Sly Stone discography

This is a discography for the work of Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) outside of his most famous band, Sly and the Family Stone.^[1]^[2]

Albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales threshold)
Year	Album	US ^[3]	US R&B ^[3]	CAN ^[4]	Certifications (sales threshold)
1975	High on You	45	11	98
2011	I'm Back! Family & Friends	—	—	—

Singles

Title	Release info	Year	US Hot 100 ^[5]	US R&B ^[6]	Notes
"A Long Time Alone" / "I'm Just a Fool"¹	Luke Record Co. AR-1008	1961	—	—	as Danny "Sly" Stewart
"Help Me With My Broken Heart" / "Long Time Alone"²	G&P 901	1962	—	—	as Sylvester Stewart
"I Just Learned How to Swim" / "Scat Swim"³	Autumn Record No. 3	1964	—	—	as Sly Stewart
"Buttermilk, Part 1" / "Buttermilk, Part 2"⁴	Autumn Record No. 14	1965	—	—	as Sly
"Temptation Walk, Part 1" / "Temptation Walk, Part 2"⁴	Autumn Record No. 26	1965	—	—	as Sly
"Rock Dirge, Part 1" / "Rock Dirge, Part 2"⁵	Woodcock Records WOO-0001	1971	—	—	demos from Recorded in San Francisco
"I Get High on You" / "That's Lovin' You"	Epic 8-50135	1975	52	3	from High on You
"Le Lo Li" / "Who Do You Love?"	Epic 8-50175	1975	—	75
"Crossword Puzzle" / "Greed"	Epic 8-50201	1976	—	—
"Dance to the Music" / "Sing a Simple Song"	Epic 9-50795	1979	—	—	remixes from Ten Years Two Soon
"Eek-ah-Bo-Static Automatic"	A&M AM-2890	1986	—	—	backed with "Black Girls" by Rae Dawn Chong
"Love and Affection" (with Martha Davis)	A&M SP-17438	1986	—	—	12" single promo, backed with "Evolution" by Models
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2023 Mix)"	Cleopatra Records	2023	—	—	Released single^[7]

Soundtrack contributions

TItle	Film	Year
"Eek-ah-Bo-Static Automatic" and "Love and Affection"	Soul Man	1986
"I'm a Burglar"	Burglar	1987

Session work

Stone Flower Productions

Sly Stone wrote, produced, and performed instrumentation for each single released on his Stone Flower label:

Little Sister

For details on this group, see Little Sister (band)

1970: "You're the One [Part 1]" / "You're the One [Part 2]" (US #22, R&B #4)
1970: "Somebody's Watching You" / "Stanga" (US #32, R&B #8)

Joe Hicks

1969: "I'm Goin' Home" / "Home Sweet Home" (backed by Sly & the Family Stone on both sides)
1970: "Life and Death in G & A" [Part 1] / "Life and Death in G & A" [Part 1]

6IX

1970: "I'm Just Like You" / "Dynamite"

Other collaborations

Year	Title	Main artist	Sly Stone's role
1966	The Wildest Organ in Town!	Billy Preston	arranger, writing
1973	Mighty Joe Hicks	Joe Hicks	writing, "Train of Thought" and "Water Water"
1974	Lost in a Dream	REO Speedwagon	guitar and piano on "You Can Fly"
1974	Let It Flow	Elvin Bishop	organ
1974	Insane Asylum	Kathi McDonald	vocals, "Insane Asylum"
1975	Oh, What a Mighty Time	New Riders of the Purple Sage	organ and piano on "Mighty Time"
1976	Wings of Love	The Temptations	writing, arrangements, and instrumentation¹
1976	Don't Know What the World Is Coming To	Bobby Womack	background vocals, "Don't Know What the World Is Coming To"
1978	Bonnie Pointer (1978)	Bonnie Pointer	writing, instrumentation¹
1979	Bonnie Pointer (1979)	Bonnie Pointer	writing, instrumentation
1981	The Electric Spanking of War Babies	Funkadelic	writing and instrumentation, "Funk Gets Stronger, Part 1" and "Funk Gets Stronger, Part 2"
1982	Godmoma Here	Godmoma	writing and instrumentation, "Be All You Can Be"
1983	Urban Dancefloor Guerillas	P-Funk All-Stars	writing, instrumentation
1983	"Chasing the Rock"	Gene Page Headlines featuring Sly Stone & Danny Pearson	guest leads
1986	Shockadelica	Jesse Johnson	guest leads on "Crazay"
1987	The Last Soul Man	Bobby Womack	guest leads, "When the Weekend Comes"
1988	Blueberry Gossip	Ta Mara and the Seen	vocals, "Everyday People"
1988	Kickin'	The Brothers Johnson	horn arrangement, "Ball of Fire"
1989	Animal	The Bar-Kays	writer and producer, "Just Like a Teeter-Totter"
1990	For All the King's Men	Maceo Parker	guest leads, "Tell the World"
1990	Heritage	Earth, Wind & Fire	guest leads, "Good Time"
1991	March of the 13CATS	13CATS	guitar, "Thank You"
1992	Go Fer Yer Funk (Clinton Family Series Volume I)	P-Funk All-Stars	contains 1981 demo version of "Who in the Funk Do You Think You Are", from Ain't But the One Way
1994	Testing Positive for the Funk (Clinton Family Series Volume IV)	P-Funk All-Stars	bass on "Superstar Madness", recorded in 1980
1995	Funkcronomicon	Axiom Funk	Co-writer, keyboards on "Tell the World" with Maceo Parker and Bootsy Collins
2008	George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love	George Clinton	vocals, "Ain't That Peculiar" and "Fever"
2008	BabyStone EP	BabyStone	vocals, "Stonetro"; backing vocals & R3 Vocoder, "Ask Me"
2014	First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate	Funkadelic	vocals, instruments, "Man in the Box"
Notes: Because of tax problems, Sly Stone could not take credit on some of these works. In these cases, one of his associates, Truman Thomas, was credited with the work in Stone's place (although Stone or both Stone and Thomas worked on each listed item).

