A Whole New Thing (Sly and the Family Stone album)
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| Studio album by Sly and the Family Stone | ||||
| Released | October 1967 1970 (re-release) |
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| Recorded | June 1967 | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 38:01 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Sly Stone | |||
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| Cover for 1970 reissue | ||||
1970 reissue cover for A Whole New Thing. Note the use of photographs similar to those on the cover of the Sly & the Family Stone 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.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Austin Chronicle | |
| BBC Music | favorable |
| The Guardian | |
| Rolling Stone | unfavorable |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| Stylus | B− |
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A Whole New Thing is the debut album by funk/soul band Sly and the Family Stone, released in 1967 on Epic/CBS Records. The album was released to mixed criticism and failed to make an impact from a commercial standpoint and did not chart. CBS Records executive Clive Davis prevailed upon band leader Sly Stone to create a more commercial album; the result was the album Dance to the Music. Unlike later Sly and the Family Stone albums, A Whole New Thing was recorded live in the studio instead of being 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.
All songs written by Sylvester Stewart, and produced and arranged by Sly Stone for Stone Flower Productions.
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