Stars Unite For Sly & The Family Stone Tribute Album

A host of Rn’B, Pop and Hip Hop stars have teamed together to record a tribute album to the legendary Sly & the Family Stone.

Janet Jackson, Moby, The Roots, Maroon 5, Outkast’s Big Boi and Blacked Eyed Peas’ Will I Am have all recorded songs for the album ‘Different Strokes by Different Folks’ which is set for release this September.

The record will also see Joss Stone, Van Hunt and John Legend team up for a version of ‘Family Affair’ reports Billboard. The album has apparently been approved by Sly Stone who has rarely been seen in public for the last decade.

The track listing is:

Dance to the Music - Will.I.Am
Everyday People - Maroon 5
Star - The Roots
(You Caught Me) Smilin' - Scar
Family Affair - John Legend, Joss Stone, Van Hunt
Runnin' Away - Big Boi featuring Sleepy Brown and Killer Mike
If You Want Me To Stay - Devin Lima
I Get High On You - The Wylde Bunch
Love City - Moby
You Can Make It If You Try - Buddy Guy and John Mayer
Sing A Simple Song - Chuck D, D'Angelo and Issac Hayes
Don't Call Me Nigger Whitey - Nappy Roots and Martin Luther
Thank You Nation 1814 - Janet Jackson