PHILLY STANDUP...!

They were my favorite group for a while during the 70's. Russel Thompkins Jr was the first guy that I heard sing in complete falsetto.

The Legends of Motown-I loved it all. This was one of my favorite "love songs" from that era. Of course, Marvin Gaye was the man. It was a more romantic and peaceful time. We need to let the Lord rule our hearts, ya'll. This is your boy from Tennessee. Peace!

Love this song, I would sing all parts😂

A really dope break up to make up reaction 💔❤‍🩹 ! I see 👁👁that you have reacted to The Stylistics before: Betcha By Golly Wow and You Make Me Feel Brand New. Break Up To Make Up was released as the second single from The Stylistic's 1972 album: Round 2. It was written by Kenneth Gamble, Linda Creed and Thom Bell. It was produced by Thom Bell. The song reached #5 on the Hot 100, #5 on the R&B chart and #21 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The Stylistics' song sold over one million copies in the US, earning the band a Gold disc. The award was presented by the RIAA on April 6, 1973. It was the band's fourth gold disc. The song has been covered by a few artists including: Jean Carne, Will Downing, Leroy Sibbles, Johnny Mathis, Sandra Cross and more. The Stylistics Info 📰: The Stylistics are Philadelphia soul singing group that achieved their greatest chart success in the 1970s. They formed in 1968, with a lineup of singers Russell Thompkins Jr, Herb Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith and James Dunn. All of their hits were ballads characterized by the falsetto of Russell Thompkins Jr and the production of legendary music producer Thom Bell. During the early 1970s, the group had twelve consecutive R&B top ten hits including: "Stop, Look, Listen", "You Are Everything", "Betcha by Golly, Wow", "I'm Stone In Love With You", "Break Up To Make Up" and "You Make Me Feel Brand New", which earned them 5 gold singles and 3 gold albums. The Stylistics were created from two Philadelphia groups: The Percussions and The Monarchs. Russell Thompkins Jr, James Smith and Airrion Love came from the Monarchs while James Dunn and Herb Murrell came from the Percussions. In 1970, the group recorded the song: "You're A Big Girl Now", a song their road manager Marty Bryant co-wrote with Robert Douglas, a member of their backing band: Slim And The Boys, and the single became a regional hit for Sebring Records. The larger Avco Records soon signed The Stylistics, and the single eventually climbed to No. 7 on the US Billboard R&B chart in early 1971. After signing to Avco Records, the record label approached producer Thom Bell, who had already produced a catalogue of hits for The Delfonics, to work with the group. The Stylistics auditioned for Thom Bell, but he was initially unimpressed. He ultimately agreed to produce the group because he believed in the potential of lead singer Russell Thompkins Jr's distinctive, nasal high tenor and falsetto voice. Avco Records gave Thom Bell complete creative control over The Stylistics and he proceeded to focus the group's sound exclusively around Russell Thompkins Jr's voice. On most of the group hit songs, Thom Bell would have Russell Thompkins Jr's sing virtually solo. The first song recorded with Bell and his collaborator, lyricist Linda Creed, was: "Stop, Look, Listen". Their hits from this period - distilled from three albums - included: "Betcha By Golly, Wow" (U.S. No. 3), "I'm Stone In Love With You", "Break Up To Make Up" (U.S. No. 5), "You Make Me Feel Brand New" featuring Russell Thompkins Jr' singing a co-lead vocal duet with Airrion Love, "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)", "You Are Everything" and the Top 20 pop chart hit "Rockin' Roll Baby" (No. 14). "You Make Me Feel Brand New", the group's biggest U.S. hit, holding at No. 2 for two weeks in 1974, was one of the group's five gold singles in America. The Stylistics also found a path on to adult contemporary airwaves, and the group made Billboard magazine's Easy Listening singles chart twelve times from 1971 to 1976, with three songs: "Betcha By Golly, Wow", "You Make Me Feel Brand New" and "You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)", reaching the Top 10 on the R&B chart. Every single that Thom Bell produced for The Stylistics was a Top Ten R&B hit, and several others: "You Are Everything", "Betcha By Golly Wow!", "I'm Stone In Love With You", "Break Up To Make Up" and "You Make Me Feel Brand New", were also Top Ten Pop chart hits. The group also enjoyed commercial success with hits with this material throughout Europe. Thom Bell stopped working with the Stylistics in 1974, and the split proved commercially difficult for the group in the US. They struggled to find the right material, although their partnership with Avco Records owners Hugo & Luigi as producers and arranger Van McCoy started well, with the songs: "Let's Put It All Together" (No. 18 pop, No. 8 R&B) and "Heavy Fallin' Out" (No. 4 R&B, No. 41 pop). Later singles were notably less successful, but as the group's US success began to wane, their popularity in Europe, and especially the United Kingdom, increased. The Stylistics switched record labels during this period as Avco Records transitioned into H&L Records in 1976. Notwithstanding this, the band began to struggle with increasingly weak material, and although the singles and albums came out as before, by 1978 chart success had vanished; even a move to Mercury Records in 1978, for two albums produced by Teddy Randazzo, failed to produce any major chart success. In 1980, the group reunited with Thom Bell and signed with Philadelphia International Records subsidiary, TSOP Records. They released the single: "Hurry Up This Way Again" that year which brought them back into the R&B Top 20 (peaking at No. 18). Both James Dunn and James Smith departed due to conflicts over the direction of the group; James Dunn left before the recording of the album: Hurry Up This Way Again (1980) and James Smith after the recording of the album: Closer Than Close in 1981. Nevertheless, the group continued, recruiting new member Raymond Johnson, but he later departed in 1985, leaving the group as a trio. Airrion Love, Herb Murrell and Russell Thompkins Jr continued to tour until 2000, when Russell Thompkins Jr left the group. In 2000, singer Eban Brown (formerly of The Delfonics, The Manhattans, and Ray, Goodman and Brown) replaced Thompkins as lead singer. That same year, tenor singer Van Fields, who had previously sung with the A Cappella group "A Perfect Blend", joined, enabling The Stylistics to grow from a trio back to a quartet. The group was featured live on the DVD The Stylistics Live at the Convocation Center (2006), as well as with other artists of the 1970s on the DVD, 70s Soul Jam. In 2004, after having left The Stylistics in 2000, former lead singer Thompkins launched his own group called Russell Thompkins Jr, & The New Stylistics, returning with former member Raymond Johnson, James Ranton, and Jonathan Buckson. James Ranton left the group due to health reasons but the group continues as a trio. They were featured on the DVD Old School Soul Party Live!, which was part of the PBS My Music series. In 2010, they released an album entitled: That Same Way by LAC Management. In 2011, Van Fields departed from the group after 11 years, due to creative differences, and was replaced by singer Jason Sharp. In January 2018, after 18 years with The Stylistics, Harold Eban Brown, who is also a jazz guitarist and composer, announced his departure to concentrate on his solo career. He since performed at venues in the States and overseas as a solo artist. Harold Eban Brown was initially replaced by Michael Muse, and after a few months, he was replaced by former Temptations singer Barrington "Bo" Henderson. In 2018, The Stylistics celebrated their 50th. anniversary in the music industry. Their milestone was acknowledged at venues throughout the year during their 50th. Anniversary tour in the States and overseas. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Russell Thompkins Jr at number 142 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. As of 2023, Russell Thompkins Jr & The New Stylistics are still performing and touring in the states and overseas while Airrion Love, Herb Murrell, Jason Sharp and Barrington "Bo" Henderson do the same as The Stylistics. ****CONTINUE BELOW****

