With no new studio album shaping up for Sly in the crucial year-end tonnage, the creation of Greatest Hits quickly took on a life of its own that fall. The track choices were virtually pre-ordained � every one of Sly & The Family Stone�s ten sides that made the pop and R&B charts were on the menu, plus �Fun� (from Life) and �You Can Make It If You Try� (from Stand!), one of the Woodstock favorites.