Artist:Sly & The Family Stone
Song:Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Album:Anthology
Sly & The Family Stone mixed R & B, funk, social commentary & psychedelic music to become one of the most popular groups of the late 60s. The psychedelic part came honestly as Sly Stone produced some garage bands before forming the group. Thank You was a huge hit and was only released as a single and then issued on the 1970 Greatest Hits album. Various factors contributed to Sly's decline in the early 70s. Times were changing and Sly didn't want to change. Sly was also addicted to cocaine and was notoriously unreliable. Promoters never knew if he was going to show up. And bassist Larry Graham left to start his own group. That really hurt the band. Anthology is a good comp. It has all the hits. The 2CD Essential Sly & The Family Stone is more complete. Sly Stone has attempted comebacks over the years especially with Jesse Johnson in 1986 but has ultimately been unsuccessful. But Sly & The Family Stone were a great band.
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