Anthology

~ Release by Sly & the Family Stone (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

(c) 1981 CBS Records Inc... Manufactured by Epic Records/CBS Records Inc... NY, NY.

Annotation last modified on 2011-07-22 13:54 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Dance to the Music
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 223)
recording of:
Dance to the Music
lyricist, writer and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4.153:00
2M'Lady
producer:
Sly Stone
recording of:
M’Lady
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
42:46
3Life
recording of:
Life
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
33:01
4Fun
recording of:
Fun
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
32:22
5Sing a Simple Song
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (in 1968)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (in 1968)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (in 1968)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (in 1968)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (in 1968)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (in 1968)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1968), Jerry Martini (in 1968), Freddie Stone (in 1968), Rose Stone (in 1968) and Sly Stone (in 1968)
recording of:
Sing a Simple Song (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
43:57
6Everyday People
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (in 1968)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (in 1968)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (in 1968)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (in 1968)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (in 1968)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (in 1968)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1968), Jerry Martini (in 1968), Freddie Stone (in 1968), Rose Stone (in 1968) and Sly Stone (in 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 109), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 145) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 293)
recording of:
Everyday People (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
4.152:22
7Stand!
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (on 1969-02-27)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (on 1969-02-27)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (on 1969-02-27)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (on 1969-02-27)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (on 1969-02-27)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (on 1969-02-27)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (on 1969-02-27)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (on 1969-02-27), Jerry Martini (on 1969-02-27), Freddie Stone (on 1969-02-27), Rose Stone (on 1969-02-27) and Sly Stone (on 1969-02-27)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 241)
recording of:
Stand! (on 1969-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
3.53:07
8I Want to Take You Higher
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (in 1969)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (in 1969)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (in 1969)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (in 1969)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (in 1969)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (in 1969)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1969), Jerry Martini (in 1969), Freddie Stone (in 1969), Rose Stone (in 1969) and Sly Stone (in 1969)
recording of:
I Want to Take You Higher (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Daly City Music and Mijac Music
is based on:
Higher
45:24
9Don't You Call Me Nigger, Whitey
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (in 1969)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (in 1969)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (in 1969)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (in 1969)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (in 1969)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (in 1969)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1969), Jerry Martini (in 1969), Freddie Stone (in 1969), Rose Stone (in 1969) and Sly Stone (in 1969)
recording of:
Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
4.55:58
10You Can Make It If You Try
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico
guitar:
Freddie Stone
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone
keyboard:
Rose Stone
saxophone:
Jerry Martini
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer), Jerry Martini, Freddie Stone, Rose Stone and Sly Stone
recording of:
You Can Make It If You Try (on 1968-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
3.653:38
11Hot Fun in the Summertime
bass guitar:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Greg Errico (in 1969)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (in 1969)
piano:
Sly Stone (in 1969)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (in 1969)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (in 1969)
vocals:
Larry Graham (US bassist & singer) (in 1969), Freddie Stone (in 1969), Rose Stone (in 1969) and Sly Stone (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 247)
recording of:
Hot Fun in the Summertime (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3.652:37
12Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 402)
recording of:
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
4.654:48
13Everybody Is a Star
recording of:
Everybody Is a Star
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
33:01
14Family Affair
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 57) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 138)
recording of:
Family Affair
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
4.353:04
15Runnin' Away
recording of:
Runnin’ Away
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
3.52:54
16(You Caught Me) Smilin'
recording of:
(You Caught Me) Smilin’
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
32:53
17Thank You for Talkin' to Me Africa
recording of:
Thank You for Talkin’ to Me Africa
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
arrangement of:
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
37:13
18Babies Makin' Babies
recording of:
Babies Makin’ Babies
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
33:37
19If You Want Me to Stay
recording of:
If You Want Me to Stay
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
42:58
20Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
producer:
Sly Stone (task: original recording)
cover recording of:
Que será, será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Jay Livingston Music Inc., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), St. Angelo Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
part of:
The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1956 winner)
2.55:21