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Barcode (Disc 1): 8 2796-90277-2 1
Barcode (Disc 2): 8 2796-90274-2 4
Barcode (Disc 3): 8 2876-83945-2 6
Barcode (Disc 4): 8 2876-75911-2 4
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Barcode (Disc 6): 8 8697-04540-2 5
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1▼CD: A Whole New Thing
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Underdog recorded in: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1967-06) producer: Sly Stone bass: Larry Graham (in 1967-06) drums (drum set): Greg Errico (in 1967-06) guitar: Freddie Stone (in 1967-06) keyboard and lead vocals: Sly Stone (in 1967-06) saxophone: Jerry Martini (in 1967-06) trumpet: Cynthia Robinson (in 1967-06) background vocals: Larry Graham (in 1967-06), Jerry Martini (in 1967-06), Cynthia Robinson (in 1967-06) and Freddie Stone (in 1967-06) recording of: Underdog (in 1967-06) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Mijac Music and Warner Tamerlane Publishing	Sly and the Family Stone	3:57
2	If This Room Could Talk	Sly and the Family Stone	3:10
3	Run, Run, Run	Sly and the Family Stone	3:05
4	Turn Me Loose	Sly and the Family Stone	1:55
5	Let Me Hear It From You	Sly and the Family Stone	3:33
6	Advice	Sly and the Family Stone	2:20
7	I Cannot Make It recording of: I Cannot Make It lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:19
8	Trip to Your Heart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:41
9	I Hate to Love Her	Sly and the Family Stone	3:30
10	Bad Risk	Sly and the Family Stone	3:04
11	That Kind of Person	Sly and the Family Stone	4:25
12	Dog	Sly and the Family Stone	3:02
13	Underdog (single version)	Sly and the Family Stone	3:04
14	Let Me Hear It From You (single version)	Sly and the Family Stone	3:28
15	Only One Way Out of This Mess	Sly and the Family Stone	3:51
16	What Would I Do	Sly and the Family Stone	4:05
17	You Better Help Yourself (instrumental)	Sly and the Family Stone	4:19

2▼CD: Dance to the Music
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Dance to the Music part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 223) recording of: Dance to the Music lyricist, writer and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	Sly and the Family Stone	2:59
2	Higher recording of: Higher lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:47
3	I Ain’t Got Nobody (For Real) recording of: I Ain’t Got Nobody (For Real) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	4:25
4	Dance to the Medley: Music Is Alive / Dance In / Music Lover medley including a recording of: Dance In (in 1967) writer: Sylvester Stewart medley including a recording of: Music Is Alive (in 1967) writer: Sylvester Stewart medley including a recording of: Music Lover (in 1967) writer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	12:11
5	Ride the Rhythm recording of: Ride the Rhythm writer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:47
6	Color Me True recording of: Color Me True writer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:08
7	Are You Ready recording of: Are You Ready lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:49
8	Don’t Burn Baby recording of: Don’t Burn Baby writer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:13
9	I’ll Never Fall in Love Again recording of: I’ll Never Fall in Love Again writer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:24
10	Dance to the Music (single version) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 223) recording of: Dance to the Music lyricist, writer and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	Sly and the Family Stone	2:57
11	Higher (unissued single version) recording of: Higher (in 1967-05) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:53
12	Soul Clappin’ recording of: Soul Clappin’ writer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:38
13	We Love All recording of: We Love All writer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	4:30
14	I Can’t Turn You Loose cover recording of: I Can’t Turn You Loose lyricist and composer: Otis Redding publisher: Irving Music, Inc., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., East/Memphis Music Corp. (from 1969 to ????) and Time Music (from 1969 to ????)	Sly and the Family Stone	3:33
15	Never Do Your Woman Wrong instrumental recording of: Never Do Your Woman Wrong writer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:33

3▼CD: Life
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Dynamite! recording of: Dynamite lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Mijac Music	Sly and the Family Stone	2:44
2	Chicken	Sly and the Family Stone	2:13
3	Plastic Jim	Sly and the Family Stone	3:29
4	Fun recording of: Fun lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:23
5	Into My Own Thing	Sly and the Family Stone	2:13
6	Harmony	Sly and the Family Stone	2:51
7	Life recording of: Life lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:01
8	Love City recording of: Love City lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:43
9	I’m an Animal	Sly and the Family Stone	3:21
10	M’ Lady producer: Sly Stone recording of: M’Lady lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:46
11	Jane Is a Groupee	Sly and the Family Stone	2:49
12	Dynamite! (single version)	Sly and the Family Stone	2:07
13	Seven More Days	Sly and the Family Stone	3:24
14	Pressure #	Sly and the Family Stone	3:44
15	Sorrow (instrumental)	Sly and the Family Stone	3:19

