Break Up to Make Up

"Break Up to Make Up"
side-A label
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by the Stylistics
from the album Round 2
B-side"You and Me"
ReleasedFebruary 1973
Recorded1972
Genre
Length4:00
LabelAvco
Songwriter(s)Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Kenneth Gamble
Producer(s)Thom Bell
The Stylistics singles chronology
"I'm Stone in Love with You"
(1972) 		"Break Up to Make Up"
(1973) 		"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
(1973)

"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

  1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (September 28, 2018). "The Nights on Broadway Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Lytle, Craig. "Round 2". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Allmusic - Charts & Awards
  6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^ "Hot The Stylistics - Chart history: The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "The Stylistics - Chart history: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2017.