Compilations and other releases

1994: Precious Stone – Sly Stone in the Studio 1963-1965
2010: Listen to the Voices – Sly Stone in the Studio 1965-1970
2014: I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-70 – Light in the Attic

As a member of a group

The Stewart Four

Members Sylvester Stewart, Freddie Stewart, Rose Stewart, and Vaetta Stewart

1952: "On the Battlefield" / "Walking in Jesus' Name" (Church of God in Christ, Northern Sunday School Department)

The Viscaynes

1961: "Stop What You are Doing" / "I Guess I'll Be" (Tropo Records) ¹
1961: "Yellow Moon" / "Uncle Sam Needs You (My Friend)" (VPM Records) ²
1961: "Yellow Moon" / "Heavenly Angel" (VPM Records)
1976: "Oh What a Nite" / "You've Forgotten Me" (Subarro Records) ³

¹ Tropo 101. Released as by "THE VISCAYNES AND THE RAMBLERS"

² VPM 1006. "Yellow Moon" comp.: Geo. Motola - R. Page. Record was first misprinted as The Biscaynes. This was a mistake because the band has always used the name VISCAYNES.

³ Subarro 489. A leftover George Motola production, "Oh What a Nite" (a remake of the Dells' 1956 hit), b/w "You've Forgotten Me" was credited "Sly Stone & the Biscaynes" when issued in 1976.

⁴ Sylvester Stewart / Sly Stone has nothing to do with the Stewart Brother singles released in the late 50s on the LA based Keen and Ensign labels. This was a different Sylvester Stewart.

References

^ "Sly Stone - Discography". 45cat.
^ Sly Stone discography discography at Discogs
^ ^a ^b "US Charts > Sly and the Family Stone". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
^ "CAN Charts > Sly and the Family Stone". RPM. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
^ "US Charts > Sly and the Family Stone". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
^ "US Charts > Sly and the Family Stone". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
^ Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2023 Mix) - Single by Sly Stone on Apple Music, November 9, 2023, retrieved January 2, 2024

External links

Edwin & Arno Konings www.slystonebook.com
Sly Stone discography discography at Discogs

[1] "Sly Stone - Discography". 45cat.

[2] Sly Stone discography discography at Discogs

[allmusic-3] "US Charts > Sly and the Family Stone". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

[can-4] "CAN Charts > Sly and the Family Stone". RPM. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

[allmusic3-5] "US Charts > Sly and the Family Stone". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

[allmusic2-6] "US Charts > Sly and the Family Stone". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

[7] Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2023 Mix) - Single by Sly Stone on Apple Music, November 9, 2023, retrieved January 2, 2024

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v t e Sly and the Family Stone
Sly Stone Freddie Stone Rose Stone Cynthia Robinson Greg Errico Jerry Martini Larry Graham Vet Stone Rustee Allen Pat Rizzo Andy Newmark Bill Lordan
Studio albums	A Whole New Thing (1967) Dance to the Music (1968) Life (1968) Stand! (1969) There's a Riot Goin' On (1971) Fresh (1973) Small Talk (1974) Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back (1976) Back on the Right Track (1979) Ain't But the One Way (1982)
Live albums	The Woodstock Experience (2009) Live at the Fillmore East October 4th & 5th, 1968 (2015) The First Family - Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967 (2025)
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1970) Different Strokes by Different Folks (2005)
Singles	"Dance to the Music" "Life" / "M'Lady" "Everyday People" / "Sing a Simple Song" "Stand!" "I Want to Take You Higher" "Hot Fun in the Summertime" "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" "Everybody Is a Star" "Family Affair" "Runnin' Away" "(You Caught Me) Smilin'" "If You Want Me to Stay" "Frisky" "Time for Livin'" "Loose Booty" "Remember Who You Are"
Other songs	"Are You Ready" "Somebody's Watching You"
Related articles	Discography Sly Stone solo discography Little Sister Coming Back for More On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (book)
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