# Sly Stone discography

This is a discography for the work of Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) outside of his most famous band, Sly and the Family Stone.

## Albums

| Title | Release info | Year | Notes |
| High on You | Epic | 1975 | solo album featuring Family Stone members |
| I'm Back! Family & Friends | Cleopatra | 2011 | duet/remix album with three new songs |

## Singles

| Title | Release info | Year | Notes |
| "A Long Time Alone" / "I'm Just a Fool"$^1$ | Luke Record Co. AR-1008 | 1961 | as Danny "Sly" Stewart |
| "Help Me With My Broken Heart" / "Long Time Alone"² | G&P 901 | 1962 | as Sylvester Stewart |
| "I Just Learned How to Swim" / "Scat Swim"³ | Autumn Record No. 3 | 1964 | as Sly Stewart |
| "Buttermilk, Part 1" / "Buttermilk, Part 2"$^4$ | Autumn Record No. 14 | 1965 | as Sly |
| "Temptation Walk, Part 1" / "Temptation Walk, Part 2"$^4$ | Autumn Record No. 26 | 1965 | as Sly |
| "Rock Dirge, Part 1" / "Rock Dirge, Part 2"$^5$ | Woodcock Records WOO-0001 | 1971 | demos from Recorded in San Francisco |
| "I Get High on You" / "That's Lovin' You" | Epic 8-50135 | 1975 | from High on You |
| "Le Lo Li" / "Who Do You Love?" | Epic 8-50175 | 1975 | from High on You |
| "Crossword Puzzle" / "Greed" | Epic 8-50201 | 1976 | from High on You |
| "Dance to the Music" / "Sing a Simple Song" | Epic 9-50795 | 1979 | remixes from Ten Years Two Soon |
| "Eek-ah-Bo-Static Automatic" | A&M AM-2890 | 1986 | backed with "Black Girls" by Rae Dawn Chong |
| "Love and Affection" (with Martha Davis) | A&M SP-17438 | 1986 | 12" single promo, backed with "Evolution" by Models |
| "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2023 Mix)" | Cleopatra Records | 2023 | Released single |

## Soundtrack contributions

| TItle | Film | Year |
| "Eek-ah-Bo-Static Automatic" and "Love and Affection" | Soul Man | 1986 |
| "I'm a Burglar" | Burglar | 1987 |

## Session work
### Stone Flower Productions

Sly Stone wrote, produced, and performed instrumentation for each single released on his Stone Flower label:

### Little Sister

For details on this group, see Little Sister (band)
* 1970: "You're the One [Part 1]" / "You're the One [Part 2]" (US #22, R&B #4)
* 1970: "Somebody's Watching You" / "Stanga" (US #32, R&B #8)

### Joe Hicks

* 1969: "I'm Goin' Home" / "Home Sweet Home" (backed by Sly & the Family Stone on both sides)
* 1970: "Life and Death in G & A" [Part 1] / "Life and Death in G & A" [Part 1]

### 6IX

* 1970: "I'm Just Like You" / "Dynamite"