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The Stylistics Honors 🏅: In 1994, The Stylistics were inducted into The Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame. The Stylistics were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004. The Stylistics Group Members 👨🏿‍🎤👨🏿‍🎤👨🏾‍🎤👨🏾‍🎤👨🏾‍🎤👨🏾‍🎤👨🏿‍🎤👨🏿‍🎤👨🏾‍🎤👨🏿‍🎤: Airrion Love (1968-Present) Herb Murrell (1968-Present) Jason Sharp (2011-Present) Barrington "Bo" Henderson (2018-Present) Russell Thompkins Jr (1968 - 2000) James Dunn (1968 - 1980) James Smith (1968 - 1981) Raymond Johnson (1981 - 1985) Harold Eban Brown (2000 - 2018) Van Fields (2000 - 2011) The Stylistics Albums 📀: The Stylistics (1971) Round 2 (1972) Rockin' Roll Baby (1973) Let's Put It All Together (1974) Heavy (1974) Thank You Baby (1975) You Are Beautiful (1975) Fabulous (1976) Once Upon A Juke Box (1976) Sun & Soul (1977) Wonder Woman (1977) In Fashion (1978) Love Spell (1979) The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1979) Hurry Up This Way Again (1980) Closer Than Close (1981) 1982 (1982) Some Things Never Change (1983) A Special Style (1985) Love Talk (1991) Christmas (1992) Love Is Back In Style (1996) That Same Way (2010) Some good songs from The Stylistics 🎶: You're A Big Girl Now, Ebony Eyes, Stop Look Listen (To Your Heart), You Are Everything, Sing Baby Sing, Can't Give You Anything (But My Love), Hey Girl, Come And Get It, Sixteen Bars, The Miracle, Love Is The Answer, I Gotta Letter, You're As Right As Rain, You Are Beautiful, Rockin' Roll Baby, Funky Weekend, Thank You Baby, Na-Na Is The Saddest Word, Can't Help Falling In Love, You And Me, People Make The World Go Round, I Won't Give You Up, There's No Reason, Pieces, Give A Little Love, Hurry Up This Way, It's Too Late, First Impressions, I Love You, Let's Put It All Together, If You Don't Watch Out, Peek-A-Boo, You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart), Love Comes Easy, Point Of No Return, Because I Love You Girl, Only For The Children, We Can Make It Happen Again, Pay Back Is A Dog, Let's Put It All Together, And I'll See You No More, Children Of The Night, Let Them Work It Out, What's Your Name?, Country Living, Make It Last, Shame And Scandal In The Family, Keep My Fingers Crossed, Hurry Up This Way Again, I'm Stone In Love With You, Hey Girl Come And Get It, Love At First Sight, Mine All Mine, Let's Go Rockin' (Tonight), Sixteen Bars, Love Is Not The Answer, Driving Me Wild, Could This Be The End?, Love Is The Answer, I Got Time On My Hands, Always On My Mind, Special, Only You (And You Alone), Satin Doll, I'm Comin' Home, Doin' The Streets, You Are Beautiful, Love Talk, I Take It Out On You, Some Things Never Change, The Miracle, I've Got This Feeling, Heavy Fallin' Out and Star On A TV Show. Fun Fact 🕵🏾: In 1979, the group had a small part in the movie: Hair, where they played conservative army officers. They doubled acclaimed singer and actress Nell Carter in singing a song in the film called: "White Boys".

Sanging for real back then.

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keep it up lil cutie.

Another one my big brother use to play a lot when I was growing up. Can you try “Street Life” by The Crusaders featuring Randy Crawford ? Her vocals are 🔥

So, you completely forgot about my request for You Make Me Want To Give It Up by D’Atra Hicks?😩

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I haven’t forgot I have some many coming but I will get to yours