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Dance to the Music

Sly and the Family Stone

Posted Dec 09, 2004 12:00 AM

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Written by: Sylvester Stewart (Sly Stone)
Produced by: Stone
Released: Jan. '68 on Epic
Charts: 15 weeks
Top spot: No. 8

Saxman Jerry Martini claims Stone did this song just to satisfy CBS executives' desire for a hit. "He hated it," Martini said. "It was so unhip to us." But "Dance" fit Stone's vision for the band: "I wanted everyone to get a chance to sweat."

Appears on: Dance to the Music (Sony)

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