I Want to Take You Higher

"I Want to Take You Higher"
side-B label
Side B of the US single
Single by Sly and the Family Stone
from the album Stand!
A-side"Stand!"
ReleasedMarch 1969 (B-side)
March 1970 (A-side)
Recorded1969
Genre
Length5:23
2:55 (single version)
LabelEpic
5-10450
Songwriter(s)Sly Stone
Producer(s)Sly Stone
Sly and the Family Stone singles chronology
"Everyday People" / "Sing a Simple Song"
(1968)
"Stand!" / "I Want to Take You Higher"
(1969)
"Hot Fun in the Summertime"
(1969)

"I Want to Take You Higher" is a song by the soul/rock/funk band Sly and the Family Stone, the B-side to their top 30 hit "Stand!". Unlike most of the other tracks on the Stand! album, "I Want to Take You Higher" is not a message song; instead, it is simply dedicated to music and the feeling one gets from music. Like nearly all of Sly & the Family Stone's songs, Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart was credited as the sole songwriter.[3]

  1. ^ Harrison, James (2015). "Sly & The Family Stone - "I Want to Take You Higher". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 248.
  2. ^ Molanphy, Chris (October 15, 2022). "Give Up the Funk Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Henke, James; Charles Perry; Barry Miles (1997). I Want to Take You Higher. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-8118-1700-8.

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