Family Affair – Sly and the Family Stone

Chart Position: 1

• #138 on Rolling Stone magazines list of 500 greatest songs
• Written and produced by Sly Stone
• Vocals: Sly Stone and Rose Stone
• Keyboards: Billy Preston
• Guitar: Bobby Womack
• This is Sly and the Family Stone’s biggest hit single
• This is the first #1 single to include a programmed drum track
• Sly Stone had to be convinced by his management to release this as a single
• Later recorded by Alan Caddy Singers (1972), Kings Road (1972), Soulmates (1973), Herbie Mann (1973), Gentle Rain (1973), MFSB (1973), Gwen Guthrie (1983), David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks (1987), Friction Groove (1985), Chuck Brown & Soul Searchers (1988),  Calloway (1992), Iggy Pop (1995), Steve Winwood (1997), Shabba Ranks (1993),  George Howard (1988), Ridin’ Thumb (2000), Brothers Johnson (2004), Sly and the Family Stone w/John Legend and Joss Stone & Van Hunt (2006), Stefania Rava (2010), 8 Bit Arcade (2020) and many others