Frisky (Sly and the Family Stone song)

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"Frisky"
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Single by Sly and the Family Stone
from the album Fresh
Released1973
Genre Funk
Length3:11
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Sylvester Stewart
Producer(s) Sly Stone
Sly and the Family Stone singles chronology
"If You Want Me to Stay"
(1972)		"Frisky"
(1973)		"Time for Livin'"
(1974)

"Frisky" is a song by American band Sly and the Family Stone and the second single from their sixth studio album Fresh (1973).

Contents

Background

In his autobiography Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) , Sly Stone wrote:

"Frisky" was a picture of my room, the way I kept instruments all around the bed. A guitar, a keyboard, something to blow. An alto sax, I mean, not cocaine. I learned to play a little. I played what I could. [1]

Composition and critical reception

Stephen Davis of Rolling Stone remarked, "'Frisky' sounds like an outtake from Riot , yanked perhaps because it was just too heavy in that album's heavily doped-up context. Like much of Riot and the best of Sly, it is feeling music that is somewhat beyond the idea of dancing. The music and vocal make a graphic depiction of a certain mysterioso state of mind that not everybody can relate to. And here you got to respond to the lyrics that Sly croaks — I suggest that the song is the most graphic musical depiction of hard drug feelings since the days of Charlie Parker. The ear of the beholder, if you will." [2] Reviewing Fresh for Shatter the Standard, Imani Raven described "Frisky" as among the album's "innovative compositions" and wrote it "offers a blend of soulful vocals and intricate organ work". [3]

Charts

Chart (1973)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 79
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 28

References

  1. ↑ Sly Stone (October 17, 2023). Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin). Auwa Books. ISBN   9781250872265.
  2. ↑ Davis, Stephen (August 2, 1973). "Fresh". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Raven, Imani (June 30, 2023). "From Chaos to Creation: A Deep Dive into Sly & The Family Stone's 'Fresh'". Shatter the Standard. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sly the Family Stone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sly the Family Stone Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
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