| "Break Up to Make Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by the Stylistics | ||||
| from the album Round 2 | ||||
| B-side | "You and Me" | |||
| Released | February 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Avco | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Kenneth Gamble | |||
| Producer(s) | Thom Bell | |||
| The Stylistics singles chronology | ||||
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"Break Up to Make Up" was a 1973 hit by the Philadelphia soul group the Stylistics. The song was written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed, and Kenneth Gamble. [3]
An R&B ballad, it was the seventh track from their 1972 album Round 2 [4] and was released as a single and reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. [3] [5] It also climbed to number 5 in the Billboard R&B chart [5] and reached number 34 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1973. [6] The Stylistics' recording sold over one million copies in the US, earning the band a gold disc [3] The award was presented by the RIAA on April 6, 1973. [3] It was the band's fourth gold disc. [3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 37 |
| UK Singles ( OCC) | 34 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 5 |
| US R&B ( Billboard) | 5 |
| US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard) [8] | 21 |
References
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (September 28, 2018). "The Nights on Broadway Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Socialist Radio: Canadian Pop". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 148. ISBN 031214704X.
- ^ a b c d e Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 351. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Lytle, Craig. "Round 2". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ a b Allmusic - Charts & Awards
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Hot The Stylistics - Chart history: The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2017.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Stylistics - Chart history: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
