Album · 2007
The Collection
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Underdog
The Collection
3:57
2
If This Room Could Talk
The Collection
3:10
3
Run, Run, Run
The Collection
3:05
4
Turn Me Loose
The Collection
1:55
5
Let Me Hear It From You
The Collection
3:33
6
Advice
The Collection
2:20
7
I Cannot Make It
The Collection
3:19
8
Trip to Your Heart
The Collection
3:41
9
I Hate to Love Her
The Collection
3:30
10
Bad Risk
The Collection
3:04
11
That Kind of Person
The Collection
4:25
12
Dog
The Collection
3:02
13
Underdog (single version)
The Collection
3:04
14
Let Me Hear It From You (single version)
The Collection
3:28
15
Only One Way Out of This Mess
The Collection
3:51
16
What Would I Do
The Collection
4:05
17
You Better Help Yourself (instrumental)
The Collection
4:19
Disc 2
1
Dance to the Music
The Collection
2:59
2
Higher
The Collection
2:47
3
I Ain’t Got Nobody (For Real)
The Collection
4:25
4
Dance to the Medley: Music Is Alive / Dance In / Music Lover
The Collection
12:11
5
Ride the Rhythm
The Collection
2:47
6
Color Me True
The Collection
3:08
7
Are You Ready
The Collection
2:49
8
Don’t Burn Baby
The Collection
3:13
9
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
The Collection
3:24
10
Dance to the Music (single version)
The Collection
2:57
11
Higher (unissued single version)
The Collection
2:53
12
Soul Clappin’
The Collection
2:38
13
We Love All
The Collection
4:30
14
I Can’t Turn You Loose
The Collection
3:33
15
Never Do Your Woman Wrong
The Collection
3:33
Disc 3
1
Dynamite!
The Collection
2:44
2
Chicken
The Collection
2:13
3
Plastic Jim
The Collection
3:29
4
Fun
The Collection
2:23
5
Into My Own Thing
The Collection
2:13
6
Harmony
The Collection
2:51
7
Life
The Collection
3:01
8
Love City
The Collection
2:43
9
I’m an Animal
The Collection
3:21
10
M’ Lady
The Collection
2:46
11
Jane Is a Groupee
The Collection
2:49
12
Dynamite! (single version)
The Collection
2:07
13
Seven More Days
The Collection
3:24
14
Pressure #
The Collection
3:44
15
Sorrow (instrumental)
The Collection
3:19
Disc 4
1
Stand!
The Collection
3:07
2
Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey
The Collection
5:57
3
I Want to Take You Higher
The Collection
5:22
4
Somebody’s Watching You
The Collection
3:20
5
Sing a Simple Song
The Collection
3:56
6
Everyday People
The Collection
2:21
7
Sex Machine
The Collection
13:46
8
You Can Make It If You Try
The Collection
3:38
9
Stand! (single version)
The Collection
3:08
10
I Want to Take You Higher (single version)
The Collection
3:01
11
You Can Make It If You Try (unissued single version)
The Collection
3:38
12
Soul Clappin’ II
The Collection
3:26
13
My Brain (Zig‐Zag) (instrumental)
The Collection
3:18
Disc 5
1
Luv n’ Haight
The Collection
4:02
2
Just Like a Baby
The Collection
5:11
3
Poet
The Collection
3:01
4
Family Affair
The Collection
3:05
5
Africa Talks to You “The Asphalt Jungle”
The Collection
8:45
6
There’s a Riot Goin’ On
The Collection
0:04
7
Brave & Strong
The Collection
3:29
8
(You Caught Me) Smilin’
The Collection
2:54
9
Time
The Collection
3:04
10
Spaced Cowboy
The Collection
3:58
11
Runnin’ Away
The Collection
2:57
12
Thank You for Talkin’ to Me Africa
The Collection
7:16
13
Runnin’ Away (single version)
The Collection
2:42
14
My Gorilla Is My Butler (instrumental)
The Collection
3:10
15
Do You Know What? (instrumental)
The Collection
7:14
16
That’s Pretty Clean (instrumental)
The Collection
4:12
Disc 6
1
In Time
The Collection
5:47
2
If You Want Me to Stay
The Collection
3:00
3
Let Me Have It All
The Collection
2:56
4
Frisky
The Collection
3:11
5
