STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE - FRESH

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 68th Birthday of Louisiana born bassist, Rustee Allen. He his best known for his work with the funk band, Sly And The Family Stone, replacing original bassist Larry Graham, after he left to form Graham Central Station. We'd be remiss if we failed to mention, that in addition to Rustee's Birthday, Sunday is Sly Stone's 77th Birthday, so with these two in mind we spotlight their 6th studio recording, Fresh. Fresh was released June 30, 1973 on Epic Records and produced by Sly Stone. It peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the R&B charts. The single, "If You Want Me to Stay" reached #12 on the Hot 100, and "Frisky" reached #79.

"In Time" – 5:48
"If You Want Me to Stay" – 3:01
"Let Me Have It All" – 2:56
"Frisky – 3:12
"Thankful N' Thoughtful" – 4:41

Side two

"Skin I'm In" – 2:55
"I Don't Know (Satisfaction)" – 3:51
"Keep on Dancin'" – 2:23
"Qué Será, Será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" – 5:23
"If It Were Left Up to Me" – 1:56
"Babies Makin' Babies" – 3:38

Sly Stone – vocals, organ, guitar, bass guitar, piano, harmonica, and more
Freddie Stone – vocals, guitar
Rose Stone – vocals, piano, keyboard
Cynthia Robinson – trumpet
Jerry Martini – saxophone
Pat Rizzo – saxophone

Rusty Allen – bass guitar on "In Time", "Let Me Have it All", and "Keep on Dancin'"

Larry Graham – bass guitar on "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" and "If It Were Left Up to Me" 

Andy Newmark – drums
Little Sister (Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton) – vocals