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DISCID=c90ba60f
DTITLE=Sly & The Family Stone / Small Talk (Remastered + Expanded)
DYEAR=1974
DGENRE=Funk
TTITLE0=Small Talk
TTITLE1=Say You Will
TTITLE2=Mother Beautiful
TTITLE3=Time For Livin'
TTITLE4=Can't Strain My Brain
TTITLE5=Loose Booty
TTITLE6=Holdin' On
TTITLE7=Wishful Thinkin'
TTITLE8=Better Thee Than Me
TTITLE9=Living' While I'm Livin'
TTITLE10=This Is Love
TTITLE11=Crossword Puzzle (Previously Unissued Early Version)
TTITLE12=Time For Living' (Previously Unissued Alternate Version)
TTITLE13=Loose Booty (Previously Unissued Alternate Version)
TTITLE14=Positive (Instrumental - Previously Unissued)
EXTD=Small Talk (Remastered + Expanded)\n2007 Epic/Legacy\n\nOriginall
EXTD=y Released 1974\nCD Edition Released July 1, 1991\nLimited Deluxe
EXTD= Edition Collector's Box Set Released March 20, 2007\nRemastered 
EXTD=+ Expanded CD Edition Released April 24, 2007\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIE
EXTD=W: By 1974, when Small Talk was recorded, Sly for was ripe for ch
EXTD=ange personally and musically. Stripping away the drum machines f
EXTD=rom their previous places of importance on There's a Riot Goin' O
EXTD=n and Fresh, Sly went back to what remained of the Family Stone, 
EXTD=including trumpet and keyboard player Cynthia Robinson, brother F
EXTD=reddie and Sister Rose, Rusty Allen, who had taken over for Larry
EXTD= Graham two albums back, Jerry Martini, drummer Bill Lordan (who 
EXTD=would later work with Jack Bruce and Robin Trower), violinist Sid
EXTD= Page, reed and woodwind boss Pat Rizzo, and Vet Stewart on vocal
EXTD=s and keyboards. The album was, despite the number of musicians, 
EXTD=organic, simple even. It was laid-back and soulful instead of bur
EXTD=ning-ass funky. There's very little grit in its grooves, but a lo
EXTD=t of sparse, simple movement as evidenced by the title track, whi
EXTD=ch opens the record where it's simply Sly, his baby son Sly Jr. b
EXTD=abbling, fingersnaps, a keyboard, a bassline, and a drum beat. It
EXTD= sounded jive perhaps at the time because everyone had grown used
EXTD= to Sly the outlaw boogie monster. But Sly Stone knew exactly wha
EXTD=t he wanted: close to home, tape was left running between complet
EXTD=ed takes on certain tracks, and many takes were run of certain cu
EXTD=ts so musicians could find their own way without being directed. 
EXTD=The simmering summer soulfulness that came from the grooves -- ch
EXTD=eck "Say You Will" -- was different, smaller in scope -- especial
EXTD=ly the strings, played actually, overdubbed, and even synthesized
EXTD= -- and far looser than any Sly & the Family Stone date in the ca
EXTD=talog. It also was the end of the Family Stone, though no one kne
EXTD=w it yet. The album yielded a bona fide Top 40 hit in "Time for L
EXTD=ivin'," but was critically underappreciated and for good reason. 