4▼CD: Stand!
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Stand! bass guitar: Larry Graham (on 1969-02-27) drums (drum set): Greg Errico (on 1969-02-27) guitar: Freddie Stone (on 1969-02-27) guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone (on 1969-02-27) keyboard: Rose Stone (on 1969-02-27) saxophone: Jerry Martini (on 1969-02-27) trumpet: Cynthia Robinson (on 1969-02-27) vocals: Larry Graham (on 1969-02-27), Jerry Martini (on 1969-02-27), Freddie Stone (on 1969-02-27), Rose Stone (on 1969-02-27) and Sly Stone (on 1969-02-27) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 241) recording of: Stand! (on 1969-02-27) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Mijac Music	Sly and the Family Stone	3:07
2	Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey bass guitar: Larry Graham (in 1969) drums (drum set): Greg Errico (in 1969) guitar: Freddie Stone (in 1969) guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone (in 1969) keyboard: Rose Stone (in 1969) saxophone: Jerry Martini (in 1969) trumpet: Cynthia Robinson (in 1969) vocals: Larry Graham (in 1969), Jerry Martini (in 1969), Freddie Stone (in 1969), Rose Stone (in 1969) and Sly Stone (in 1969) recording of: Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey (in 1969) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	5:57
3	I Want to Take You Higher bass guitar: Larry Graham (in 1969) drums (drum set): Greg Errico (in 1969) guitar: Freddie Stone (in 1969) guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone (in 1969) keyboard: Rose Stone (in 1969) saxophone: Jerry Martini (in 1969) trumpet: Cynthia Robinson (in 1969) vocals: Larry Graham (in 1969), Jerry Martini (in 1969), Freddie Stone (in 1969), Rose Stone (in 1969) and Sly Stone (in 1969) recording of: I Want to Take You Higher (in 1969) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Daly City Music and Mijac Music is based on: Higher	Sly and the Family Stone	5:22
4	Somebody’s Watching You bass guitar: Larry Graham (on 1969-01-08) drums (drum set): Greg Errico (on 1969-01-08) guitar: Freddie Stone (on 1969-01-08) guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone (on 1969-01-08) keyboard: Rose Stone (on 1969-01-08) saxophone: Jerry Martini (on 1969-01-08) trumpet: Cynthia Robinson (on 1969-01-08) vocals: Larry Graham (on 1969-01-08), Jerry Martini (on 1969-01-08), Freddie Stone (on 1969-01-08), Rose Stone (on 1969-01-08) and Sly Stone (on 1969-01-08) recording of: Somebody’s Watching You (on 1969-01-08) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Mijac Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部	Sly and the Family Stone	3:20
5	Sing a Simple Song bass guitar: Larry Graham (in 1968) drums (drum set): Greg Errico (in 1968) guitar: Freddie Stone (in 1968) guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone (in 1968) keyboard: Rose Stone (in 1968) saxophone: Jerry Martini (in 1968) trumpet: Cynthia Robinson (in 1968) vocals: Larry Graham (in 1968), Jerry Martini (in 1968), Freddie Stone (in 1968), Rose Stone (in 1968) and Sly Stone (in 1968) recording of: Sing a Simple Song (in 1968) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Mijac Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	Sly and the Family Stone	3:56
6	Everyday People bass guitar: Larry Graham (in 1968) drums (drum set): Greg Errico (in 1968) guitar: Freddie Stone (in 1968) guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone (in 1968) keyboard: Rose Stone (in 1968) saxophone: Jerry Martini (in 1968) trumpet: Cynthia Robinson (in 1968) vocals: Larry Graham (in 1968), Jerry Martini (in 1968), Freddie Stone (in 1968), Rose Stone (in 1968) and Sly Stone (in 1968) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1969) part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 109), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 145) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 293) recording of: Everyday People (in 1968) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Mijac Music	Sly and the Family Stone	2:21
7	Sex Machine bass guitar: Larry Graham (on 1969-01-13) drums (drum set): Greg Errico (on 1969-01-13) guitar: Freddie Stone (on 1969-01-13) guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone (on 1969-01-13) keyboard: Rose Stone (on 1969-01-13) saxophone: Jerry Martini (on 1969-01-13) trumpet: Cynthia Robinson (on 1969-01-13) vocals: Larry Graham (on 1969-01-13), Jerry Martini (on 1969-01-13), Freddie Stone (on 1969-01-13), Rose Stone (on 1969-01-13) and Sly Stone (on 1969-01-13) recording of: Sex Machine (on 1969-01-13) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	13:46
8	You Can Make It If You Try bass guitar: Larry Graham drums (drum set): Greg Errico guitar: Freddie Stone guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone keyboard: Rose Stone saxophone: Jerry Martini trumpet: Cynthia Robinson vocals: Larry Graham, Jerry Martini, Freddie Stone, Rose Stone and Sly Stone recording of: You Can Make It If You Try (on 1968-09-23) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:38
9	Stand! (single version) bass guitar: Larry Graham guitar: Freddie Stone guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone keyboard: Rose Stone membranophone: Greg Errico saxophone: Jerry Martini trumpet: Cynthia Robinson vocals: Larry Graham, Jerry Martini, Freddie Stone, Rose Stone and Sly Stone recording of: Stand! (on 1969-02-27) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Mijac Music	Sly and the Family Stone	3:08
10	I Want to Take You Higher (single version) bass guitar: Larry Graham guitar: Freddie Stone guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone keyboard: Rose Stone membranophone: Greg Errico saxophone: Jerry Martini trumpet: Cynthia Robinson vocals: Larry Graham, Jerry Martini, Freddie Stone, Rose Stone and Sly Stone recording of: I Want to Take You Higher (in 1969) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Daly City Music and Mijac Music is based on: Higher	Sly and the Family Stone	3:01
11	You Can Make It If You Try (unissued single version) bass guitar: Larry Graham guitar: Freddie Stone guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone keyboard: Rose Stone membranophone: Greg Errico saxophone: Jerry Martini trumpet: Cynthia Robinson vocals: Larry Graham, Jerry Martini, Freddie Stone, Rose Stone and Sly Stone recording of: You Can Make It If You Try (on 1968-09-23) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:38
12	Soul Clappin’ II bass guitar: Larry Graham guitar: Freddie Stone guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone keyboard: Rose Stone membranophone: Greg Errico saxophone: Jerry Martini trumpet: Cynthia Robinson vocals: Larry Graham, Jerry Martini, Freddie Stone, Rose Stone and Sly Stone recording of: Soul Clappin' II (on 1969-01-03) lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:26
13	My Brain (Zig‐Zag) (instrumental) bass guitar: Larry Graham guitar: Freddie Stone guitar and keyboard: Sly Stone keyboard: Rose Stone membranophone: Greg Errico saxophone: Jerry Martini trumpet: Cynthia Robinson recording of: My Brain (Zig-Zag) (on 1969-01-08) composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:18

