'There's a Riot Goin' On' by Sly and the Family Stone

‘There’s a Riot Goin’ On’ by Sly and the Family Stone is their fifth studio album released on November 20, 1971 by Epic Records.

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Track Listing : 1.Luv N’ Haight (Sylvester Stewart) – 04:01 . 2.Just Like A Baby (Sylvester Stewart) – 05:12 . 3.Poet (Sylvester Stewart) – 03:01 . 4.Family Affair (Sylvester Stewart) – 03:06 . 5.Africa Talks To You ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ (Sylvester Stewart) – 08:45 . 6.There’S A Riot Goin’ On (Sylvester Stewart) – 00:03 . 7.Brave & strong (Sylvester Stewart) – 03:28 . 8.(You Caught Me) Smilin’ (Sylvester Stewart) – 02:53 . 9.Time (Sylvester Stewart) – 03:03 . 10.Spaced Cowboy (Sylvester Stewart) – 03:57 . 11.Runnin’ Away (Sylvester Stewart) – 02:51 . 12.Thank You For Talkin’ To Me Africa (Sylvester Stewart) – 07:14

Musicians : Sly Stone – Drums, Synthesizers, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals . Larry Graham – Bass, Backing Vocals . Greg Errico – Drums . Gerry Gibson – Drums . Bobby Womack – Guitar . Freddie Stone – Guitar . Ike Turner – Guitar . Billy Preston – Keyboards . Jerry Martini – Tenor Saxophone . Cynthia Robinson – Trumpet . Rose Stone – Vocals, Keyboards . Little Sister – Backing Vocals

Production : Produced By Sly Stone . Chris Hinshaw – Engineer . Jack Ashkinazy – Engineer . James Conniff – Engineer . James Greene – Engineer . Robert Gratts – Engineer . Willie Greer – Engineer . Rich Tilles – Engineer

Package : Lynn Ames – Collage, Cover Design . John Berg – Collage, Cover Design

Recorded 1970–71 At Record Plant Studios In Sausalito, California..

Released On November 20, 1971 By Epic Records.

(Source Sly & the Family Stone – There’s a Riot Goin’ On | Official Sly And The Family Stone website)

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BBC
There’s a Riot Goin’ On is rightfully regarded as a masterpiece for its unique sound, for its bleak tone and wasted mood, summing up the unease and menace of its era as perfectly as their earlier hits had captured the positivity of the late-1960s. […]

PopMatters
Counterbalance No. 51 You can hear it in his voice—and the needle-pushing distortion as he sings his disjointed phrases with the mic way too close to his mouth. And you can hear it in the groove. It’s there throughout the record, but like “Luv N’ Haight” implies, it seldom makes you want to move. […]

Sputnikmusic.com
The main fault with this album is it’s more of a mood piece than a collection of songs. The album could easily be just one songand it wouldn’t change much. The quality is consistently highand the mood doesn’t diversify much […]

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