EXTD=It was an inside record that broke no ground and sounded a lot li
EXTD=ke retreading familiar steps in some ways. Even the gods die. [Th
EXTD=e 2007 remastered Legacy edition contains four bonus tracks, incl
EXTD=uding an early version of "Crossword Puzzle," alternate readings 
EXTD=of "Time for Livin'" and "Loose Booty," and an instrumental calle
EXTD=d "Positive," all of which have gone unreleased until now.] -- Th
EXTD=om Jurek\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: A new bass player and drummer sign
EXTD=aled a toned-down Sly & the Family Stone sound. Partially in keep
EXTD=ing with changes in much of popular music in the early '70s, and 
EXTD=maybe the result of marriage and a child, Sly became more introsp
EXTD=ective, quieter, and calmer, even employing a string section on v
EXTD=arious cuts. A less exhilarating album than earlier efforts, ther
EXTD=e is still much of merit here, including the Top Ten R&B hit "Tim
EXTD=e for Livin'."  -- Rob Bowman\n\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: (Collector'
EXTD=s Box Set) Sly & the Family Stone: The Collection contains the se
EXTD=ven albums the group released on Epic Records between 1968 and 19
EXTD=74 (which were recorded between 1967 and 1971). Sony BMG has simp
EXTD=ly packaged these discs -- A Whole New Thing, Dance to the Music,
EXTD= Life, Stand, There's a Riot Goin' On, Fresh, and Small Talk -- a
EXTD=ll of which have been completely remastered and contain bonus mat
EXTD=erial and liner essays, all in a slipcase box. They've all been r
EXTD=eleased separately in digipack, so there isn't anything additiona
EXTD=l to be had. The price point isn't really different either, and g
EXTD=iven the wildly varying quality of some of these sides, buying th
EXTD=e box is for a very specific kind of fan or collector.  -- Thom J
EXTD=urek\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nWhat Was Sly Going For?, No
EXTD=vember 21, 2006\nReviewer: Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Bre
EXTD=wer Maine)\n'Small Talk' is Sly's first album as a husband and fa
EXTD=ther and it shows loud and clear on the cover.  Like much of his 
EXTD=music in the mid 70's the production on this recording is as spar
EXTD=e as it comes, in fact in the case of the title track almost down
EXTD= to none at all.  It's little more than drums, bass the sound of 
EXTD=Sly's new baby crying.  But somehow it's still funky.  The first 
EXTD=five songs are all like that - funky, bassy bottom but zero top."
EXTD=  Mother Beautiful" however contains one of the creepiest usages 
EXTD=of a string section I have ever heard.  "Loose Booty", on the oth
EXTD=er hand is a Sly Stone funk classic in every respect - it's got t
EXTD=hose hot horns,wild vocals and some of most out and out hip-hop b
EXTD=reaks-to-be I've ever heard.  "Better Thee Then He" and "Livin Wh
EXTD=ile I'm Livin" are more great funk but much of the rest of "Small
EXTD= Talk is eerie and subdued, without the underlying muscle that ma
EXTD=de 'Fresh' so enjoyable.  Even the hit single "Time For Livin" is
EXTD= one of the Family Stone's softer moments, even if it isn't a bal
EXTD=lad.  Sly himself hadn't really gone soft - he was still going fo
EXTD=r the same spare, horn and organ led gospel/funk/pop sound that h
EXTD=ad served him so well on his last two albums before this.  But wh
EXTD=ere does that leave the music?  Basically if you look at it one w
EXTD=ay 'There's A Riot Goin' On', 'Fresh' and 'Small Talk' are all of
EXTD= a piece - there's very little musical difference and this is the
EXTD= weaker of the three songwise and the only one to heavily use str
EXTD=ings, as surrealy produced as they are.  Was it time for Sly to c
EXTD=all his musical career a day with 'Small Talk'?  Maybe in some ca
EXTD=mps but the results are actually pretty appealing at times.\n\n\n
EXTD=AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nBEAUTIFUL, September 15, 2005\nReview
EXTD=er: S. Robinson "juice jillion" (Savannah)\nI happened to buy thi
EXTD=s C.D. on a whim in Yokohama about ten years ago. Prior to seeing
EXTD= it I was unaware of it's existence. What a sweet suprise. I love
EXTD=d it instantly. It is one of my favorite if not favorite albums e
EXTD=ver. Though I believe "Riot" to be one of the top 5 albums of all
EXTD= time and I think "Fresh" is a better album I prefer "Small Talk"
EXTD= to both because I feel that Sly exercises an emotional range tha
EXTD=t finds him higher than "Stand" yet more soulful than "Fresh" how
EXTD=ever he is never as angry or as bitter as "Riot". The title track
EXTD= "Small Talk" showcases a father's pride for his family. In "Moth
EXTD=er Beautiful" Sly shows his admiration for his own mother as well
EXTD= as the mother of his child. "Can't Strain My Brain" and "Wishful
EXTD= Thinkin'" are Sly feeling down but they are oh so beautiful. "Th
EXTD=is is Love" is a doo-wop song that I initially dismissed as trite
EXTD=. I was wrong about it. This is a song that starts off a bit sill
EXTD=y but gains momentum throughout with a chorus that goes little be
EXTD=yond the words "This is Love..." but the words seem to gather mor
EXTD=e conviction with every verse. The song steadily pulls you in bui
EXTD=lding to a harmonious crescendo and then one day you realize that
EXTD= the reason that he's singing this like he means it is because he
EXTD= does. It may be the most revealing song on the album. There is n
EXTD=o doubt that Sly's in love. This album offers the best glimpse of
EXTD= Sly before his final descent into decedence. "Small Talk" is a g
EXTD=enius bearing his soul. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nOne of 
EXTD=Sly's best albums period, April 16, 2005\nReviewer: Allen Zimmerm
EXTD=ann (San Mateo, CA USA)\nJust listen to it. Funky but very hip. E
EXTD=very tune is good. It's cool how he uses the violin to do some of
EXTD= the horn parts. This is probably the best Sly before he disapear
EXTD=ed into LA. His songwriting, production and arrangements on this 
EXTD=album are pure genius. I have the LP (bought when this originally
EXTD= came out) but found the cd on Amazon a couple of years ago. It i
EXTD=s worth the extra money because it was an import from Japan. I th
EXTD=ink this album is way better than Fresh and Fresh is pretty good.
