STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE - GREATEST HITS

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 74th Birthday of bassist and founding member of both Sly And The Family Stone and Graham Central Station, Larry Graham. Happy Birthday Larry ! To get the party started, we find ourselves spinning Greatest Hits, by Sly And The Family Stone. The LP was released  November 21, 1970 on the Epic label and produced Sly Stone. It reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the R&B albums chart. It has been certified Quintuple Platinum in the US. The record collects all the singles and charting B-sides from  Dance to the Music (1968), Life (1968), and Stand! (1969), even though sometimes the versions presented here, are not the single or album versions. "Hot Fun In The Summertime" (#3 R&B, #2 Hot 100) and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (#1 R&B, Hot 100) were re-released as singles.

"I Want to Take You Higher" – 5:22 

"Everybody Is a Star" – 3:00

"Stand!" – 3:08 

"Life" – 2:58 

"Fun" – 2:20 

"You Can Make It If You Try" – 3:39 

Side two

"Dance to the Music" – 2:58 

"Everyday People" – 2:20 

"Hot Fun in the Summertime" – 2:37

"M'Lady" – 2:44 

"Sing a Simple Song" – 3:55 

"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" – 4:47

Sly Stone - vocals, organ, guitar, piano, harmonica, and more

Freddie Stone - vocals, guitar
Larry Graham - vocals, bass guitar

Rose Stone - vocals, piano, keyboards
Cynthia Robinson - trumpet, vocal ad-libs
Jerry Martini - saxophone

Greg Errico - drums
Little Sister (Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton) - background vocals