Family Affair

~ Recording by Sly & the Family Stone

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family StoneFamily Affair / Luv n’ HaightSly & the Family StoneSingle
  • US1971-10-15
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)5-10805
1.4Family Affair3:05Sly & the Family StoneThere’s a Riot Goin’ OnSly & the Family StoneAlbum
  • US1971-11-20
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)KE 30986
1.4Family Affair3:08Sly & the Family StoneThere’s a Riot Goin’ OnSly & the Family StoneAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)KE 30986
1.1Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family StoneFamily Affair / Luv n’ HaightSly & the Family StoneSingle
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 7632
1.4Family Affair3:05Sly & the Family StoneThere’s a Riot Goin’ On (CBS CD Rock Classics 100 Series)Sly & the Family StoneAlbum
  • JP1987-12-21
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)28·8P-1112
1.5Family Affair?:??Sly & the Family StoneSolid SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)STAC 2304
1.5Family Affair?:??Sly & the Family StoneSolid SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)STAR 2304
1.5Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family StoneSolid SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)TCD 2304
1.13Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family Stone25 Jaar Popmuziek: 1971/1972Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS Special Products29.980648.10, LSP 980648 2
1.3Family Affair3:06Sly & the Family Stone25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1972: 20 of the Year’s Greatest TracksVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Connoisseur CollectionYRNR CD72
1.6Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family Stone100 All Time Classic Dance Hits of the 1970sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Connoisseur CollectionDHOS CD100, MDHOS CD 100 3, MDHOS CD 100 4
1.18Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneBaby Boomer Classics: Electric SeventiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Trax MusicBBCD 1011
1.14Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family StoneAnthologySly & the Family StoneAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)EGK 37071
1.4Family Affair3:06Sly & the Family StoneBillboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1971Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70632
1.20Family Affair3:06Sly and the Family StoneSounds of the Seventies: 1971Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Products, Time–Life MusicOPCD-2577, SOD-02
1.4Family Affair3:08Sly & the Family StoneThere's a Riot Goin' OnSly & the Family StoneAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 30986
1.4Family Affair3:08Sly & the Family StoneThere's a Riot Goin' OnSly & the Family StoneAlbum
  • FR1991-04-08
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)467063 2
1.4Family Affair3:09Sly & the Family StoneThe CollectionSly & the Family StoneAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1991-09-01
Castle Communications (primary imprint of Castle Communications PLC)CCSCD 307
1.2Family Affair (original version)2:59Sly & the Family StoneFamily AffairSly & the Family StoneSingle
Streetheat MusicSTH 566
1.1Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family StoneRhythm DivineVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dino EntertainmentDIN CD 22
1.3Family Affair3:06Sly & the Family StoneThe Best of Sly & the Family StoneSly & the Family StoneAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1992-09-08
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)471758 2
1.3Family Affair3:06Sly & the Family StoneGreatest HitsSly & the Family StoneAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)471758 2
1.4Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family StoneHits of the 70’s, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 471196 2
1.2Family Affair3:07Sly & the Family StoneIn Yo' Face! The History of Funk, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-09-21
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71432
1.7Family Affair3:01Sly & the Family Stone35 soulklassiker 1970-75Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Diesel Music ABDiesel C-9
1.15Family Affair3:01Sly & the Family StoneTour of Duty 6: The Strongest Popclassics From the 60’s & 70’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Magnum (Dutch Joint Venture from 1990-1997)516 138-2
2.14Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StoneSoulmoodsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1994-11-07
Pure Music (UK label)PMCD 7004
2.9Family Affair3:05Sly & the Family StoneThe 70’s: 1972Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL 597/03
1.13Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StoneThe No. 1 Hits 1971Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1994
SR International
1.4Family Affair3:05Sly & the Family StoneThere's a Riot Goin' OnSly & the Family StoneAlbum
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)PE 30986
1.7Family Affair3:01Sly & the Family StoneThe Best Funk Album in the World... Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1995-02-01
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VTDCD44
1.8Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StoneTen Years Too SoonSly StoneAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1995-04-13
Epic/Sony (logo of the Japanese company Epic/Sony Inc. (Aug 1978–Mar 1988))ESCA-7586
2.18Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneNight FeverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Global TelevisionRADCD24
1.3Family Affair3:06Sly & the Family StoneGreatest HitsSly & the Family StoneAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EK 91068
