Dance To The Music

Album: Dance To The Music (1968)
Charted: 7 8
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Sylvester Stewart
    Publisher: Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 5

  • Dhar from UsaIt's not "bottom" as people seem to think. It's baritone, pronounced "barrtone". SMH
  • Barry from Sauquoit, Ny'If I could hear the horns blow, Cynthia on the throne, yeah!'...
    On July 15, 1974, Sly and the Family Stone performed "Dance to the Music"* on the syndicated television program 'The Mike Douglas Show'...
    Six years earlier on February 4th, 1968 the song entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #72; and nine weeks later on April 14th, 1972 it peaked at #8 {for 2 weeks} and it spent 15 weeks on the Top 100...
    It reached #9 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart and #7 on the United Kingdom's Singles chart...
    Between 1968 and 1974 the San Francisco-based group had seventeen records on the Top 100 chart, five made the Top 10 with three* reaching #1; "Everyday People" for 4 weeks in 1969, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)" for 2 weeks in 1970, and "Family Affair" for 3 weeks in 1971...
    * They just missed having a fourth #1 record when "Hot Fun In The Summertime" peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks} in 1970; the two weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for both those weeks was "I Can't Get Next To You" by the Temptations.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyPer: http://www.oldiesmusic.com/news.htm
    Cynthia Robinson, vocalist and horn player with Sly and the Family Stone, died of cancer on Monday (November 23rd, 2015) at the age of 69...
    The Sacramento, California native also played in Graham Central Station and was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame along with the Family Stone in 1993...
    The Sly and the Family Stone charted ten times in the Top 40, including the number-one hits, "Everyday People" (1969), "Thank You Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin" (1970) and "Family Affair" (1971)...
    You may recall in their song "Dance To The Music" (#8-1968), Sly introduces the band, including, '... Cynthia on the throne... Cynthia and Jerry got a message that's sayin' All the squares, go home'...
    May she R.I.P.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 29th 1968, Sly and the Family Stone performed "Dance to the Music"* on the CBS-TV program 'The Ed Sullivan Show'...
    Earlier in 1968 on February 4th the song entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #72; and nine weeks later on April 14th, 1972 it peaked at #8 {for 2 weeks} and spent 15 weeks on the Top 100...
    It reached #9 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...
    * The song was included in a medley with "Everyday People", "Ya Ya Ya", "M'Lady", and "Hey Music Lover".
  • Camille from Toronto, OhDu-du-du-du-du-dum-dumm - du-du-du-du-du-dum-dumm.....an icon song that makes you want to do exactly what the lyrics say: dance to the music! Also great to sing along to! Hearing this tune can change your mood in a moment.
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