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.
Solo singles
- 1961: "A Long Time Alone" / "I'm Just A Fool"1 (Luke Records)
- 1962: "Help Me With My Broken Heart" / "Long Time Alone"² (G&P Records)
- 1964: "I Just Learned How To Swim" / "Scat Swim" ³ (Autumn Records)
- 1965: "Buttermilk, Part 1" / "Buttermilk, Part 2" 4 (Autumn Records)
- 1965: "Temptation Walk, Part 1" / "Temptation Walk, Part 2" 4 (Autumn Records)
- 1971: "Rock Dirge, Part 1" / "Rock Dirge, Part 2" 5 (Woodcock Records)
- 1986: "Eek-Ah-Bo-Static Automatic" (A & M Records)
- 1986: "Love And Affection" 6(A & M Records)
Notes
- 1 Released under the name "Danny (Sly) Stewart" (on Luke 1008; comp.: Geo. Motola - R. Page)
- ² Released under the name "Sylvester Stewart"
- ³ Released under the name "Sly Stewart"
- 4 Released under the name "Sly"
- 5 Early demos by Sly and Freddie Stone released after Sly & the Family Stone had become successful
- 5 Duet with Martha Davis
Solo album
1975: High on You
2011: I'm Back! Family & Friends
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.
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 | |||
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1966 | The Wildest Organ In Town | Billy Preston | arranger, writing | |||
1974 | Lost in a Dream | REO Speedwagon | guitar and piano on "You Can Fly" | |||
1974 | Let It Flow | Elvin Bishop | organ | |||
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 instruemntation, "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" | |||
1989 | Animal | The Bar-Kays | 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 For 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 | |||
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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
References
- Edwin & Arno Konings www.slystonebook.com
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