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Sly And The Family Stone – Stand!

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Sly & the Family Stone was an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and containing several of his family members and friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have an integrated lineup in both race and gender.

In late 1968, Sly & the Family Stone released the single “Everyday People,” which became the band’s first number-one hit. “Everyday People” was a protest against prejudices of all kinds, and popularized the catch phrase “different strokes for different folks.” With its b-side “Sing a Simple Song”, it served as the lead single for the band’s fourth album, Stand!, which was released on May 3, 1969. The Stand! album eventually sold more than three million copies; its title track peaked at number 22 in the U.S. Stand! is considered one of the artistic high points of the band’s career; it contained the above three tracks as well as the songs “I Want to Take You Higher”, which also appeared on the b-side of the “Stand!” single, “Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey”, “Sex Machine”, and “You Can Make It If You Try”.

The success of Stand! secured Sly & the Family Stone a performance slot at the landmark Woodstock Music and Art Festival. The band performed their set during the early-morning hours of August 17 1969; their performance was said to be one of the best shows of the festival. A new non-album single, “Hot Fun in the Summertime”/”Fun,” was released the same month and went to number two on the U.S. pop charts (peaking in October, after the summer of 1969 had already ended).In 1970, following the release of the Woodstock film documentary, the single of “Stand!” and “I Want to Take You Higher” was reissued with the latter song now the a-side; it reached the Top 40.

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Artist

Sly And The Family Stone

Catno

LP 5146

Year

2007

Country

US

Product Type

New Vinyl / Reissues

Format

12 INCH

Sleeve Condition

NEW