A Whole New Thing (Sly and the Family Stone album)

A Whole New Thing is the debut album by funk/soul band Sly and the Family Stone, released in 1967 on Epic/CBS Records. The album was released to mixed criticism and failed to make an impact from a commercial standpoint and did not chart. CBS Records executive Clive Davis prevailed upon band leader Sly Stone to create a more commercial album; the result was the album Dance to the Music. Unlike later Sly and the Family Stone albums, A Whole New Thing was recorded live in the studio instead of being overdubbed and featured less of a pop feel than later releases such as Dance to the Music and Stand!. The lead vocals are shared between Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, and Larry Graham; Rose Stone would not join the band until they began work on Dance to the Music.

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A Whole New Thing
Studio album by Sly and the Family Stone
Released	October 1967 1970 (re-release)
Recorded	June–September 1967
Genre	Psychedelic funk[1] psychedelic soul[1]
Length	38:01
Label	Epic
Producer	Sly Stone
Sly and the Family Stone chronology
A Whole New Thing (1967) Dance to the Music (1968)
Cover for 1970 reissue
1970 reissue cover for A Whole New Thing. Note the use of photographs similar to those on the cover of the Sly & the Family Stone Greatest Hits album, and the inclusion of Rose Stone as a member of the Family Stone. Rose Stone was not a member of the band at the time of this LP.

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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Austin Chronicle	[3]
BBC Music	favorable[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Rolling Stone (1967)	unfavorable[6]
Rolling Stone (2007)	[7]
Stylus	B−[8]
Uncut	[9]

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