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Sly & the Family Stone
Stand!
Release Date: 1969 05 03
Running Time: 41:40
Label: Epic
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Stand! is the pinnacle of Sly & the Family Stone's early work, a record that represents a culmination of the group's musical vision and accomplishment. Life hinted at this record's boundless enthusiasm and blurred stylistic boundaries, yet everything simply gels here, resulting in no separation between the astounding funk, effervescent irresistible melodies, psychedelicized guitars, and deep rhythms. Add to this a sharpened sense of pop songcraft, elastic band interplay, and a flowering of Sly's social consciousness, and the result is utterly stunning. Yes, the jams ("Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," "Sex Machine") wind up meandering ever so slightly, but they're surrounded by utter brilliance, from the rousing call to arms of "Stand!" to the unification anthem "Everyday People" to the unstoppable "I Want to Take You Higher." All of it sounds like the Family Stone, thanks not just to the communal lead vocals but to the brilliant interplay, but each track is distinct, emphasizing a different side of their musical personality. As a result, Stand! winds up infectious and informative, invigorating and thought-provoking -- stimulating in every sense of the word. Few records of its time touched it, and Sly topped it only by offering its opposite the next time out. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Stand!Stewart3:08
2Don't Call Me Nigger, WhiteyStewart5:59
3I Want to Take You HigherStewart5:22
4Somebody's Watching YouStewart3:29
5Sing a Simple SongStewart3:55
6Everyday PeopleStewart2:20
7Sex Machine13:48
8You Can Make It If You TryStewart3:39

Other Releases:
Stand! [Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 1969
Label: Sony Music Distribution


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Tom Sizemore 18677 Wed Apr 2 2008 11:03:50
A true classic of course!
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