SLY & THE FAMILY STONE - Dance to the Music (1968-2007) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Sly & the Family Stone came into their own with their second album, Dance to the Music. This is exuberant music, bursting with joy and invention. If there's a shortage of classic material, with only the title track being a genuine classic, that winds up being nearly incidental, since it's so easy to get sucked into the freewheeling spirit and cavalier virtuosity of the group. Consider this -- prior to this record no one, not even the Family Stone, treated soul as a psychedelic sun splash, filled with bright melodies, kaleidoscopic arrangements, inextricably intertwined interplay, and deft, fast rhythms. Yes, they wound up turning "Higher" into the better "I Want to Take You Higher" and they recycle the title track in the long jam "Dance to the Medley," but there's such imagination to this jam that the similarities fade as they play. And, if these are just vamps, well, so are James Brown's records, and those didn't have the vitality or friendliness of this. Not a perfect record, but a fine one all the same. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist:
1    Dance To The Music    2:59
2    Higher    2:47
3    I Ain't Got Nobody (For Real)    4:25
Dance To The Medley    12:11
4a    Music Is Alive  
4b    Dance In  
4c    Music Lover  
5    Ride The Rhythm    2:47
6    Color Me True    3:08
7    Are You Ready    2:49
8    Don't Burn Baby    3:13
9    I'll Never Fall In Love Again    3:24
-Bonus Tracks-
10    Dance To The Music (Single Version In Mono)    2:57
11    Higher (Unissued Single Version In Mono)    2:53
12    Soul Clappin'    2:38
13    We Love All    4:30
14    I Can't Turn You Loose 3:33
Written-By – O. Redding
15    Never Do Your Woman Wrong (Instrumental)    3:33
Credits:
Bass, Vocals – Larry Graham
Drums – Gregg Errico
Guitar, Vocals – Freddy Stone
Keyboards, Vocals – Rose Stone
Trumpet – Cynthia Robinson
Vocals, Saxophone – Jerry Martini
Written-By – S. Stewart (tracks: 1 to 13, 15)