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The lyrics of "If You Want Me to Stay" feature frontman Sly Stone informing his lover that she has to let him be himself, otherwise he feels that he would have to leave. The composition has its origins in an apology Stone wrote to his future wife, Kathleen Silva, after a fight. Chart performance
Sly and the Family Stone Logo. Sly & the Family Stone waren een Amerikaanse funk-, soul- en rockband uit San Francisco, Californië.Ze waren actief tussen 1966 en 1975.De voorman van de band was de zanger, componist, platenproducer en multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, en de band bevatte daarnaast enkele familieleden en vrienden van Sly Stone.
Released on November 6, 1971, "Family Affair" was markedly different from the earlier Sly & the Family Stone hits. Engineering consultant Richard Tilles muted most of Sly Stone's guitar parts while emphasizing the electric piano played by Billy Preston and "edit[ing] the rhythm box to sound like a heartbeat," according to David Hepworth.
Sly and the Family Stone on yhdysvaltalainen funk- ja soul-yhtye, joka toimi 1967–1983. Yhtyeen perusti siinä laulajana, kosketinsoittajana, kitaristina, säveltäjänä ja tuottajana toiminut Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart. Sly Stone on jäänyt populaarimusiikin historiaan funkin keskeisenä kehittäjänä James Brownin ohella.
Dance to the Music is the second studio album by funk/soul band Sly and the Family Stone, released in 1968 on Epic/CBS Records.It contains the Top Ten hit single of the same name, which was influential in the formation and popularization of the musical subgenre of psychedelic soul and helped lay the groundwork for the development of funk music.
"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.
Sly & The Family Stone nace en San Francisco como resultado de la fusión entre dos grupos: el primero, liderado por Sly Stone, se llamaba Sly & The Stoners, mientras que el segundo, cuyo líder era en cambio Freddie Stone, el hermano de Sly, se denominaba Freddie & The Stone Souls.
