A Whole New Thing (Sly and the Family Stone album)

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A Whole New Thing
Studio album by
Sly and the Family Stone
ReleasedOctober 1967
1970 (re-release)
RecordedJune–September 1967
Genre
Length38:01
LabelEpic
ProducerSly Stone
Sly and the Family Stone chronology
A Whole New Thing
(1967) 		Dance to the Music
(1968)
Cover for 1970 reissue
Greatest Hits album, and the inclusion of Rose Stone
as a member of the Family Stone. Rose Stone was not a member of the band at the time of this LP.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Austin Chronicle
[3]
BBC Musicfavorable[4]
The Guardian[5]
Rolling Stone (1967)unfavorable[6]
Rolling Stone (2007)[7]
StylusB−[8]
Uncut[9]

A Whole New Thing is the debut

overdubbed and featured less of a pop feel than later releases such as Dance to the Music and Stand!. The lead vocals are shared between Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, and Larry Graham; Rose Stone
would not join the band until they began work on Dance to the Music.

Track listing

All tracks written, arranged and produced by Sly Stone for Stone Flower Productions.

Side one

  1. "Underdog" – 3:59
  2. "If This Room Could Talk" – 3:00
  3. "Run, Run, Run" – 3:14
  4. "Turn Me Loose" – 1:52
  5. "Let Me Hear It from You" – 3:35
  6. "Advice" – 2:22

Side two

  1. "I Cannot Make It" – 3:20
  2. "Trip to Your Heart" – 3:43
  3. "I Hate to Love Her" – 3:30
  4. "Bad Risk" – 3:04
  5. "That Kind of Person" – 4:25
  6. "Dog" – 3:10

CD bonus tracks

  • 1995 CD reissue:
    • "What Would I Do"
  • 2007 CD limited edition reissue:
    • "Underdog" (mono B-side version) [3:04]
    • "Let Me Hear It From You" (mono B-side version) [3:28]
    • "Only One Way Out of This Mess" [3:51]
    • "What Would I Do" [4:05]
    • "You Better Help Yourself" (instrumental version) [4:19]

Personnel

Sly and the Family Stone

References

  1. ^ a b Masley, Ed (May 30, 2017). "Sgt. Pepper and beyond: A look back at 20 great albums released in 1967". azcentral. Retrieved November 3, 2023. ...Sly Stone and his musical Family laying the foundation for the whole new thing the title promised with a psychedelic spin on classic funk and soul.
  2. ^ AllMusic Review
  3. ^ Austin Chronicle review
  4. ^ BBC review
  5. ^ "CDs: Sly and the Family Stone, back catalogue". The Guardian. 2007-04-05. Archived from the original on 2023-04-30.
  6. ^ Rolling Stone, Vol 1. No. 3, December 14, 1967, p. 19
  7. ^ Christgau review
  8. ^ Stylus review Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Uncut review Archived 2007-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
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