There's a Riot Goin' On is the fifth studio album by the American funk and soul band Sly and the Family Stone. It was released in November 1971 by Epic Records. The recording was dominated by band frontman-songwriter Sly Stone during a period of escalated drug use and intra-group tension. Recording sessions took place from 1970 to 1971 at Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California and in Stone's home studio in Bel Air. Original 1971 1st pressing, includes paper insert w/ lyrics, gatefold, Goldmine Grading: Very Good Plus
Track Listing
Side 1)
1. Luv N' Haight
2. Just Like A Baby
3. Poet
4. Family Affair
5. Africa Talks To You "The Asphalt Jungle"
6. There's A Riot Goin' On
Side 2)
1. Brave & Strong
2. (You Caught Me) Smilin'
3. Time
4. Spaced Cowboy
5. Runnin Away
6. Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa
There's a Riot Goin' On is the fifth studio album by the American funk and soul band Sly and the Family Stone. It was released in November 1971 by Epic Records. The recording was dominated by band frontman-songwriter Sly Stone during a period of escalated drug use and intra-group tension. Recording sessions took place from 1970 to 1971 at Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California and in Stone's home studio in Bel Air. Original 1971 1st pressing, includes paper insert w/ lyrics, gatefold, Goldmine Grading: Very Good Plus
Track Listing
Side 1)
1. Luv N' Haight
2. Just Like A Baby
3. Poet
4. Family Affair
5. Africa Talks To You "The Asphalt Jungle"
6. There's A Riot Goin' On
Side 2)
1. Brave & Strong
2. (You Caught Me) Smilin'
3. Time
4. Spaced Cowboy
5. Runnin Away
6. Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa
