There's a Riot Goin' On

There's a Riot Goin' On is the fifth studio album by American funk and psychedelic soul band Sly & the Family Stone. It was recorded from 1970 to 1971 at Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California and released later that year on November 20 by Epic Records. The album's recording was dominated by band frontman Sly Stone during a period of drug use and intra-group tension. Its music embraced a darker and more challenging sound than the optimistic style of the band's previous releases, making use of hard funk rhythms, primitive drum machines, extensive overdubbing, and unconventional mixing techniques. The album's planned title was Africa Talks to You, but it was retitled in response to Marvin Gaye's album What's Going On, released six months before. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.