Thankful n’ Thoughtful
The Collection
4:40
6
Skin I’m In
The Collection
2:54
7
I Don’t Know (Satisfaction)
The Collection
3:52
8
Keep On Dancin’
The Collection
2:23
9
Que será, será (Whatever Will Be Will Be)
The Collection
5:22
10
If It Were Left Up to Me
The Collection
1:58
11
Babies Makin’ Babies
The Collection
3:38
12
Let Me Have It All (alternate mix)
The Collection
2:18
13
Frisky (alternate mix)
The Collection
3:26
14
Skin I’m In (alternate mix)
The Collection
2:46
15
Keep On Dancin’ (alternate mix)
The Collection
2:42
16
Babies Makin’ Babies (alternate version)
The Collection
4:20
Disc 7
1
Small Talk
The Collection
3:22
2
Say You Will
The Collection
3:22
3
Mother Beautiful
The Collection
1:59
4
Time for Livin’
The Collection
3:17
5
Can’t Stand My Brain
The Collection
4:08
6
Loose Booty
The Collection
3:45
7
Holdin’ On
The Collection
3:38
8
Wishful Thinkin’
The Collection
4:24
9
Better Thee Than Me
The Collection
3:34
10
Livin While I’m Livin’
The Collection
2:57
11
This Is Love
The Collection
2:53
12
Crossword Puzzle (early version)
The Collection
3:47
13
Time for Livin’ (alternate version)
The Collection
3:59
14
Loose Booty (alternate version)
The Collection
2:05
15
Positive (instrumental)
The Collection
2:14
In print
First pressed 2007 — 2 pressings.
Credits
Ed Bogas
Arranger
Rob Carter
Art Direction
Steve Berkowitz
Artists And Repertoire
John Berg
Design
John Van Hamersveld
Design
Bill Scruggs
Engineer
Bobby Hughes
Engineer
Bob Edwards
Engineer
Brian Ross-Myring
Engineer
Chris Hinshaw
Engineer
Don Puluse
Engineer
Fred Catero
Engineer
George Engfer
Engineer
James Green
Engineer
Jimmy Douglass
Engineer
John Stronach
Engineer
Lee Wong
Engineer
Mike D. Stone
Engineer
Mike Fusaro
Engineer
Phil Macey
Engineer
Richard Tilles
Engineer
Robert Gratts
Engineer
Roger Dollarhide
Engineer
Roy Segal
Engineer
Tom Flye
Engineer
Willie Greer
Engineer
Andy Newmark
Instrument · drums
Bill Lordan
Instrument · drums
Cynthia Robinson
Instrument · trumpet
Greg Errico
Instrument · drums
Jerry Martini
Instrument · saxophone
Larry Graham
Instrument · bass, vocals
Pat Rizzo
Instrument · flute, saxophone
Rose Stone
Instrument · keyboards, vocals
Rusty Allen
Instrument · bass
Sid Page
Instrument · violin
Truman Thomas
Instrument · keyboards [assistance]
Alex Stimmel
Liner Notes
Alex Stimmel (2)
Liner Notes
Al Gee
Liner Notes
Barney Hoskyns
Liner Notes
Ben Edmonds
Liner Notes
Bud Scoppa
Liner Notes
DJ Toure
Liner Notes
Greg Tate
Liner Notes
Joel Selvin
Liner Notes
Joel Whitburn
Liner Notes
John Hardy (13)
Liner Notes
Sly Stone
Liner Notes
Steve Lake
Liner Notes
Touré (2)
Liner Notes
William Roscoe Mercer
Liner Notes
George Horn
Mastering
Vic Anesini
Mastering
Bob Gruen
Photography
Claude van Heije
Photography
Don Hunstein
Photography
Everett Collection
Photography
Frank Lerner
Photography
Fred Lombardi
Photography
GAB Archives
Photography
Jeffrey Mayer
Photography
Jim Cummins
Photography
Jim Marshall
Photography
LFI
Photography
London Features
Photography
Murray Neitlich
Photography
Norman Seeff
Photography
Paul Perlow
Photography
Richard Avedon
Photography
Sandy Speiser
Photography
Shooting Star (6)
Photography
Sony BMG Archives
Photography
Stephen Paley
Photography
Urve Kuusik
Photography
Vernon "Geechie" Smith
Photography
Yoram Kahana
Photography
Bob Irwin
Producer · reissue producer
Freddie Stone
Producer · co-producer
Glenn Stone
Producer · executive-producer
Hamp Banks
Producer · co-producer
Jerry Goldstein
Producer · executive-producer
Little Sister
Vocal · backing vocals
Rose Banks Stone
Vocal · vocals, keyboards
Vet Stewart
Vocal · vocals, keyboards