Fresh
Studio album by
Released	June 30, 1973
Recorded	1972–73
Studio	Record Plant, Sausalito Sausalito, California, U.S.
Genre	Funk
Length	39:18
Label	Epic (KE 32134)
Producer	Sly Stone
Sly and the Family Stone chronology
There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) Fresh (1973) Small Talk (1974)

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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
BBC Music	(favorable)[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	A[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[5]
Stylus	B+[6]
Uncut	[7]
Yahoo! Music	(favorable)[8]

Fresh is the sixth album by Americanfunk band Sly and the Family Stone, released by Epic/CBS Records on June 30, 1973. Written and produced by Sly Stone over two years, Fresh has been described as a lighter and more accessible take on the dense, drum machine-driven sound of its landmark 1971 predecessor There's a Riot Goin' On.^[9] It was the band's final album to reach the US Top 10, and their last of three consecutive number-one albums on the R&B chart. In 2003, the album was ranked number 186 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

History[edit]

The album's biggest hit was 'If You Want Me to Stay'. Other notable tracks include 'Frisky' and 'Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)', a cover of Doris Day's Academy Award-winning song from Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film The Man Who Knew Too Much, sung here by Rose Stone. 'Que Sera, Sera' is notable as the only cover song issued on an original Family Stone album. The cover photo is by Richard Avedon. The track 'If It Were Left Up to Me' is purportedly an outtake from 1968's Life.^{[citation needed]}

As with There's a Riot Goin' On, Stone held on to the Fresh masters well beyond the record's official release, constantly remixing and re-recording the tracks.^[10] As a result, alternate and significantly different versions of at least ten songs from the album are known to exist. In 1991, Sony Music, by then owner of the Epic catalog, accidentally issued a sequencing of Fresh on CD featuring alternate takes of every song except 'In Time', which remained unchanged. Sony allowed the alternate version to remain in stores to be bought up by fans and then later issued the standard 1973 version of the album. However, the mix-up sparked debate among fans over which release was superior. When Sony BMG reissued Fresh in CD and digital download formats for Sly & the Family Stone's 40th anniversary, five alternate mixes were included as bonus tracks. These tracks are extremely similar, if not identical, to the alternate, accidental 1991 release. The alternate version is known to be very accessible in Japan, while it is very scarce in the U.S.^{[citation needed]}

Legacy[edit]

Sly Family Stone Discography Rarity

Jazz legend Miles Davis was so impressed by the song 'In Time' from the album that he made his band listen to the track repeatedly for a full 30 minutes.^[11] Composer and music theorist Brian Eno cited Fresh as having heralded a shift in the history of recording, 'where the rhythm instruments, particularly the bass drum and bass, suddenly [became] the important instruments in the mix.'^[12]

George Clinton, who has listed Fresh as one of his favorite albums, later convinced the Red Hot Chili Peppers to cover 'If You Want Me to Stay' on their second 1985 album, the Clinton-produced Freaky Styley.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 186 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list.^[13]

In 2006, Robert Randolph & The Family Band recorded a cover of 'Thankful N Thoughtful' for their 2nd studio album 'Colorblind'.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written, produced and arranged by Sylvester 'Sly Stone' Stewart, except where noted.

Side one

1. 'In Time' – 5:48
2. 'If You Want Me to Stay' – 3:01
3. 'Let Me Have It All' – 2:56
4. 'Frisky' – 3:12
5. 'Thankful N' Thoughtful' – 4:41

Side two

6. 'Skin I'm In' – 2:55
7. 'I Don't Know (Satisfaction)' – 3:51
8. 'Keep on Dancin' – 2:23
9. 'Qué Será, Será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)' (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 5:23
10. 'If It Were Left Up to Me' – 1:56
11. 'Babies Makin' Babies' – 3:38

CD reissue bonus tracks

12. 'Let Me Have It All' (alternate mix) – 2:19
13. 'Frisky' (alternate mix) – 3:27
14. 'Skin I'm In' (alternate mix) – 2:48
15. 'Keep On Dancin' (alternate mix) – 2:44
16. 'Babies Makin' Babies' (alternate version) – 4:20

Personnel[edit]

