Back on the Right Track

by Sly & the Family Stone

Overview

By the late '70s, Sly Stone had been so thoroughly written off as a has-been that few listeners checked out Back on the Right Track. Nor have listeners been inspired to rediscover the album, since his late-'60s/early-'70s classics cast such a huge shadow over his subsequent work. It comes as somewhat of a surprise, then, to find the basic Stone soul/rock/funk foundation still firmly in place here. There were two problems: the foundation didn't make any notable advancements on the territory he'd already mapped out by the early '70s, and the songs themselves weren't that special, sounding more like basic vamps or promising scraps than fully baked ideas. Judged solely on its own terms, it's actually a respectable slice of funk; it's only when stacked against Stone's other works that the disappointment becomes intense. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/2016
Label:	Friday Music
UPC:	0829421115328
Rank:	141002

Tracks

1. Remember Who You Are
2. Back On The Right Track
3. If It's Not Addin' Up...
4. The Same Thing (Makes You Laugh, Makes You Cry)
5. Shine It On
6. It Takes All Kinds
7. Who's To Say?
8. Sheer Energy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sly & the Family Stone   Primary Artist
Cynthia Robinson   Trumpet,Horn
Joseph Baker   Guitar,Vocals (Background),Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Gary Herbig   Horn
Sylvester Stewart   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards
Keni Burke   Bass
Rose Banks   Vocals (Background)
Alvin Taylor   Drums
Walter Downing   Keyboards
Joe Baker   Vocals (Background)
Lisa Banks   Vocals (Background)
Freddie Stewart   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Mark Davis   Keyboards,Keyboards
Hamp Banks   Guitar
Fred E. Smith   Horn
Fred Smith   Horn,Trumpet
Steve Madaio   Horn
Pat Rizzo   Horn
Ollie E. Brown   Percussion

Technical Credits

Joseph Baker   Engineer,Engineer
Joe Reagoso   Liner Notes
Sylvester Stewart   Composer
Ron Slenzak   Photography
Peter Whorf   Art Direction
Mark Davis   Mixing,Producer,Mixing,Producer
Hamp Banks   Composer,Engineer,Associate Producer
Butch Lynch   Engineer
Jo Hansch   Mastering Engineer
Ken Roberts   Management
Linda Hennrick   Transcription
Michael Worthington   Digital Mastering
Serge Reyes   Engineer
Sergio Reyes   Engineer
John Kander   Composer