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"Family Affair" is a 1971 number-one hit single recorded by Sly and the Family Stone for the Epic Records label. Their first new material since the double A-sided single "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"/ "Everybody Is a Star" nearly two years prior, "Family Affair" became the third and final number-one pop single for the band.
No other text or titles appear on the cover, although Epic executives added a "Featuring the Hit Single 'Family Affair'" sticker to the LP for commercial viability and identification purposes. Family Stone A&R director Steve Paley took the photograph. [8] Three of the custom flags were created: one for Sly, one for Epic Records, and one for ...
In 1971, Sly and the Family Stone returned with a new single, "Family Affair", which became a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. "Family Affair" was the lead single from the band's long-awaited There's a Riot Goin' On.
“Family Affair” by Sly and the Family Stone. ... Another chart-topper from the funk and r&b kings of Sly and the Family Stone—the lyrics of this one touch on unconditional love, sibling ...
"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" is a 1969 song recorded by Sly and the Family Stone. The song, released as a double A-side single with "Everybody Is a Star", reached number one on the soul single charts for five weeks, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. [3]
The Opus Joins the Fray of Sly and the Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin On Ben Kaye. Exploring the dynamic story behind one of the most dynamic funk albums ever made. The Opus Joins the Fray ...
Stand! begins with the title track on which Sly sings lead, a mid-tempo number launching into a gospel break for its final forty-nine seconds. [16] Most of the Family Stone was unavailable for the session at which this coda was recorded: Sly, drummer Gregg Errico and horn players Cynthia Robinson and Jerry Martini were augmented by session players instead.
Sly and the Family Stone was one of the major inspirations behind "Keep It Together", which was even compared to the band's own song, "Family Affair". Mark C. Taylor, author of Nots: Religion and Postmodernism , felt that "Keep It Together" was a "striking instance of her repeated invocation of family values".