Sly & The Family Stone – Greatest Hits (Vinyl)
When it was released in 1970, there was nothing to indicate that Sly & The Family Stone's Greatest Hits was an instant classic.
At the time, the normally prolific Sly Stone was holed up in the studio, laboring over what would become There’s a Riot Goin’ On, and the label was getting nervous. So they cobbled together a greatest hits disc from the four albums Stone had recorded so far (as well as some b-sides), and rushed it to the stores so listeners wouldn’t lose interest.
Never conceived as anything more than a stalling tactic, Greatest Hits doesn’t even bother to adopt a chronological presentation to illustrate the group’s growth into a soul/rock/psychedelia powerhouse.
Maybe that slapped-together feel is part of what makes Greatest Hits work so well, as if it was put together with the same freewheeling spirit that characterized the band.
As it turned out, Greatest Hits would become not only an excellent, high-spirited party disc, but it would also serve as the perfect headstone for the optimism that defined the early part of Stone’s career.
Tracklist:
A1 I Want To Take You Higher 5:22
A2 Everybody Is A Star 3:00
A3 Stand! 3:08
A4 Life 2:58
A5 Fun 2:20
A6 You Can Make It If You Try 3:39
B1 Dance To The Music 2:58
B2 Everyday People 2:20
B3 Hot Fun In The Summertime 2:37
B4 M'Lady 2:44
B5 Sing A Simple Song 4:47
B6 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) 3:55
When it was released in 1970, there was nothing to indicate that Sly & The Family Stone's Greatest Hits was an instant classic.
At the time, the normally prolific Sly Stone was holed up in the studio, laboring over what would become There’s a Riot Goin’ On, and the label was getting nervous. So they cobbled together a greatest hits disc from the four albums Stone had recorded so far (as well as some b-sides), and rushed it to the stores so listeners wouldn’t lose interest.
Never conceived as anything more than a stalling tactic, Greatest Hits doesn’t even bother to adopt a chronological presentation to illustrate the group’s growth into a soul/rock/psychedelia powerhouse.
Maybe that slapped-together feel is part of what makes Greatest Hits work so well, as if it was put together with the same freewheeling spirit that characterized the band.
As it turned out, Greatest Hits would become not only an excellent, high-spirited party disc, but it would also serve as the perfect headstone for the optimism that defined the early part of Stone’s career.
Tracklist:
A1 I Want To Take You Higher 5:22
A2 Everybody Is A Star 3:00
A3 Stand! 3:08
A4 Life 2:58
A5 Fun 2:20
A6 You Can Make It If You Try 3:39
B1 Dance To The Music 2:58
B2 Everyday People 2:20
B3 Hot Fun In The Summertime 2:37
B4 M'Lady 2:44
B5 Sing A Simple Song 4:47
B6 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) 3:55
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