Break Up to Make Up
1973 single by the Stylistics
"Break Up to Make Up" | ||||
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![]() One of side-A labels of the US single | ||||
Single by the Stylistics | ||||
from the album Round 2 | ||||
B-side | "You and Me" | |||
Released | February 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1972 | |||
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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 |
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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.
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