Sly and the Family Stone Retrofitted
Janet Jackson, Big Boi, Moby, Isaac Hayes and more re-imagine seminal funk tunes.

The set is due Sept. 27 via Epic/Legacy and is said to have been approved by Sly Stone, who has rarely been seen in public since the group's 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The legendary Sly and the Family Stone will have their music reinvisioned come September 27th, 2005. That's the day that Different Strokes by Different Folks hits stores.

The album will includes collaborations from John Legend & Joss Stone w/ Van Hunt, Buddy Guy & John Mayer, Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) w/ Robert Randolph, Chuck D (Public Enemy), D'Angelo & Isaac Hayes, Big Boi (Outkast) feat. Sleepy Brown & Killer Mike, Janet Jackson, Maroon 5, will.i.am (The Black Eyed Peas), The Roots, Moby, Devin Lima (LFO) and more.

Different Strokes by Different Folks (tracklisting)
1. Dance to the Music - w/ Wil.i.am (Black Eyed Peas)
2. Everyday People - w/ Maroon 5
3. Star - w/ The Roots
4. [You Caught Me] Smilin' - w/Scar
5. Family Affair - w/ John Legend & Joss Stone w/ Van Hunt
6. Runnin' Away - w/ Big Boi (feat. Sleepy Brown & Killer Mike)
7. If You Want Me To Stay - w/ Devin Lima
8. I Get High On You - w/ the Wylde Bunch
9. Love City - w/ Moby
10. You Can Make It If You Try - w/ Buddy Guy & John Mayer
11. Sing A Simple Song - w/ Chuck D, D'Angelo & Issac Hayes
12. Don't Call Me Nigger Whitey - w/ The Nappy Roots and Martin Luther
13. Thank You Nation - 1814 with Janet Jackson

Sources: http://music.ign.com/arti...799p1.html (IGN Music), http://www.billboard.com/...1000990350 (Billboard) & http://www.miss-janet.com...?go=scream (Miss Janet Int'l Fan Club) ::: Special thanks to onenitealone from the org for the heads up.

This is going to be a cool compilation.

isnt that just a re-mix of Rythm Nation?

sosgemini said:

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Dance to the Music - w/ Wil.i.am (Black Eyed Peas)

Good Lord No (LOL). Why don't they just put out the Sly live recordings?

laurarichardson said:

Maroon 5 doing Everyday People

VoicesCarry said:

http://www.prince.org/msg/8/154282

Redo?

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VoicesCarry said:

Probably be as bad as (or worse than) Joan Jett doing it (and I love her).

Joss Stone ought've covered this.

JANFAN4L said:

Axchi696 said:

Worse, with Adam Levine's scratchy-ass, wimpy vocals.

JANFAN4L said:

This is gonna suck.

So it looks like Janet is going to go remake some of the hits she's sampled and had hit songs with? Not her best between albums idea but better than the R&B cameos she usually does. Could be interesting and worth listening to. I would rather she did a dance vocal with some big DJ and had a club hit...after hearing "Damita Jo", you can just tell that dance music is where she seems comfortable (well, at least sounds comfortable).
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As VC pointed out in his post, Love City - w/ Moby could be the biggest travesty in this group.



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JANFAN4L said:

Oh no....

Adisa said:

...don't most tribute comps?

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theAudience said:

The whole project should be branded with the following tagline:

Latte-sipping yuppies were never able to get into Sly until now. Buy this album, display it on your coffee table.

VinnyM27 said:

Better than another reggae-song-between-albums track.

Janet: NO MORE REGGAE COLLABOS.

"Feel It Boy" "Luv Me Luv Me" ANDS (Remix w/Elephant Man)

JANFAN4L said:

Awww, "Luv Me Luv Me" wasn't that bad. This coming from a die-hard Shaggy hater, also.
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Axchi696 said:

Well, I was never to fond of Shaggy to begin with. I remember his golden ticket moment with "It Wasn't Me" -- he was the toast of the industry during that time. Fell off hard as h*ll afterwards.



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JANFAN4L said:

"It Wasn't Me" was just as bad as that "Mambo No. 5" bullshit.

JANFAN4L said:

I liked those songs, although Janet's contribution of just a chorus wasn't enough to make them great Janet tracks (haven't heard the ANDS remix though). I wonder if the flack Janet got for collobrating with anti-gay artists (not sure about Shaggy) might have contributed to her sales decline as well? Two words: Donna Summer.

VoicesCarry said:

It's a keeper!





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VinnyM27 said:

One word: No

VoicesCarry said:

And that "Who Let The Dogs Out" bulls**t. And that "Macarena" bulls**t... :::dot, dot, dot:::

VoicesCarry said:

To my eternal shame, before this was released in the UK, a mate and I made this our 'holiday song' a few years back. Too many drunken nights in a foreign club - with this as the only English language one they played; everytime they played this we were, like, 'Yay!'. Christ, I must've been drunk.

Fast forward two weeks later when we landed on British soil and heard it for the first time properly >
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VoicesCarry said:

Not so boombastic, afterall.

VoicesCarry said:

I think you're right but had it been blown up as it was in the case of Donna, I think Janet's career would have serious issues. I think a big part of Donna's downfall were those rumours (although granted her material was getting weaker as well, but she hit hard and even the dance charts weren't to kind to her for a while up until about the mid to late ninties).

VinnyM27 said:

It helped that:

a) Unlike Donna, Janet wasn't accused of making anti-gay comments.

b) No one really gave a shit about Beenie Man or Elephant Man

VinnyM27 said:

Well, the "diving ruling" controversy was directly attributed to Donna. It purportedly came out of her own mouth. The criticisms encircling certain homophobic reggae artists are indirect and don't affect Janet.