'Family Affair' is a 1971 number-one hit single recorded by Sly & the Family Stone for the Epic Records label. Their first new material since the double a-sided single 'Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)'/ 'Everybody is a Star' nearly two years prior, 'Family Affair' became the fourth and final number-one pop hit for the band. Rolling Stone magazine later ranked the song #138 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Released on November 6, 1971, 'Family Affair' was markedly different from the earlier Sly & th. Sly & the Family Stone were an important and influential band from Vallejo, California, United States. Active from 1966 until 1975, the band was pivotal in the development of,.
Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist, and containing several of his family members and friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have an integrated lineup in both race and gender. Brothers Sly Stone and singer/guitarist combined their bands (Sly & the Stoners and Freddie & the Stone Souls) at th.