This doesn't quite deserve the highest rating, as the post- There's a Riot Goin' On material doesn't keep up the momentum of the rest of the set. The fun extras come in the not-too-well-known tracks from pre- Stand! albums and Fresh (which is actually amply represented, with six cuts). As you'd expect, the fattest slice comes from Sly & the Family Stone's late-'60s/early-'70s peak: in fact, most of the tracks from the Stand! and There's a Riot Goin' On albums are here. Of course, all of those greatest hits are here, including a few from 1970 that didn't make it onto album releases at the time. The Essential Sly & the Family Stone does what a double-CD best-of/career overview should do: it packs a lot of career highlights into a two-disc set for listeners who want more than the basic greatest hits, but don't want every last album.
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