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Greatest Hits/There's A Riot Goin' On/Fresh,Sly & the Family Stone

- Greatest Hits/There's A Riot Goin' On/Fresh
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  - 16 shares
Sly & the Family Stone
Released 2000

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
04:47
965 plays

I Want to Take You Higher
05:23
8 plays

Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
05:19
644 plays

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songs

- 1
- I Want To Take You Higher
- 05:24
- 1,110 plays

- 2
- Everybody Is A Star (Single Version)
- 03:00
- 573 plays

- 3
- Stand!
- 03:06
- 631 plays

- 4
- Life
- 03:00
- 289 plays

- 5
- Fun
- 02:20
- 199 plays

- 6
- You Can Make It If You Try
- 03:39
- 341 plays

- 7
- Dance To The Music
- 02:58
- 1,430 plays

- 8
- Everyday People
- 02:20
- 1,698 plays

- 9
- Hot Fun In The Summertime
- 02:37
- 1,710 plays

- 10
- M'Lady
- 02:44
- 392 plays

- 11
- Sing A Simple Song
- 03:56
- 522 plays

- 12
- Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
- 04:47
- 965 plays

- 12
- In Time
- 05:48
- 0 plays

- 13
- Luv N' Haight
- 04:01
- 308 plays

- 14
- Just Like A Baby
- 05:12
- 263 plays

- 15
- Poet
- 03:01
- 225 plays

- 16
- Family Affair
- 03:05
- 1,598 plays

- 17
- Africa Talks To You (The Asphalt Jungle)
- 08:43
- 260 plays

- 18
- Brave & Strong
- 03:30
- 229 plays

- 19
- (You Caught Me) Smilin'
- 02:53
- 556 plays

- 20
- Time
- 03:00
- 240 plays

- 21
- Spaced Cowboy
- 03:55
- 393 plays

- 22
- Runnin' Away
- 02:56
- 374 plays

- 23
- Thank You For Talkin' To Me, Africa
- 07:15
- 261 plays

- 23
- I Want to Take You Higher
- 05:23
- 8 plays

- 24
- In Time
- 05:49
- 236 plays

- 25
- If You Want Me To Stay
- 02:58
- 1,217 plays

- 26
- Let Me Have It All
- 02:52
- 186 plays

- 27
- Frisky
- 03:10
- 209 plays

- 28
- Thankful N' Thoughtful
- 04:39
- 176 plays

- 29
- Skin I'm In
- 02:54
- 256 plays

- 30
- I Don't Know (Satisfaction)
- 03:50
- 197 plays

- 31
- Keep On Dancin'
- 02:20
- 207 plays

- 32
- Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
- 05:19
- 644 plays

- 33
- If It Were Left Up To Me
- 01:58
- 178 plays

- 34
- Babies Makin' Babies
- 03:36
- 213 plays

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album review

While the single-disc Greatest Hits and the double-disc Anthology function as ideal introductions to Sly & the Family Stone, this triple-disc set goes a step further. The other two best-ofs supply just the hits; this collection includes the Greatest Hits album but then gives you something that the other two didn't offer: the album experience. There's a Riot Goin' On and Fresh proved that Sly & the Family Stone were more than just a singles group. Released in 1971 and 1973, respectively, these two fully realized albums featured a genuine cohesiveness from beginning to end, characterized by spiritual, introspective funk. You miss out on this unless you sit down and play these albums all the way through; the sum of their parts is far greater than the songs on their own. For example, "Family Affair" was a fantastic hit for Sly, a wonderful moment of soul-exuding funk. But the song takes on a whole new meaning when heard as the summit of There's a Riot Goin' On's murky disorientation. The same goes for "If You Want Me to Stay," a wonderful starting point for the successive songs on Fresh. Furthermore, the inclusion of Greatest Hits in this triple-disc collection is just as vital, providing most everything else from Sly's career that is really worth bothering with in terms of singles. Granted, you can't go wrong with the single-disc Greatest Hits or the double-disc Anthology -- they're both amazing starting points for neophytes -- but they don't offer what this triple-disc set does: the album experience in addition to Sly's best singles. It might just be worth the extra money, since the other best-ofs may still leave you hungry for both There's a Riot Goin' On and Fresh in their entirety. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide