Greatest Hits (1970) [Vinyl]

Includes liner notes by Morgan Ames. This album was released in 1970. It was Sly & The Family Stone's fifth album, and the first to feature "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"/"Everybody Is A Star", which was a #1 single. After James Brown, Sly Stone led the most influential funk band of his generation. As anthology albums go, this one is practically an embarrassment of riches, showcasing as it does some of the most innovative music of '60s. Granted, Sly had other hits after this best-of was cobbled together by a record company anxious about his slow progress in the studio, but what's here is, as they say, choice. The impact these songs had on '70s funk (and beyond - just ask Prince) is all but incalculable, but Sly's musical vision was far more all encompassing than that might suggest. A song like "Everyday People" could be danceable, magisterially beautiful, and lyrically uplifting all at the same time (and, it should be added, eternally fresh-sounding).

Tracks

- Disc 1 -
1 I Want to Take You Higher (Album Version) 5:21
2 Everybody Is a Star (Single Master) 3:00
3 Stand! (Album Version) 3:08
4 Life (Album Version) 3:01
5 Fun (Album Version) 2:23
6 You Can Make It If You Try (Album Version) 3:39
- Disc 2 -
1 Dance to the Music 2:58
2 Everyday People 2:20
3 Hot Fun in the Summertime (Single Master) 2:37
4 M'lady (Album Version) 2:46
5 Sing a Simple Song (Album Version) 3:56
6 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Single Version) 4:47