Sly & the Family Stone - Anthology

Primary Artist
Sly & the Family Stone
Album Title
Anthology
Release Date
1981 
Time
73:11 
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Anthology essentially replicates the previous collection Greatest Hits and adds singles from There's A Riot Goin' On and Fresh to the end of the album. Where Greatest Hits didn't follow chronological order, Anthology presents every single in the order it was released -- and, with the exception of the latter-day singles and the inclusion of "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," that is the major difference between the two collections. Anthology goes for a sweeping, definitive overview, while Greatest Hits is a brief blast of 12 of the finest singles of the rock & roll era. Read More