Sly and the Family Stone discography
A discography for the American band Sly and the Family Stone.
Epic Records releases
Albums
| Year | Album | US Top 200 | US R&B | UK Albums Chart[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A Whole New Thing | |||||
| 1968 | Dance to the Music | 142 | 11 | |||
| Life 1 | 195 | |||||
| 1969 | Stand! | 13 | 3 | |||
| 1970 | Greatest Hits | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1971 | There's a Riot Goin' On | 1 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 1973 | Fresh | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1974 | Small Talk | 15 | ||||
| 1975 | High on You ² | 45 | 11 | |||
| 1976 | Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back | 33 | ||||
Notes:
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Singles
All B-sides are also listed. Chart positions generally apply to the A-side only; if a B-side charted as well, its position is listed below the position of the A-side.
| Year | A-side / B-side | Album | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US Cashbox[2] | US R&B | UK Singles Chart[1] | |||
| 1967 | "Underdog"/ "Bad Risk" (The first promo pressings of the "Underdog" 45 have the track "Higher" as B-side) |
A Whole New Thing Dance to the Music |
– – |
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| "Dance to the Music"/ "Let Me Hear It from You" |
Dance to the Music A Whole New Thing |
8 | 8 – |
9 | 7 | |
| 1968 | "Dance a La Musique" 1/ "Small Fries" |
none | – – |
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| "Life" "M'Lady" |
Life | 93 93 |
65 90 |
– – |
37 32 | |
| "Everyday People"/ "Sing a Simple Song" |
Stand! | 1 89 |
1 – |
1 28 |
36 | |
| 1969 | "Stand!"/ "I Want to Take You Higher" |
22 60 |
23 67 |
14 24 |
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| "Hot Fun in the Summertime"/ "Fun" |
Greatest Hits Life |
2 – |
6 – |
3 | ||
| "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"²/ "Everybody Is a Star"*² |
Greatest Hits | 1 F |
1 40 |
1 – |
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| 1970 | "I Want to Take You Higher"³/ "Stand!" |
Stand! | 38 | 40 – |
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| 1971 | "Family Affair"/ "Luv 'N' Haight" |
There's a Riot Goin' On | 1 | 1 – |
1 | 15 |
| 1972 | "Runnin' Away"/ "Brave & Strong" |
23 | 11 – |
15 | 17 | |
| "(You Caught Me) Smilin'"/ "Luv 'N' Haight" |
42 | 25 – |
21 | |||
| 1973 | "If You Want Me to Stay"/ "Thankful N' Thoughtful"4 |
Fresh | 12 | 15 – |
3 | |
| "Frisky"/ "If It Were Left Up to Me" |
79 – |
65 – |
28 57 |
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| 1974 | "Time for Livin'"/ "Small Talk" |
Small Talk | 32 | 39 – |
10 | |
| "Loose Booty"/ "Can't Strain My Brain" |
84 | 90 – |
22 | |||
| 1975 | "I Get High on You"5/ "That's Lovin' You"5 |
High on You | 52 | 58 – |
3 | |
| "Le Lo Li"5/ "Who Do You Love"5 |
– – |
75 | ||||
| 1976 | "Crossword Puzzle"5/ "Greed"5 |
– – |
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| "Blessing in Disguise" (SS promo only) 5 | Heard You Missed Me, Well I'm Back | – – |
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| "Family Again"/ "Nothing Less Than Happiness" |
– – |
85 | ||||
Notes:
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Loadstone release
| Year | A-side / B-side | Album | US Hot 100 | US R&B | UK Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 (recorded in January 1967) | "I Ain't Got Nobody"/ "I Can't Turn You Loose" |
none |
Warner Bros. Records releases
Albums
| Year | Album | US Top 200 | US R&B | UK Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Back on the Right Track | 152 | 31 | |
| 1982 | Ain't But the One Way |
Singles
| Year | A-side / B-side | Album | US Hot 100 | US R&B | UK Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Remember Who You Are"/ "Sheer Energy" |
Back on the Right Track | 104 | 38 | |
| 1980 | "Who's to Say"/ "Same Thing" |
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| 1983 | "High Y'all"/ "Ha Ha He He" |
Ain't But the One Way |
Legacy Recordings releases
| Year | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Woodstock Experience | Live |
Compilations and other releases
- 1979: Ten Years Too Soon (Epic, disco remix album)
- 1981: Sly & the Family Stone Anthology (Epic)
- 1994: Precious Stone: Sly Stone in the Studio 1963–1965 (Ace)
- 1994: Rock and Roll (KRB Music/compilation of rare pre-Epic recordings, including "I Ain't Got Nobody")
- 2001: Who in the Funk Do You Think You Are: The Warner Bros. Recordings (Rhino Handmade collection compiles Back on the Right Track and Ain't But the One Way with five previously unissued recordings)
- 2001: Rare Grooves Classic World Productions (Nine Sylvester Stewart compositions, one with H. Banks; no other credits or particulars provided.)
- 2002: The Essential Sly & the Family Stone (Epic/Legacy, 2-CD)
- 2005: Different Strokes by Different Folks (Starbucks Music/remix and cover album by various artists, extended version issued in 2006 by Epic/Legacy)
- 2007: The Collection (Epic/Legacy, 7-CD box set compiles A Whole New Thing, Dance to the Music, Life, Stand!, There's a Riot Goin' On, Fresh, and Small Talk; omits single-only releases)
- 2010: Listen to the Voices: Sly Stone in the Studio 1965–1970 (Ace)
- 2011: The Best of Soul Train Live (Time Life album by various artists, includes a medley of "Dance to the Music" and "I Want to Take You Higher" from the band's June 29, 1974 appearance on Soul Train)[3][4]
- 2013: Higher! (Epic/Legacy, 4-CD box set including rare single mixes, demo and live versions, and 17 previously-unreleased tracks. An exclusive Amazon.com version added a fifth CD with six additional tracks; an 8-LP vinyl edition was also issued)
See also
- Sly Stone solo discography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 508. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 546.
- ↑ '"The Best of Soul Train Live at AllMusic
- ↑ The Best of Soul Train Live (booklet). Time Life. 2011.
- Edwin & Arno Konings www.slystonebook.com
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