Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "There's a Riot Goin' On is the fifth studio album by American band Sly and the Family Stone, released on November 20, 1971, by Epic Records. It was recorded during 1970 and 1971 at Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California. The album embraces a more sombre and funkier sound than the group's previous so-called \"psychedelic soul\", as featured on Stand! (1969). Originally intended to be issued as Africa Talks to You, the record was retitled There's a Riot Goin' On in response to Marvin Gaye's landmark album What's Going On (1971), released five months before.There's a Riot Goin' On entered the Billboard Pop Album and Soul Album charts at number one upon its release, while the album's lead single, \"Family Affair\" (1971), topped the Pop Singles chart. On November 8, 1972 it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 500,000 copies in the US. A million copies were eventually sold, earning a platinum certification by the RIAA on September 7, 2001.Received with ambivalence upon its release, the album is now praised as one of the greatest and most influential recordings, ranked at or near the top of many publications' \"best album\" lists in disparate genres. In 2003 it was ranked number 99 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time."@en }
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- Theres_a_Riot_Goin_On abstract "There's a Riot Goin' On is the fifth studio album by American band Sly and the Family Stone, released on November 20, 1971, by Epic Records. It was recorded during 1970 and 1971 at Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California. The album embraces a more sombre and funkier sound than the group's previous so-called \"psychedelic soul\", as featured on Stand! (1969). Originally intended to be issued as Africa Talks to You, the record was retitled There's a Riot Goin' On in response to Marvin Gaye's landmark album What's Going On (1971), released five months before.There's a Riot Goin' On entered the Billboard Pop Album and Soul Album charts at number one upon its release, while the album's lead single, \"Family Affair\" (1971), topped the Pop Singles chart. On November 8, 1972 it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 500,000 copies in the US. A million copies were eventually sold, earning a platinum certification by the RIAA on September 7, 2001.Received with ambivalence upon its release, the album is now praised as one of the greatest and most influential recordings, ranked at or near the top of many publications' \"best album\" lists in disparate genres. In 2003 it was ranked number 99 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.".