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Hot Fun in the Summertime

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: Aug. '69 on Epic
Charts: 16 weeks
Top spot: No. 2

Summer was already under way when Stone handed in this heavenly soul ballad to his label. It came out just before the Family Stone gave their legendary performance at the '69 Woodstock -- as the first band to sign up for the historic festival.

Appears on: Greatest Hits (Epic)

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