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The album was released in the midst of an eighteen-month stretch from late 1969 to late 1971, during which Sly & the Family Stone released no new material, Greatest Hits was designed by Epic Records to appease consumer demand and keep the band's name and music in the public's eye. Greatest Hits peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200, and was the ...
Music critic Joel Selvin wrote, "there are two types of black music: black music before Sly Stone, and black music after Sly Stone". [8] In 2010, they were ranked 43rd in Rolling Stone ' s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, [9] and three of their albums are included on the most recent version of Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications; US [1]US R&B HH [2]CAN JPN [4]Greatest Hits: Released: November 1970; Label: Epic; 2 1 10 164 RIAA: 5× Platinum; Ten Years Too Soon
Sly Stone's new memoir, 'Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),' rolls through the very-highs and very-lows of the pioneering funk musician's life.
Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s.
CBS Records executive Clive Davis prevailed upon band leader Sly Stone to create a more commercial album; the result was the album Dance to the Music. Unlike later Sly and the Family Stone albums, A Whole New Thing was recorded live in the studio instead of being overdubbed and featured less of a pop feel than later releases such as Dance to ...
Missy Elliott's greatest hits medley at the 2019 MTV VMAs featured a familiar face that you may not have noticed. The rap legend was honored with the Video Vanguard Award at the show, which gave ...
Epic released Sly from his recording contract in 1977, and released a remix album Ten Years Too Soon, in 1979. Ten Years Too Soon took several Sly & the Family Stone hits (among them " Dance to the Music ", " Stand! ", and " Everyday People ") and had them reimagined as disco songs.