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May 2, 2020 · 63 10 - sly and the family stone - runnin' away 02:56. 64 11 - sly and the family stone - thank you for talkin' to me africa 07:13. 65 01 - In Time 05:51. 66 02 - If You Want Me to Stay 02:59. 67 03 - Let Me Have it All 02:57. 68 04 - Frisky 03:14. 69 05 - Thankful N Thoughtful 04:42. 70 06 - Skin I'm In 02:55.
- The Beau Brummels, “Laugh, Laugh” (1965) Sly Stone's first taste of national notoriety began at the tender age of 19 when he produced the moody pop single, "Laugh, Laugh," for the San Mateo folk-rock band the Beau Brummels.
- “Rock Dirge” (circa 1965) During Stone's brief stint at Autumn Records, he made use of their studios to mess around with his own compositions, including this funky, chattering instrumental, likely concocted in 1965.
- “I Ain’t Got Nobody” (1967) Using proceeds earned from Autumn, Stone set himself and his family up in Daly City, just outside of San Francisco. This is where the Family Stone band began to cohere in the mid 1960s and their first official release came on this single for the local Loadstone label.
- “Underdog” (1967) As the first single and first song on the group's first album, A Whole New Thing, "Underdog" introduced Sly and the Family Stone in as raucous a way possible.
Sly and the Family Stone was an American band from San Francisco, active from 1966 to 1983 and led by singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone.
Sly and the Family Stone was an American funk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1966 and active until 1983. They are considered to be pivotal in the development of funk, soul, R&B, rock, and psychedelic music.
- Fun
- Everybody Is A Star
- If You Want Me to Stay
- Stand
- Dance to The Music
- Family Affair
- Hot Fun in The Summertime
- Thank You
- Everyday People
- I Want to Take You Higher
We open up our top 10 Sly And The Family Stone songs list with the great party style song “Fun.” The song was released on the group’s third album entitled Life. The record was released in 1968. The Life album was not a big commercial success, yet it remains one of of their most interesting even though it has hovered under the radar all these years....
The great Sly And The Family Stone song “Everybody Is A Star,” was released on the band’s Greatest Hits album in 1972. The song was also issued as the B side to the single “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” which was also released on the Greatest Hitsalbum. Since the song “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” hit number 0ne on the Bill...
As we continue this top 10 Sly And The Family Stones songs list, we present the group’s last big hit of their career. The song “If You Want Me To Stay,” was released on the 1973 album entitled Fresh. The song hit number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. Musicians on the track included Sly Stone on vocals, guitar, keyboards, Rustee Allen on bass, Andy Ne...
The great majestic style r&b song entitled “Stand,” was released as the title track to the great Stand album. The record was released in 1969. “Stand,” was issued as a single also in 1969. It had great commercial success as it reached the number thirteen spot on the Billboard Hot 100 during the Spring of 1969. The song has been covered by a wide ra...
Many would argue “Dance To The Music,” was the bands biggest hit. Their right and wrong. Dance To The Music was a massive hit song by Sly And The Family Stone. It wasn’t a number one, but what was most important about the song was that fact that it was the single that introduced the world to Sly and The Family Stone. It was the band’s first top 10 ...
This was a big one. Sly And The Family Stone’s classic song “Family Affair,” was released in 1971. It was issued on the album There’s a Riot Goin’ On. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed in that spot for almost a month. The song also featured the great Billy Preston on keyboards playing a significant role in the song’s succe...
As we enter the second half of this top 10 Sly And The Family Stone songs list we turn to one of our all time favorite Sly and the Family Stone songs. The great track “Hot Fun In The Summertime,” will always be remembered as one of those great late 1960s summertime songs. The song was released during the summer of 1969 just after Sly And The Family...
Bassist Larry Graham really shined on this classic Sly And The Family Stone song. Easily one of the top 10 groove songs of all time. This was another one of the great new songs that was released on the greatest hits album in 1970. Imagine putting out a greatest hits album and placing some new songs on the album that go straight to number one. Its a...
This legendary group released so many great songs over a very short period of time. Some of them would become ingrained in society so deeply that the song would almost become bigger than the band. “Everyday People,” is one such type of song. A great universal song calling for peace, it stands as one of the great classic rock peace songs of the 1960...
We close out our Top 10 Sly And The Family Stone Songs list with what we believe was their greatest recording. The song “I Want To Take You Higher,” was released on the album Stand. The song was never released as a single but was issues as the b side to the single “Stand.” We placed “I Want To Take You Higher,” in the number one spot because we bel...
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Sly and the Family Stone was originally written by Sly Stone. He is a musician, songwriter, and producer who rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s with his bands Sly and the Family Stone and The Grammy-Award winning group called Undisputed Truth.
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