5▼CD: There’s a Riot Goin’ On
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Luv n’ Haight recording of: Luv n’ Haight lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	4:02
2	Just Like a Baby producer: Sly Stone recording of: Just Like a Baby lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	5:11
3	Poet recording of: Poet lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:01
4	Family Affair part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 57) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 138) recording of: Family Affair lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Mijac Music	Sly and the Family Stone	3:05
5	Africa Talks to You “The Asphalt Jungle” recording of: Africa Talks to You “The Asphalt Jungle” lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	8:45
6	There’s a Riot Goin’ On recording of: There’s a Riot Goin’ On lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	0:04
7	Brave & Strong recording of: Brave & Strong lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:29
8	(You Caught Me) Smilin’ recording of: (You Caught Me) Smilin’ lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:54
9	Time recording of: Time lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:04
10	Spaced Cowboy recording of: Spaced Cowboy lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:58
11	Runnin’ Away recording of: Runnin’ Away lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:57
12	Thank You for Talkin’ to Me Africa recording of: Thank You for Talkin’ to Me Africa lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart arrangement of: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)	Sly and the Family Stone	7:16
13	Runnin’ Away (single version) recording of: Runnin’ Away lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:42
14	My Gorilla Is My Butler (instrumental) recording of: My Gorilla Is My Butler composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:10
15	Do You Know What? (instrumental)	Sly and the Family Stone	7:14
16	That’s Pretty Clean (instrumental)	Sly and the Family Stone	4:12

6▼CD: Fresh
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	In Time recording of: In Time lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart writer: Sly Stone	Sly and the Family Stone	5:47
2	If You Want Me to Stay recording of: If You Want Me to Stay lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Mijac Music sub-publisher: ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部	Sly and the Family Stone	3:00
3	Let Me Have It All recording of: Let Me Have It All lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:56
4	Frisky recording of: Frisky lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:11
5	Thankful n’ Thoughtful recording of: Thankful n' Thoughtful lyricist and composer: Sly Stone	Sly and the Family Stone	4:40
6	Skin I’m In recording of: Skin I’m In lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	2:54
7	I Don’t Know (Satisfaction)	Sly and the Family Stone	3:52
8	Keep On Dancin’	Sly and the Family Stone	2:23
9	Que será, será (Whatever Will Be Will Be) producer: Sly Stone (task: original recording) cover recording of: Que será, será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) lyricist: Ray Evans composer: Jay Livingston publisher: Jay Livingston Music Inc., MCA Music, St. Angelo Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music part of: The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1956 winner)	Sly and the Family Stone	5:22
10	If It Were Left Up to Me recording of: If It Were Left Up to Me lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	1:58
11	Babies Makin’ Babies recording of: Babies Makin’ Babies lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	3:38
12	Let Me Have It All (alternate mix)	Sly and the Family Stone	2:18
13	Frisky (alternate mix)	Sly and the Family Stone	3:26
14	Skin I’m In (alternate mix)	Sly and the Family Stone	2:46
15	Keep On Dancin’ (alternate mix)	Sly and the Family Stone	2:42
16	Babies Makin’ Babies (alternate version) recording of: Babies Makin’ Babies lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart	Sly and the Family Stone	4:20

7▶CD: Small Talk

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includes:	Life by Sly & the Family Stone Small Talk by Sly & the Family Stone Stand! There’s a Riot Goin’ On by Sly & the Family Stone

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