2.18Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneNight FeverVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Global TelevisionRADMC24
1.12Family Affair?:??Sly & the Family StoneOverpowered By FunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Renaissance (UK techno compilations)REN CD 109
2.9Family Affair3:00Sly & the Family StoneThe No.1 Classic Soul AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram525656
1.4Family Affair3:08Sly & the Family StoneThere's a Riot Goin' OnSly & the Family StoneAlbum
  • AU1996-01-01
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 467063 2
1.16Family Affair3:06Sly & the Family StoneShades of SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1996-07-01
Global TelevisionRADCD40
1.11Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family StoneFerry Maat's Soulshow - 25th Anniversary Collection - The Seventies Part 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation)8542212
1.2Family Affair3:01Sly & the Family StoneGroove Originals 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Festival Records (Australian)38581-31840
1.10Family Affair2:57Sly & the Family StoneThe Ultimate Collection of Rock & Roll, Volume 6: Superstars of the 70'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MetacomA 26897
1.4Family Affair3:05Sly & the Family StoneThere’s a Riot Goin’ OnSly & the Family StoneAlbum
  • JP1997-01-22
Epic/Sony (logo of the Japanese company Epic/Sony Inc. (Aug 1978–Mar 1988))ESCA 7632
1.10Family Affair3:05Sly & the Family StoneBlaxploitation: The SequelVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-02-08
Global TelevisionRADCD54
1.12Family Affair2:59Sly & the Family StoneSoul MoodsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-05-21
Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)
1.17Family Affair3:00Sly & the Family StoneAd Bouman’s Goud Van OudVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)486720-2
1.6Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StoneForever Soul, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)488161 2
1.19Family Affair2:58Sly & the Family StoneThe Soul Album IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-01-26
Virgin TVVTDCD 165
2.2Family Affair3:06Sly & the Family StoneHave a Nice Decade: The ’70s Pop Culture BoxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-06-16
Rhino (reissue label)R2 72919
2.7Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneStarsky & Hutch Presents: 70's FunksouljazzdiscoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-09-07
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VTDCD205
2.17Family Affair3:01Sly & the Family Stone100 PophitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media28 49302210
1.3Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneBoogie Nights: Dance Hits of the 70’s & 80’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media489926-2
4.10Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StoneBack to the US of AVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media494734 2
2.19Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StoneFunk Soul BrotherVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-11-08
Global TelevisionRADCD136
2.9Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneGreatest Hits of the Millennium: 70's, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)74321 673352
2.7Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneCorné Klijn’s Disco Classics Party 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)9548-38519-2
3.13Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family StoneStep Back & BoogieVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
L&D RecordsLBSCD 024
1.3Family Affair3:06Sly & the Family StoneThe Best of Sly and the Family StoneSly & the Family StoneAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)471758 6
1.3It’s a Family Affair3:05Sly & the Family StonePlanet Groove: The Shaun Ryder SessionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-02-05
Beechwood MusicPLANETCD02
6.8Family Affair3:01Sly & the Family StoneBack to BlackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-03-26
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), MWA5415182, 5415812
1.11Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StoneI Love 70sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-05-21
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VTDCD372
2.14Family Affair3:07Sly & the Family StoneCan You Dig It? The ’70s Soul ExperienceVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-10-16
Rhino (reissue label)R2 74346
2.9Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneTop 40 Hitdossier 1971-1972Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • NL2001-10-22
Universal TV (Netherlands & Belgium)520 803-2
1.10Family Affair3:00Sly & the Family StoneOnce Upon a SongVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-11-20
2.11Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneDisco Fever 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)556 471 2
2.10Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneDisco Fever, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)585510-2
1.13Family Affair3:00Sly & the Family StoneOnce Upon a SongVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)A52573
1.7Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StoneSounds of the 70s: More Hits From 72Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time‐Life Books B.V.TL 469/20
1.18Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StoneMidnite Soul: The Best Soul Songs for the NightVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2002-05-13
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
2.11Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StonePlatinum Soul Legends: 1960–1975Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Strategic Marketing United KingdomWSMCD100
