"Ain't but the One Way" is the tenth and final studio album by Sly and the Family Stone, released by Warner Bros. Records in September 1982. The album was initially conceived as a collaborative project between Sly Stone and George Clinton, intended to be a sequel to Stone's contribution to the 1981 Funkadelic album The Electric Spanking of War Babies.
During the production of Ain't but the One Way, Clinton and Funkadelic had disputes with Warner Bros. Records and eventually departed from the label. Concurrently, Sly Stone retreated into seclusion and became difficult to locate. As a result, producer Stewart Levine was brought in to oversee and complete the album.
Upon its release, Ain't but the One Way did not perform well commercially and marked the end of Sly Stone's association with Warner Bros. Records.
In 2001, Rhino Records compiled both of Sly Stone's Warner Bros. albums, Ain't but the One Way and Back on the Right Track, along with five previously unreleased recordings, into a compilation titled *Who in the Funk Do You Think You Are: The Warner Bros. Recordings. This collection provides a comprehensive look at Sly Stone's work during his time with Warner Bros. Records, featuring both his released albums and additional material from that period.