### Other collaborations

| Year | Title | Main artist | Sly Stone's role |
| 1966 | The Wildest Organ in Town! | Billy Preston | arranger, writing |
| 1973 | Mighty Joe Hicks | Joe Hicks | writing, "Train of Thought" and "Water Water" |
| 1974 | Lost in a Dream | REO Speedwagon | guitar and piano on "You Can Fly" |
| 1974 | Let It Flow | Elvin Bishop | organ |
| 1974 | Insane Asylum | Kathi McDonald | vocals, "Insane Asylum" |
| 1975 | Oh, What a Mighty Time | New Riders of the Purple Sage | organ and piano on "Mighty Time" |
| 1976 | Wings of Love | The Temptations | writing, arrangements, and instrumentation$^1$ |
| 1976 | Don't Know What the World Is Coming To | Bobby Womack | background vocals, "Don't Know What the World Is Coming To" |
| 1978 | Bonnie Pointer (1978) | Bonnie Pointer | writing, instrumentation$^1$ |
| 1979 | Bonnie Pointer (1979) | Bonnie Pointer | writing, instrumentation |
| 1981 | The Electric Spanking of War Babies | Funkadelic | writing and instrumentation, "Funk Gets Stronger, Part 1" and "Funk Gets Stronger, Part 2" |
| 1982 | Godmoma Here | Godmoma | writing and instrumentation, "Be All You Can Be" |
| 1983 | Urban Dancefloor Guerillas | P-Funk All-Stars | writing, instrumentation |
| 1983 | "Chasing the Rock" | Gene Page Headlines featuring Sly Stone & Danny Pearson | guest leads |
| 1986 | Shockadelica | Jesse Johnson | guest leads on "Crazay" |
| 1987 | The Last Soul Man | Bobby Womack | guest leads, "When the Weekend Comes" |
| 1988 | Blueberry Gossip | Ta Mara and the Seen | vocals, "Everyday People" |
| 1988 | Kickin' | The Brothers Johnson | horn arrangement, "Ball of Fire" |
| 1989 | Animal | The Bar-Kays | writer and producer, "Just Like a Teeter-Totter" |
| 1990 | For All the King's Men | Maceo Parker | guest leads, "Tell the World" |
| 1990 | Heritage | Earth, Wind & Fire | guest leads, "Good Time" |
| 1991 | March of the 13CATS | 13CATS | guitar, "Thank You" |
| 1992 | Go Fer Yer Funk (Clinton Family Series Volume I) | P-Funk All-Stars | contains 1981 demo version of "Who in the Funk Do You Think You Are", from Ain't But the One Way |
| 1994 | Testing Positive for the Funk (Clinton Family Series Volume IV) | P-Funk All-Stars | bass on "Superstar Madness", recorded in 1980 |
| 1995 | Funkcronomicon | Axiom Funk | Co-writer, keyboards on "Tell the World" with Maceo Parker and Bootsy Collins |
| 2008 | George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love | George Clinton | vocals, "Ain't That Peculiar" and "Fever" |
| 2008 | BabyStone EP | BabyStone | vocals, "Stonetro"; backing vocals & R3 Vocoder, "Ask Me" |
| 2014 | First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate | Funkadelic | vocals, instruments, "Man in the Box" |
| Notes: Because of tax problems, Sly Stone could not take credit on some of these works. In these cases, one of his associates, Truman Thomas, was credited with the work in Stone's place (although Stone or both Stone and Thomas worked on each listed item). ||||

## Compilations and other releases

* 1994: Precious Stone – Sly Stone in the Studio 1963-1965
* 2010: Listen to the Voices – Sly Stone in the Studio 1965-1970
* 2014: I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-70 – Light in the Attic

## As a member of a group
### The Stewart Four

Members Sylvester Stewart, Freddie Stewart, Rose Stewart, and Vaetta Stewart
* 1952: "On the Battlefield" / "Walking in Jesus' Name" (Church of God in Christ, Northern Sunday School Department)

### The Viscaynes

* 1961: "Stop What You are Doing" / "I Guess I'll Be" (Tropo Records) $^1$
* 1961: "Yellow Moon" / "Uncle Sam Needs You (My Friend)" (VPM Records) ²
* 1961: "Yellow Moon" / "Heavenly Angel" (VPM Records)
* 1976: "Oh What a Nite" / "You've Forgotten Me" (Subarro Records) ³
$^1$ Tropo 101. Released as by "THE VISCAYNES AND THE RAMBLERS"
² VPM 1006. "Yellow Moon" comp.: Geo. Motola - R. Page. Record was first misprinted as The Biscaynes. This was a mistake because the band has always used the name VISCAYNES.
³ Subarro 489. A leftover George Motola production, "Oh What a Nite" (a remake of the Dells' 1956 hit), b/w "You've Forgotten Me" was credited "Sly Stone & the Biscaynes" when issued in 1976.
$^4$ Sylvester Stewart / Sly Stone has nothing to do with the Stewart Brother singles released in the late 50s on the LA based Keen and Ensign labels. This was a different Sylvester Stewart.