1.4Family Affair3:08Sly & the Family StoneThere’s a Riot Goin’ OnSly & the Family StoneAlbum
Sony Music Media505066 2
2.1Family Affair3:06Sly & the Family StoneThe Essential Sly & the Family StoneSly & the Family StoneAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-03-11
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)E2K 86867
2.15Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StoneFunky Dance Grooves, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special Products9882832
1.16Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family StoneThe Very Best of 1970sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony Music Special Markets592 7262
1.20Family Affair3:06Sly and the Family StoneUltimate Seventies: 1971Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music19469‐2, OPCD‐2577A, R634‐02
1.22Family Affair3:01Sly & the Family StoneCapital Gold Soul ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)9826141
1.16Family Affair3:00Sly & the Family StonePure SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMBX48
2.8Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneSoulman: The Ultimate Soul ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music TVSTVCD177
1.5Family Affair2:58Sly & the Family StoneUnder the Influence: Super Furry AnimalsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-03-21
DMC (Disco Mix Club)UTICD006
2.17Family Affair3:01Sly & the Family StoneSmooth Summer SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-06-27
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008)82876705332
1.17Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StoneSüddeutsche Zeitung | Diskothek: 1971: Ein Jahr und seine 20 SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Süddeutsche Zeitung
1.8Family Affair3:06Sly & the Family StoneThe Essential MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media0148342000
2.15Family Affair3:05Sly & the Family StoneDISCOinferno: FunkyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • IT2006-02-24
Warner Strategic Marketing Italy5051011271823
2.7Family Affair3:00Sly & the Family StoneAbsolute Soul ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • SE2006-04-26
Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records)ACCD 3021
1.2Family Affair2:59Sly & the Family StoneFunk: The Essential AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EssentialsESNDCD241
1.1Family Affair3:00Sly & the Family StoneEssential SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music Belgium3754822
2.7Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneThe Best of SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Apace MusicBOFCD04
1.4Family Affair (single version)3:06Sly & the Family StoneThere’s a Riot Goin’ On (bonus version)Sly & the Family StoneAlbum
  • US2007-01-16
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.4Family Affair3:09Sly & the Family StoneThere’s a Riot Goin’ OnSly & the Family StoneAlbum
  • GB2007-04-09
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)82876 75911 2
1.4Family Affair3:09Sly & the Family StoneThere’s a Riot Goin’ OnSly & the Family StoneAlbum
  • US2007-04-24
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)82876 75911 2
1.8Family Affair3:06Sly & the Family StoneMastercuts Life..Style: Soul SessionsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-07-17
MastercutsMCUTLFCD04
5.5Family Affair2:58Sly & the Family Stone100 Hits: DiscoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-10-08
100 HitsDMG 100 006
Promotion
2.11Family Affair3:05Sly & the Family StoneBlack History in Music Sampler 1999Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)PRCD 7278
1.6Family Affair3:07Sly & the Family StoneBlack History in Music: Sampler 2002Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), EastWest, Elektra Entertainment (renamed from Elektra 1989–2004; revived as Elektra 2009-06-01), Reprise Records, Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)PRCD 400053
1.8Family Affair3:03Sly & the Family StonePerfect SundayVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-08-21
Sunday Mirror (British newspaper)SMPSCD01
1.8Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family Stone70’s HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Daily Star (UK Newspaper & publisher of promotional CDs), peoplesound, Sony Music Special MarketsPSCD 0078
1.6Family Affair3:04Sly & the Family StoneDisco Greats (Daily Mail)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Daily Mail, Sony Music Special Markets1-2-04/01
1.2Family Affair2:57Sly & the Family StoneDisco Greats - Part 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Daily Mail, Sony Music Special Markets
1.1Family Affair3:08Sly & the Family Stone10 Allumés du RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Les InrockuptiblesCD LI 07 149
(unknown)
1.3Family Affair3:02Sly & the Family StoneLicht aus! Spot an! Best of Disco 2/71Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)492546

Relationships

sampled by:Bump Jam by Dante Mars Ajeto！
Dogs of War by Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon & Theodore Unit (Trife, Capadonna & Sun God)
I Just Wanna Be With You by *NSYNC
Weekends by Black Eyed Peas fea. Esthero
mash-ups:Crazy Love Affair (Beyoncé vs. Sly & The Family Stone) by Go Home Productions
Sly Beyoncé Walks Like a Nerd (Beyoncé vs. The Bangles vs. Sly Stone vs. N.E.R.D.) by Go Home Productions
part of:The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 57) (order: 57)
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 138) (order: 138)
recording of:Family Affair

Related works

Family Affair

lyricist and composer:Sylvester Stewart
publisher:Mijac Music
later translated versions:Wirklich nicht fair (Family Affair)
is the basis for:It’s a Family Affair