Everyday People Everyday People "Everyday People" is a 1968 song by Sly and the Family Stone. It was the first single by the band to go to number one on the Soul singles chart and the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. It held that position, on the Hot 100, for four weeks from February 15 to March 14, 1969, and is remembered as a popular song of the 1960s. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 5 song of 1969. As with most of Sly and the Family Stone's songs, Sly Stone was credited as the sole songwriter. The song is one of
Anyone Who Had a Heart (song) Olympic Studios on 21 January 1964. The Breakaways – who sang on Cilla Black's "Anyone Who Had a Heart" - also sing on Springfield's recording. Shirley Bassey, the vocalist for whom "Anyone Who Had a Heart" was brought to the UK, recorded it only in 1978 for her "The Magic Is You" album with veteran producer Nick DeCaro. He had previously produced a version by Vikki Carr included on the 1968 album "The Way of Today!". The 1982 B.E.F. album "Music of Quality and Distinction, Vol. 1" featured a rendering of "Anyone Who Had a Heart" by Sandie Shaw, marking