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Sly & The Family Stone |
Gotta Start Somewhere...
Sly
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I Just Learned To Swim / Scat Swim Stewart (2:22) / Stewart (2:24) Autumn 3, 8/64 |
Sly
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Buttermilk, Part 1 / Buttermilk, Part 2 Stewart (2:10) / Stewart (1:50) Autumn 14, 8/65 |
Sly
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Temptation Walk, Part 1 / Temptation Walk, Part 2 Stewart (2:25) / Stewart (2:05) Autumn 26, 11/65 |
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Underdog / Bad Risk Stewart (3:57) / Stewart (3:03) Epic 10229, 9/67 |
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A Whole New Thing |
Epic BN-26324 | |
10/67 [UK: N/R] | |
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Underdog | Stewart | 3:59 |
If This Room Could Talk | Stewart | 3:00 |
Run Run Run | Stewart | 3:14 |
Turn Me Loose | Stewart | 1:52 |
Let Me Hear It From You | Stewart | 3:35 |
Advice | Stewart | 2:22 |
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I Cannot Make It | Stewart | 3:20 |
Trip To Your Heart | Stewart | 3:43 |
I Hate To Love Her | Stewart | 3:30 |
Bad Risk | Stewart | 3:04 |
That Kind Of Person | Stewart | 4:25 |
Dog | Stewart | 3:10 |
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Dance To The Music² / Let Me Hear It From You Steward (2:38) / Steward (3:35) Epic 10256, 11/67 T20 T20 Sly's name mispelled, alt mix on A-side |
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Danse A La Musique / Small Fries Stewart (3:05) / Stewart (2:50) Epic 5-10313, 3/68 as by The French Fries, a remix of Dance To The Music |
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Dance To The Music |
Epic BN-26371 | |
4/68 BB [UK: 9/68] | |
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Dance To The Music | Stewart | 2:58 |
Higher | Stewart | 2:46 |
I Ain't Got Nobody (For Real) | Stewart | 4:24 |
Dance To The Medley: Music Is Alive/Dance In/Music Lover | Stewart | 12:13 |
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Ride The Rhythm | Stewart | 2:46 |
Color Me True | Stewart | 3:08 |
Are You Ready | Stewart | 2:48 |
Don't Burn Baby | Stewart | 3:13 |
I'll Never Fall In Love Again | Stewart | 3:24 |
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Life / M'Lady Stewart (2:58) / Stewart (2:44) Epic 10353, 6/68 BB UK UK chart is for M'Lady (their A-side) |
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Life |
Epic BN-26397 | |
8/68 BB [UK: 1/69] | |
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Dynamite | Stewart | 2:43 |
Chicken | Stewart | 2:13 |
Plastic Jim | Stewart | 3:29 |
Fun | Stewart | 2:21 |
Into My Own Thing | Stewart | 2:13 |
Harmony | Stewart | 2:50 |
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Life | Stewart | 3:00 |
Love City | Stewart | 2:42 |
I'm An Animal | Stewart | 3:20 |
M'Lady | Stewart | 2:44 |
Jane Is A Groupee | Stewart | 2:49 |
Only One Way Out Of This Mess | Stewart | 3:52 |
➜ Live: 10/4-5, Fillmore East; released 2015: Live At The Fillmore East October 4th & 5th, 1968
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Everyday People / Sing a Simple Song³ Stewart (2:18) / Stewart (2:58) Epic 10407, 11/68 #1 UK |
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The Ed Sullivan Show: 12/29/68, Everyday People/Dance To The Music/Ya Ya Ya, M'Lady, Hey Music Lover |
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Stand! / I Want to Take You Higher³ Stewart (3:06) / Stewart (2:55) Epic 10450, 3/69 BB |
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The Ed Sullivan Show: 3/23/69, Love City, Stand |
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Stand! |
Epic BN-26456 | |
4/69 T20 RS500 [UK: 7/69] | |
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Stand!† | Stewart | 3:08 |
Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey | Stewart | 5:59 |
I Want To Take You Higher† | Stewart | 5:22 |
Somebody's Watching You | Stewart | 3:19 |
Sing A Simple Song† | Stewart | 3:55 |
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Everyday People† | Stewart | 2:20 |
Sex Machine | Stewart | 13:48 |
You Can Make It If You Try | Stewart | 3:39 |
Note: Wiki, Rate Your Music and 45worlds show this as being released May 3, 1969.
The album debuted on the Billboard Charts on 4/26, so the 5/3 date is obviously wrong.
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Toronto Pop Festival(6/21/69) |
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Newport Jazz Festival(7/5/69) |
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Hot Fun In The Summertime / Fun Stewart (2:37) / Stewart (2:20) Epic 10497, 7/69 T20 |
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Laurel Pop Festival(7/12/69) |
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Woodstock Music & Art Fair(8/16/69) |
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Texas International Pop Festival(9/1/69) |
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Palm Beach Music & Art Festival(11/29/69) |
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Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody Is A Star Stewart (4:47) / Stewart (3:00) Epic 10555, 12/69 #1 |
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Woodstock(3/26/70) |
From Richie to Jimi—3 days of music, mud, and meandering |
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Atlanta International Pop Festival(7/3/70) |
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New York Pop(7/18/70) |
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Strawberry Fields Festival(8/9/70) |
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Isle of Wight Festival(8/29/70) |
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Greatest Hits |
Epic 30325 | |
10/70 T20 RS500 [UK: 1/71] | |
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I Want To Take You Higher | Stewart | 5:23 |
Everybody Is A Star(non-LP 45) | Stewart | 3:00 |
Stand! | Stewart | 3:06 |
Life | Stewart | 3:00 |
Fun | Stewart | 2:21 |
You Can Make It If You Try | Stewart | 3:38 |
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Dance To The Music | Stewart | 2:59 |
Everyday People | Stewart | 2:22 |
Hot Fun In The Summertime(non-LP 45) | Stewart | 2:38 |
M'Lady | Stewart | 2:45 |
Sing A Simple Song | Stewart | 3:56 |
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)(non-LP 45) | Stewart | 4:49 |
Note: Only listed because of those three great singles!
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Family Affair / Luv 'N' Haight Stewart (3:04) / Stewart (4:01) Epic 10805, 10/71 #1 T20 |
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There's A Riot Goin' On |
Epic KE-30986 | |
11/71 #1 RS500 [UK: 1/72] UK | |
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Luv N' Haight | Stewart | 4:01 |
Just Like A Baby | Stewart | 5:12 |
Poet | Stewart | 3:01 |
Family Affair | Stewart | 3:06 |
Africa Talks To You "The Asphalt Jungle" | Stewart | 8:45 |
There's A Riot Goin' On | Stewart | :00 |
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Brave And Strong | Stewart | 3:28 |
(You Caught Me) Smilin' | Stewart | 2:53 |
Time | Stewart | 3:01 |
Spaced Cowboy | Stewart | 3:57 |
Runnin' Away | Stewart | 2:51 |
Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa | Stewart | 7:14 |
Note: Originally titled Africa Talks to You, the album title was changed to an answer to Marvin Gaye's record, What's Going On?
Almost all of the instruments were played by Sly, including pioneering use of the drum machine.
Reissued with different cover art in the late 70s. More about the artwork @ wiki .