There’s A Riot Going On was Sly & The Family Stone’s answer to Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On?, the seminal Soul album that came out five months before the Sly Stone masterpiece. It’s a dark, earthy Funk album, that went straight to number 1 upon release. Single “Family Affair” also topped the charts, and is still one of Sly Stone’s most beloved tracks. It manages to capture the era of militant activism and deep social unrest in a brooding, moody album with tension that could cut through steel. It still appears on plenty of ‘Greatest Albums of All Time’ lists (Rolling Stone magazine placed it on #99 out of 500) and is seen as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1970s.
Track listings:
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01 Luv N’ Haight by Sly & The Family Stone
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02 Just Like A Baby by Sly & The Family Stone
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03 Poet by Sly & The Family Stone
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04 Family Affair by Sly & The Family Stone
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05 Africa Talks To You (“The Asphalt Jungle”) by Sly & The Family Stone
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06 There’s A Riot Goin’ On by Sly & The Family Stone
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07 Brave & Strong by Sly & The Family Stone
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08 (You Caught Me) Smilin’ by Sly & The Family Stone
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09 Time by Sly & The Family Stone
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10 Spaced Cowboy by Sly & The Family Stone
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11 Runnin’ Away by Sly & The Family Stone
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12 Thank You For Talkin’ To Me Africa by Sly & The Family Stone
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