3:20 |
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| 13. | |
Sing A Simple Song |
3:56 |
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Everyday People |
2:22 |
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You Can Make It If You Try |
3:38 |
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| 16. | |
Hot Fun In The Summertime |
2:37 |
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| 17. | |
Everybody Is A Star |
3:00 |
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| 18. | |
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) |
4:47 |
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18 Total Tracks, 62:05 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Family Affair |
3:05 |
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| 02. | |
Luv N' Haight |
4:01 |
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| 03. | |
Poet |
3:01 |
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| 04. | |
(You Caught Me) Smilin' |
2:53 |
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| 05. | |
Runnin' Away |
2:56 |
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Brave & Strong |
3:30 |
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| 07. | |
Just Like A Baby |
5:12 |
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| 08. | |
Thank You For Talkin' To Me, Africa |
7:15 |
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| 09. | |
In Time |
5:47 |
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| 10. | |
If You Want Me To Stay |
3:00 |
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| 11. | |
Frisky |
3:11 |
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| 12. | |
Skin I'm In |
2:54 |
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| 13. | |
Babies Makin' Babies |
3:38 |
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| 14. | |
If It Were Left Up To Me |
1:58 |
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| 15. | |
Time For Livin' |
3:15 |
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| 16. | |
Loose Booty |
3:46 |
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| 17. | |
I Get High On You |
3:14 |
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17 Total Tracks, 62:36 Total Length
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Credits
- Sly & the Family Stone - Main Performer // Larry Graham - Bass // Steven Berkowitz - A&R // Rusty Allen - Bass // Greg Errico - Drums // Jerry Goldstein - Executive Producer // Jerry Goldstein - Compilation Producer // Jerry Martini - Saxophone // Andy Newmark - Drums // Cynthia Robinson - Trumpet // Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart - Guitar // Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart - Keyboards // Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart - Vocals // Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart - Original Recording Producer // Freddie Stone - Guitar // Freddie Stone - Vocals // Rose Stone - Keyboards // Bob Irwin - Compilation Producer // David Redfern - Photography // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // Vic Anesini - Mastering // Fred Lombardi - Photography // Fred Lombardi - Sleeve Design // Patti Matheny - Artist Coordination // Kyle Wofford - Artist Coordination // Glenn Stone - Executive Producer // Darren Salmieri - Artist Coordination // Abe Vélez - Packaging Manager // Lisa Buckler - Project Director
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