Stand! (Deluxe Edition)

The hits on Sly & the Family Stone's fourth album—“Sing a Simple Song”, “Everyday People”, “You Can Make It if You Try”, the title track—comprise the DNA of funk. And yes, it's Sly’s; he wrote, arranged and produced the whole thing, pushing the band's ensemble sound to ambitious extremes by corralling different lead singers, Larry Graham's bullish basslines, Freddie Stone's psych-rock guitar, Rosie Stone's eerie organ runs and swirls of ensorcelling horns. Unifying, uplifting and visionary, this is the album that sealed Stone's legacy forever.