“ Everyday People ” is a song by the American band Sly and the Family Stone . It was released as a separate single in November 1968. Then she entered their 1969 album Stand!
| Everyday People / Sing a Simple Song | |||||||
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| Single Sly and the Family Stone from the album Stand! | |||||||
| Party "B" | " Sing a Simple Song " | ||||||
| Released | November 1968 | ||||||
| Format | 7 " | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1968 | ||||||
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| Duration | 2:22 | ||||||
| Producer | Sly Stone | ||||||
| Song author | Sly Stone | ||||||
| Label | Epic 5-10407 | ||||||
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| R s | Position number 146 in the list 500 of the greatest songs of all time according to Rolling Stone magazine |
In the US, the song has risen by 1 place on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and by 1 place on the genre rhythm and blues chart of the same Billboard magazine. It was the first of three singles in the history of the group, rising to the 1st place in the USA [1] .
On the Billboard Hot 100 charts at 1 place he lasted 4 weeks - from February 14 to March 14, 1969 . In the final chart of the magazine "Billboard" for the whole 1969 song took 5th place [2] .
Theme song
The song “Everyday People” is a call for peace and equality between different races and social groups. In the work of the group Sly and the Family Stone, this topic was one of the main.
Rewards and recognition
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed the song “Everyday People” in the original performance of the group Sly and the Family Stone in 145 place in its list of “ 500 greatest songs of all time ” [3] . In the list of 2011, the song is on the 146th place [4] .
Cover versions
- American singer and musician Jeff Buckley at the dawn of his career often performed solo «Everyday People». His version was included in the compilation You and I of 2016 [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. Top R & B / Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. - Record Research, 2004. - P. 54.
- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1969
- RS The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: Rolling Stone (English) (2004). The appeal date is April 12, 2017. Archived February 8, 2008. (page 2)
- ↑ Sly and the Family Stone, 'Everyday People' | 500 Greatest Songs of All Time | Rolling Stone (English) . Rolling Stone (April 7, 2011). The appeal date is April 12, 2017.
- ↑ Jeff Buckley - Everyday People
Links
- The lyrics of this song on MetroLyrics