• Sly Stone – vocals, organ, guitar, bass guitar, piano, harmonica, and more
• Freddie Stone – vocals, guitar
• Rose Stone – vocals, piano, keyboard
• Cynthia Robinson – trumpet
• Jerry Martini – saxophone
• Pat Rizzo – saxophone
• Rusty Allen – bass guitar on 'If You Want Me to Stay', 'In Time', 'Let Me Have it All', and 'Keep on Dancin'
• Larry Graham – bass guitar on 'Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)' and 'If It Were Left Up to Me' (uncredited)
• Andy Newmark – drums
• Little Sister (Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton) – vocals

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Fresh at AllMusic
2. ^Bennun, Paul. 'BBC - Music - Review of Sly And The Family Stone - A Whole New Thing, Dance To The Music, Life, Stand!, There's A Riot Goin' On, Fresh, Small Talk'. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
3. ^Christgau, Robert (1981). 'Consumer Guide '70s: S'. Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN089919026X. Retrieved March 9, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. ^Petridis, Alexis (April 5, 2007). 'Sly and the Family Stone'. Retrieved July 9, 2017 – via The Guardian.
5. ^'Fresh'. rollingstone.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
6. ^StylusArchived October 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
7. ^'Sly And The Family Stone - Reissues - Review - Uncut.co.uk'. archive.org. April 3, 2007. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
8. ^'Yahoo Music'. ca.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
9. ^Petridis, Alexis (April 5, 2007). 'Sly and the Family Stone'. Retrieved July 9, 2017 – via The Guardian.
10. ^Selvin, Joel (1998). For the Record: Sly and the Family Stone: An Oral History. New York: Quill Publishing. ISBN0-380-79377-6. pp. 164-167.
11. ^'Drummerworld: Andy Newmark'. Drummerworld.
12. ^'Brian Eno: 'The Studio as Compositional Tool''. Downbeat.
13. ^'500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time'. Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

External links[edit]

• Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh (1973) album review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, credits & releases on AllMusic
• Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh (1973) album releases & credits on Discogs.com
• Sly and the Family Stone - Fresh (1973) album to be listened as stream on Spotify.com

Sly Family Stone Discography Rar

Before he put it all together musically with Sly & the Family Stone, Sly Stone worked as a house producer for Autumn Records between 1963 and 1966, working with garage-styled folk-rock groups like the Beau Brummels and the Mojo Men, among others. He also turned out a half dozen or so solo singles, which form the basis of this collection. Nothing here is even remotely close to being in Family Stone territory (although the closing track here, the impressive 'Take My Advice,' comes close to that distinctive horn-driven soul/funk template that Stone would soon perfect), but it's by no means uninteresting, and shows Sly trying on an assortment of different stylistic hats, some of which work surprisingly well. The clear highlight is the two-part 'Swim,' Sly's own version of a song that Bobby Freeman would soon cover, sleek up, and take onto the pop charts. Also worth noting is a sharp take on Jimmy Reed's 'Ain't That Lovin' You Baby,' and fun if hardly original versions of Willie Dixon's 'The Seventh Son' and Leiber & Stoller's 'Searchin',' both done up in the then popular Johnny Rivers live-in-the-studio style. More revelatory than essential, but still fun to hear, these early and rare 45s show Stone moving toward the ground-breaking pop/soul/funk synthesis that would make him a star. ~ Steve Leggett
Tracklist:
01. Sly Stone - Life Of Fortune And Fame (3:21)
02. Sly Stone - Honest (2:49)
03. Sly Stone - Help Me With My Broken Heart (2:49)
04. Sly Stone - Uncle Sam Needs You My Friend (2:43)
05. Sly Stone - The Seventh Son (2:18)
06. Sly Stone - Searchin' (2:32)
07. Sly Stone - The Swim (2:14)
08. Sly Stone - The Swim Pt. 2 (2:29)
09. Sly Stone - In The Still Of The Night (2:53)
10. Sly Stone - Ain't That Lovin' You (2:33)
11. Sly Stone - Buttermilk Pt. 1 (2:16)
12. Sly Stone - Every Dog Has His Day (2:09)
13. Sly Stone - I Can't Turn You Loose (3:15)
14. Sly Stone - Take My Advice (2:05)