<P> `` Family Affair '' is a 1971 number - one hit single recorded by Sly and the Family Stone for the Epic Records label . Their first new material since the double a-sided single `` Thank You ( Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin ) '' / `` Everybody Is a Star '' nearly two years prior , `` Family Affair '' became the third and final number - one pop single for the band . Rolling Stone magazine later ranked the song # 139 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . The song version by John Legend , Joss Stone , and Van Hunt , won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at 49th Annual Grammy Awards . </P>
<P> `` Family Affair '' is a 1971 number - one hit single recorded by Sly and the Family Stone for the Epic Records label . Their first new material since the double a-sided single `` Thank You ( Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin ) '' / `` Everybody Is a Star '' nearly two years prior , `` Family Affair '' became the third and final number - one pop single for the band . Rolling Stone magazine later ranked the song # 139 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . The song version by John Legend , Joss Stone , and Van Hunt , won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at 49th Annual Grammy Awards . </P>
who sings the song it 's a family affair
who sings the song it 's a family affair
Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone