Greatest Hits - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE***

I Want To Take You Higher/Everybody Is A Star/Stand/Life/Fun/You Can Make It If You Try/Dance To The Music/Everyday People/Hot Fun In The Summertime/M'Lady/Sing A Simple Song/Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

The first greatest hits package from the jazz soul group Sly & The Family Stone. There are some positive reviews here but the suspicion remains that the funky style this group pioneered was a wrong direction for popular music. (US:2)

"One of those miraculous mid-career compilations that perfectly captures the essence of a group. It shouldn't be construed as a slight to Sly & The Family Stone, truly one of the great bands, that Greatest Hits is their finest and most essential recording."

"Sly married funk, soul and rock, incidentally writing and producing some of the best singles ever, mostly collected here."

"The pulsating Greatest Hits LP from Sly and the Family Stone packs genre-defying, celebratory songs of funk 'n' groove action. The uplifting set opens in style with the five-minute I Want To Take You Higher. The twelve inch vinyl cooks behind Everyday People, the feel-good vibe of Hot Fun In The Summertime, and the freaky closer Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)."

"This album should be considered as one of the cornerstones of funk. Truly there are very few albums that have had as much influence on a music genre as this. Funk simply wouldn't have evolved into the monster it became without these songs."

"If you want music that will make you feel good this will do it. It is impossible not to remain still as this album starts. The music will take over your body and make you move. Pure good fun. Plus it gives a genuine insight into the time these songs were made."

"This album has all the Sly & The Family Stone greats. It takes me back to the 70s in a way that no other music quite can. The funk, the unique rhythms, the often meaningful lyrics - all classic Sly. Everybody Is A Star has always been one of my favourite songs of all times and is alone is worth the price of the LP."

"Sly & The Family Stone were a great genre-crossing, race-melting band. This collects all their happy, dancing music. This will bring a smile to everybody's face."