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| Side 1 | Side 2 |
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1. Stand! (3:08) |
1. Everyday People (2:20) |
| 2. Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey (5:59) | 2. Sex Machine (13:48) |
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3. I Want to Take You Higher (5:22) |
3. You Can Make it if You Try (3:39) |
| 4. Somebody's Watching You (3:19) | |
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5. Sing A Simple Song (3:55) |
Musicians |
Instruments |
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Sly
Stone
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lead vocals, keyboards, bass guitar on "Try," everything |
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Freddie
Stone
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guitar, background vocals |
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Rose
Stone
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lead and background vocals |
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Greg
Errico
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drums, background vocals |
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Jerry
Martini
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saxophone, background vocals |
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Cynthia
Robinson
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trumpet, background vocals |
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Larry
Graham, Jr.
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bass guitar, background vocals |
| Billboard Charts |
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the US Top 200 and stayed in the charts for 102 weeks. "Everyday People" peaked at #1 (US Pop/Rock) on Feb. 15, 1969 and remained in that position for four weeks, and stayed in the charts for 19 weeks. It debuted on the US R&B charts on December 21, 1968 and reached #1 on Feb. 22, 1969, stayed there for two weeks, and was in the charts for a total of 15 weeks. It debuted in the UK on March 19, 1969 and peaked at #36. "Sing A Simple Song" debuted on January 25, 1969 and reached #28 on the US R&B charts. It reached #89 on the US Pop/Rock charts.It remained in the charts for 10 weeks. "Stand!" debuted on April 19, 1969 and reached #14 on the US R&B charts. It reached #22 in the US Pop/Rock charts. It remained in the charts for 9 weeks. "I Want To Take You Higher" debuted on May 24, 1969 and reached #24 on the US R&B charts. It reached #60 in the US Pop/Rock charts. It remained in the charts for 7 weeks. |
| Additional Information |
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Sly Stone: "The Joneses Are Stoned." Freddie Stone: "Life . . . it melts in your mind." Rose Stone: "I jes wont ch'all to know that x!#?*!" Gregg Errico: "Love to all the striped people on Neptune. Love and Peace. Amor y paz. L'amour et la paix. Amore e pace. Liebe und Frieden. Lubou i mir." Jerry Martini: "Pigs will be pigs." Cynthia Robinson: "The truth is best." Larry Graham, Jr. "Actually I'm innocent until proven guilty." All Songs Written and Produced by Sylvester Stewart. Engineers: Don Puluse, Brian Ross-Myring, Phil Macey It also looks as though Epic/Legacy has re-released this album on vinyl though I'm not sure when and why. |