EXTD=\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe Continued Evolution of a Ge
EXTD=nius, August 5, 2004\nReviewer: Peter da Cruz "Humanities Teacher
EXTD=, Tarkovsky fan, freak for Russian classics and banjo player" (Ne
EXTD=w York United States)\n     \nAnyone who talks about "fading geni
EXTD=us" in reference to this album is out of their mind. It is true t
EXTD=hat by the time Sly released "Heard ya missed me..." the band had
EXTD= hit the nadir of its creative output, but their downward slope d
EXTD=id not start until well after this album was recorded. \n\n"Small
EXTD= Talk" is in fact a brilliant follow up to Fresh, and a brilliant
EXTD= acheivement in it own right. The album retains the positive lyri
EXTD=cal content, but it redirects that positivity toward more persona
EXTD=l and family oriented themes. The arrangements are less in your f
EXTD=ace, the feel is a lot more relaxed, and there is even a lot of (
EXTD=absolutely wonderful) studio chatter to preface certain songs. \n
EXTD=\nSly could never release two similar albums in a row, so for thi
EXTD=s album he broke with protocol in another senese that a lot of th
EXTD=ese reviewers don't get: "Small Talk" is a SOUL album. Here is wh
EXTD=y: The grooves are subtler and more sedate, violins are involved 
EXTD=(but not in a cheesy way), and there is a new emphasis on gutwren
EXTD=ching, heartfelt vocals. Indeed, both Sly and Rosie turn in their
EXTD= best vocal performances here. \n\nI think many of the people who
EXTD= have reviewed "Small Talk" here on Amazon have missed this point
EXTD= entirely, but you might miss it as well. So, if you're looking a
EXTD=nother agressive funk album the likes of Riot or Fresh, you will 
EXTD=also be severely dissapointed by "Small Talk" and should not buy 
EXTD=it. \n\nHowever, if you like albums like Donnie Hathaway's "Every
EXTD=thing is Everything," or if you Cymande's downtempo stuff, or Cha
EXTD=rles Wright and the 103st Rythym Band, then spare no expense and 
EXTD=immediately purchase this Japanese import. This is one of the bes
EXTD=t SOUL albums ever recorded (which is not to say it's not funky.)
