3:37 2007 limited edition CD reissue bonus tracks: "Stand!" (mono single version) "I Want to Take You Higher" (mono single version) "You Can Make It If You Try" (mono single version) "Soul Clappin' II" (previously unreleased) "My Brain (Zig-Zag)" (previously unreleased instrumental) Personnel Sly and the Family Stone Sly Stone – vocals, organ, guitar, piano, harmonica, vocoder; bass guitar on "You Can Make it if You Try" Rose Stone – vocals, piano, keyboards Freddie Stone – vocals, guitar Larry Graham – vocals, bass guitar (except on "You Can Make it if You Try") Greg Errico – drums, background vocals on "I Want to Take You Higher" Cynthia Robinson – trumpet, vocal ad-libs; background vocals on "I Want to Take You Higher" Jerry Martini – saxophone; background vocals on "I Want to Take You Higher" Little Sister (Vet Stone, Mary McCreary, Elva Mouton) – background vocals on "Stand!", "Sing a Simple Song", "Everyday People" and "I Want to Take you Higher" Technical Don Puluse, Brian Ross-Myring, Phil Macey – engineering Chart history Album Singles "Everyday People" Epic single 10407, 1968; B-side: "Sing a Simple Song" "Stand!" Epic single 10450, 1969; B-side: "I Want to Take You Higher" Later reissued in 1970 with sides reversed. References Sources Selvin, Joel (1998). For the Record: Sly and the Family Stone: An Oral History. New York: Quill Publishing. . External links Lyrics at Yahoo! Music Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! (1969) album releases & credits at Discogs Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! (1969) album to be listened as stream on Spotify Sly and the Family Stone albums 1969 albums Albums produced by Sly Stone Epic Records albums United States National Recording Registry recordings United States National Recording Registry albums