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"Everyday People" is a 1968 song composed by Sly Stone and first recorded by his band, Sly and the Family Stone. It was the first single by the band to go to number one on the Soul singles chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. [ 4 ]
In 2004, on their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list, Rolling Stone included "Family Affair" at number 138, "Everyday People" at number 145, "Dance to the Music" at number 223, "Stand!" at number 241, "Hot Fun in the Summertime" at number 247, and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" at number 402.
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.
2. “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone. Release Year: 1969 Genre: R&B/Soul You just can’t help but smile when listening to this peppy soul classic with a positive message about ...
"Sing a Simple Song" is a 1968 song by the soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone, the B-side to their #1 hit "Everyday People". The song is sung in turn by Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, Rose Stone, and Larry Graham, with shouted spoken word sections by Cynthia Robinson. As with nearly all of Sly and the Family Stone's songs, Sylvester "Sly Stone ...
I Want to Take You Higher: The Life and Times of Sly & the Family Stone. New York, New York: Hal Leonard/Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-934-3. Lewis, Miles Marshall (2006). There's a Riot Goin' On. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8264-1744-2. Selvin, Joel (1998). For the Record: Sly and the Family Stone: An Oral History. New ...
"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] Billboard ranked the record as the No. 19 song ...
The song uses the chorus and basic structure of Sly & the Family Stone's 1969 hit "Everyday People", with new verses written by lead singer Speech.He also sings the lead, with additional lyrics sung by Dionne Farris, who is not an official member of the group.