EXTD= \n\nIf you bought "The Essential Sly and the Family Stone" like 
EXTD=I did, you've already heard Time For Livin' and Loose Booty. Like
EXTD= me, you probably thought they were solid tracks but would not pe
EXTD=rsuade you to buy a 30 dollar CD. Well, after hearing Small Talk 
EXTD=in its entirety I can honestly say that those are the two WEAKEST
EXTD= tracks on here. \n\nSly was a genius and this album chronicles h
EXTD=is continued evolution. It is a must have for anyone who likes Sl
EXTD=y, soul, funk, or even just music. The fact that this Small Talk 
EXTD=is not available in America is a profound statement about the way
EXTD= our nation treats its visionaries and cultural giants.\n\n\nAMAZ
EXTD=ON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nDon't miss out on this one..., June 3, 20
EXTD=02\nReviewer: Kari Aevarsson (Iceland)\nThis is the smoothest and
EXTD= most laid back of Sly Stone's work, and although many think 'Fre
EXTD=sh' is better (it's certainly funkier), I personally am more fond
EXTD= of 'Small Talk'! \n'Fresh' still had some of the murkiness and "
EXTD=stoned"-ness of 'There's A Riot Goin' On', but that's completely 
EXTD=vanished on 'Small Talk'. In fact a more appropriate title for th
EXTD=is album would be...'Fresh'!\n\nAs I said, I like this album a lo
EXTD=t (totally worth the import price tag, since it's completely unav
EXTD=ailable on CD otherwise). Standouts: the hits "Time For Livin'" &
EXTD= "Loose Booty" are soulful and immensely funky; as for the others
EXTD=...hell, there's not a single bad song on the whole disc! Buy it 
EXTD=now before it goes out of print again!\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER R
EXTD=EVIEW\nFunkin on new ground!, December 13, 2001\nReviewer: oli le
EXTD=ggett (Taichung, Taiwan)\nI tried this album out after hearing th
EXTD=e Beastie Boys cover of 'Time for Livin''and it was the opposite 
EXTD=to what i'd been prepared for-from hardcore punk to mellow family
EXTD=funk warmth. I loved it though and the whole album is so warm, se
EXTD=nsuous and so sly! The beastie boys came up again in 'Loose Booty
EXTD=' that they sampled for 'Shadrach' on 'Paul's Boutique' and the o
EXTD=riginal is pure hip hop groove in itself. Sly created the looping
EXTD= sound and he uses every instrument [sax, trumpet, voice, violin]
EXTD= to mix together something so new and unbelievable! This is the c
EXTD=oming of age album before the drugs and divorce got the better of
EXTD= him and you're left wondering where he would have gone from here
EXTD=. I think the doo wop of 'This is Love' is far more sincere the t
EXTD=heir version of 'Que Sera Sera' and songs like 'Loose Booty', 'Ho
EXTD=ldin' On' and 'Better thee than me' are as inspired and as funky 
EXTD=as the band have ever been. This is my favourite Sly album and th
EXTD=ink everyone with any kind of soul should own it.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM
EXTD= CUSTOMER REVIEW\nLow Keyed S&TFS Still Has Funk, Still Grooves..
EXTD=., November 21, 2001\nReviewer: yygsgsdrassil "yygsgsdrassil" (Cr
EXTD=ossroads America)\n\n....don't be put off by the strings.\n...thi
EXTD=s came directly after Sly and Family's outstanding "Fresh" CD. An
EXTD=d I guess Sly said I've worked hard, it's time to chill out for u
EXTD=no momento. Sly had married and was taking care of kids. In the g
EXTD=roovin' title cut, the baby is "accidentally" recorded--crying on
EXTD= key and on beat.\n\n"Can't Strain My Brain" has Sly doing those 
EXTD=bluesy church deacon vocals to strings. "Loose Booty" has Sly and
EXTD= Family in funky partymode ala "Dance to the Music" with a Shadra
EXTD=ckMeshackAbednego party chant in the breaks.\n\n"Wishful Thinking
EXTD=" which, in my opinion should have been released as a single, has
EXTD= Sly perhaps sorry for all the time lost for all the "wanna start
EXTD= a revolution" peace movement talks...only to find that peace wil
EXTD=l be gotten when we..."Relax. We'll Get there Soon" (...or he cou
EXTD=ld be taking "Running Away" a step further by slyly lambasting th
EXTD=e USA's race for outer space).\n\nThe post-Doo Wop "This is Love"
EXTD= channels "Hot Fun in The Summertime" which channelled The Platte
EXTD=rs or The Flamingos. But it has that Sly wink-wink, dig?\n\nA ver
EXTD=y, very good rare and classic album from the masterful Sly and th
EXTD=e Family Stone. Find a copy, now. Get it from Amazon, now.\n\n\nH
EXTD=alf.com Album Notes\nSMALL TALK showcases a mellower blend of Sly
EXTD= and the Family Stone's funk, soul, and rhythm and blues. Include
EXTD=s the hit "Time for Livin", plus the title track and "Say You Wil
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