Greatest Hits

~ Release by Sly & The Family Stone (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
# Title Rating Length
1 I Want to Take You Higher
4 5:23
2 Everybody Is a Star
3 3:04
3 Stand!
3 3:08
4 Life
3 3:00
5 Fun
3 2:22
6 You Can Make It If You Try
4 3:39
7 Dance to the Music
4.5 2:59
8 Everyday People
4 2:21
9 Hot Fun in the Summertime
4 2:38
10 M’Lady
4 2:45
11 Sing a Simple Song
3 3:55
12 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
4 4:48

Credits

Digital Media 1

bass guitar:
Larry Graham (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
Larry Graham (1969) (track 9)
trumpet:
Cynthia Robinson (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
Cynthia Robinson (1969) (track 9)
drums:
Greg Errico (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
Greg Errico (1969) (track 9)
guitar:
Freddie Stone (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
Freddie Stone (1969) (track 9)
guitar and keyboard:
Sly Stone (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
keyboard:
Rose Stone (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
saxophone:
Jerry Martini (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
Jerry Martini (1969) (track 9)
piano:
Sly Stone (1969) (track 9)
composer:
Sly Stone (track 12)
Sylvester Stewart (tracks 1, 3–11)
lyricist:
Sylvester Stewart (tracks 1, 3–12)
vocals:
Larry Graham (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
Jerry Martini (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
Freddie Stone (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
Sly Stone (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
Rose Stone (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11)
Larry Graham (1969) (track 9)
Freddie Stone (1969) (track 9)
Rose Stone (1969) (track 9)
Sly Stone (1969) (track 9)
phonographic copyright by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004; operated worldwide except in JP) (1969) (track 8)
publisher:
Daly City Music (track 1)
Mijac Music (track 7)
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (track 8)
Warner‐Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (track 7)
sampled by:
Egg Man by Beastie Boys (track 7)
Jazz (We’ve Got) by A Tribe Called Quest (track 11)
Marimba by 4hero (track 3)
People Everyday by Arrested Development (track 8)
People Everyday (Metamorphosis mix) by Arrested Development (track 8)
Rap Promoter by A Tribe Called Quest (track 3)
Star/Pointro by The Roots (track 2)
Worldwide by Del the Funky Homosapien (track 11)
You Got It by Jodeci (track 11)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 145) (track 8)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 223) (track 7)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 241) (track 3)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 247) (track 9)
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 402) (track 12)
recording of:
Dance to the Music (track 7)
Fun (track 5)
Life (track 4)
M’lady (track 10)
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (track 12)
Sing a Simple Song (1968) (track 11)
You Can Make It If You Try (1968-09-23) (track 6)
Everyday People (1969) (track 8)
Hot Fun in the Summertime (1969) (track 9)
I Want to Take You Higher (1969) (track 1)
Stand! (1969-02-27) (track 3)
referred to in medleys:
More Stars ("More Stars" (12" Mix) - 11:53) (track 7)