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Artist:
Sly and the Family Stone
Title:
There's a Riot Goin' On

Tracks:
1. Luv N' Haight
2. Just Like A Baby
3. Poet
4. Family Affair
5. Africa Talks To You "The Asphalt Jungle"/ There's A Riot Goin' On
6. Brave & Strong
7. (You Caught Me) Smilin'
8. Time
9. Spaced Cowboy
10. Runnin' Away
11. Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa



Details:
According to legend, Sly's disillusionment with progress in the Civil Rights movement, coupled with personal problems, led to a two-year delay before Riot appeared in 1971. What's evident in the grooves is that the Family Stone's sound got darker and even funkier. "Family Affair," was a monstrous chart item, but even with the extra studio time, some of the tracks are skeletal, almost unfinished-sounding. Sly's hugely successful non-album single "Thank You (Fallettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" is turned on its ear here as the hypnotic "Thank You for Talkin' to Me Africa."

Label: Sundazed


Label: Sundazed

This item was added to our catalog on Thursday 10 April, 2008