A Whole New Thing is the debut album of funk/soul band Sly and the Family Stone, released in 1967 on Epic/CBS Records. The album was released to mixed criticism and failed to make an impact from a commercial standpoint and did not chart. CBS Records executive Clive Davis prevailed upon band leader Sly Stone to create a more commercial album; the result was the album Dance to the Music. Unlike later Sly and the Family Stone albums, A Whole New Thing was recorded live in the studio instead of being overdubbed and featured less of a pop feel than later releases such as Dance to the Music and Stand!. The lead vocals are shared between Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, and Larry Graham; Rose Stone would not join the band until they began work on Dance to the Music. A Whole New Thing is the debut album of funk/soul band Sly and the Family Stone, released in 1967 on Epic/CBS Records. The album was released to mixed criticism and failed to make an impact from a commercial standpoint and did not chart. CBS Records executive Clive Davis prevailed upon band leader Sly Stone to create a more commercial album; the result was the album Dance to the Music. Unlike later Sly and the Family Stone albums, A Whole New Thing was recorded live in the studio instead of being overdubbed and featured less of a pop feel than later releases such as Dance to the Music and Stand!. The lead vocals are shared between Sly Stone, Freddie Stone, and Larry Graham; Rose Stone would not join the band until they began work on Dance to the Music. false 2025-11-07 18:22:06 1967 1967-01-01 1967-01-01 39 Soul 111441 2372052 ca9624d2-a1c5-4edd-8b69-09f5606ba2c6 b7ec4c54-1f93-4bf2-957f-7b9921ab84ea 81520c13-a94c-390b-af56-bc83039ad7b7 /media/data/media7/Music/Sly & the Family Stone/A Whole New Thing/folder.jpg Sly & the Family Stone Sly & the Family Stone 1 1 03:58 1 2 03:10 1 3 03:04 1 4 01:55 1 5 03:32 1 6 02:23 1 7 03:19 1 8 03:42 1 9 03:30 1 10 03:03 1 11 04:25 1 12 03:02