Fresh (Sly and the Family Stone album)

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Fresh
Studio album by Sly & the Family Stone
Released	June 30, 1973
Recorded	1972 - 1973
Genre	Funk/Soul
Length	39:18
Label	Epic KE 32134
Producer(s)	Sly Stone
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link ‎ Robert Christgau (A) link
Sly & the Family Stone chronology
There's a Riot Goin' On (1971)	Fresh (1973)	Small Talk (1974)

Fresh was the sixth album by Sly & the Family Stone, released by Epic/CBS Records in 1973. Although it is more upbeat than its predecessor, the landmark LP There's a Riot Goin' On, Fresh still retains much of its dark, funky feel. In fact, one could say that whereas the blues informed There's A Riot Goin' On, jazz informed Fresh. The album's biggest hit was "If You Want Me to Stay"; other notable tracks include "Frisky" and "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be),", a cover of Doris Day's Academy Award-winning song from Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much, sung here by Rose Stone. The cover photo is by Richard Avedon.

The album is considered as the last "big" album by Sly Stone and is regarded among the most essential funk albums. Miles Davis was especially impressed by the sound of the album. He played the opening track, "In Time", for his own band and told them that they should adapt a similar sound.

George Clinton, who has said this album to be one his favorites, later convinced the Red Hot Chili Peppers to cover "If You Want Me to Stay" on their sophomore effort, the Clinton-produced Freaky Styley.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 186 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 1.3 CD bonus tracks 2 Personnel 3 Samples

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Sylvester Stewart, and produced and arranged by Sly Stone for Fresh Productions, unless otherwise indicated.

[edit] Side one

1. "In Time"
2. "If You Want Me to Stay"
3. "Let Me Have It All"
4. "Frisky
5. "Thankful N' Thoughtful"
6. "Skin I'm In"

[edit] Side two

1. "I Don't Know (Satisfaction)"
2. "Keep on Dancin'"
3. "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston)
4. "If It Were Left Up To Me"
5. "Babies Makin' Babies"

[edit] CD bonus tracks

Added for 2007 limited edition compact disc reissue (all alternate mixes):

• "Let Me Have It All"
• "Frisky"
• "Skin I'm In"
• "Keep On Dancin'"
• "Babies Makin' Babies"

[edit] Personnel

• Sly Stone: vocals, organ, guitar, bass guitar, piano, harmonica, and more
• Freddie Stone: vocals, guitar
• Rose Stone: vocals, piano, keyboard
• Cynthia Robinson: trumpet
• Jerry Martini: saxophone
• Pat Rizzo: saxophone
• Rusty Allen: bass guitar on "In Time", "Let Me Have it All", and "Keep On Dancin'"
• Larry Graham: bass guitar on "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" and "If It Were Left Up To Me" (uncredited)
• Andy Newmark: drums
• Little Sister (Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton): vocals

[edit] Samples