A Whole New Thing

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

A Whole New Thing · In 1967 the debut of Sly and the Family Stone was released, by Epic and CBS. The album was recorded live in the studio, without overdubs, and sounds less poppy than the later records. The lead vocals were shared by Sly Stone, Freddie Stone and Larry Graham. Sly wrote, arranged and produced all the songs himself.

The record received a mixed reception and made no commercial impression: it did not reach the charts. CBS label boss Clive Davis subsequently urged Sly to make a more commercial album. That became Dance to the Music. This made A Whole New Thing a kind of run-up: here the band is still raw and idiosyncratic, before the sound was smoothed out for a bigger audience.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Underdog3:58Apple Music ↗
2. 2If This Room Could Talk3:10Apple Music ↗
3. 3Run, Run, Run3:05Apple Music ↗
4. 4Turn Me Loose1:56Apple Music ↗
5. 5Let Me Hear It From You3:33Apple Music ↗
6. 6Advice2:21Apple Music ↗
7. 7I Cannot Make It3:19Apple Music ↗
8. 8Trip to Your Heart3:41Apple Music ↗
9. 9I Hate to Love Her3:31Apple Music ↗
10. 10Bad Risk3:04Apple Music ↗
11. 11That Kind of Person4:26Apple Music ↗
12. 12Dog3:03Apple Music ↗
13. 13Underdog (Mono Single Version) [Bonus Track]3:05Apple Music ↗
14. 14Let Me Hear It From You (Mono Single Version) [Bonus Track]3:28Apple Music ↗
15. 15Only One Way Out of This Mess (Bonus Track)3:52Apple Music ↗
16. 16What Would I Do (Bonus Track)4:05Apple Music ↗
17. 17You Better Help Yourself (Instrumental Version) [Bonus Track]2:19Apple Music ↗

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