Life sly stone

single by Sly and the Family Stone

"Life" is a song by Sly & the Family Stone. Released as a single from the album Life, it reached the lower regions of the Billboard Hot in the US.

It also charted on the RPM in Canada.

Background

"Life" was the second single issued by the group in the United States.^[1] It was backed with "M'Lady" and released on Epic in ^[2]

Music magazine Billboard had it as a Top 60 Spotlight in the June 22 issue.

Calling both sides potent, "Life" was called a pulsating rocker while "M'Lady" was likened to "Dance to the Music".^[3]

"Life" was the first song on side two of the album Life, released in the United States on Epic BN "M'Lady" was the fourth song on side two.^[4]

In Ed Och's Soul Sauce column (Billboard magazine), it was announced that Sly & the Family Stone were to perform "Life" on Wednesday, June 19 at the Epic National Sales Convention in Las V