Sly & the Family Stone - Greatest Hits [Epic]

Released in 1970 during the stopgap between Stand! and There's A Riot Goin' On, Greatest Hits inadvertently arrived at precisely the right moment, summarizing Sly & The Family Stone's joyous hit-making run on the pop and R&B charts. Technically, only four songs here reached the Top Ten, with only two others hitting the Top 40, but judging this solely on charts is misleading, since this is simply a peerless singles collection. This summarizes their first four albums perfectly (almost all of Stand! outside of the two jams and "Somebody's Watching You" is here), adding the non-LP singles "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)," and "Everybody Is a Star," possibly the loveliest thing they ever recorded. Read More