02062014 - Sly & The Family Stone "Small Talk"

Not many albums include the sound of a child crying.  This one does, though. Apparently Sly's own kid, Sylvester Jr, since he's featured on the album cover. So is his then wife, and she's also on that same song on this album. Thankfully she's laughing and not crying, otherwise it would have been just plain creepy… Said crying makes the opening track just a slight bit unsettling, but still nice and warm. If that combination is even possible? Elsewhere on this album, it's Sly-ness as usual, which is always a good thing. There's a song that The Beastie Boys once sampled and a couple of tracks here that I would wager Prince has listened to more than once or twice, and in general I love it all. Laidback, soft, smooth and just silky sweet!