I'm Stone in Love with You

"I'm Stone in Love with You"
side-A label
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by The Stylistics
from the album Round 2
B-side"Make It Last"
ReleasedOctober 1972
GenreSoul, Philly soul
Length3:19
LabelAvco
Songwriter(s)Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Anthony Bell
Producer(s)Thom Bell
The Stylistics singles chronology
"People Make the World Go Round"
(1972) 		"I'm Stone in Love with You"
(1972) 		"Break Up to Make Up"
(1973)

"I'm Stone in Love with You" is a 1972 single by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics. The song is noted for lead singer Russell Thompkins Jr.'s distinctive falsetto singing, which he employs through most of the record. The song was written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed, and Anthony Bell.[1]

It was the first track from the band's 1972 album Round 2[2] and was released as a single which reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1][3] It also climbed to number 4 in the Billboard R&B chart[3] and went to number 9 in the UK Singles Chart, in December 1972.[4] The Stylistics' recording sold over one million copies globally, earning them a gold disc[1] The award was presented by the RIAA on December 13, 1972.[1] It was the band's third gold disc.[1]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Weekly charts for The Stylistics version
Chart (1972–73) Peak
position
Australia 92
Canada RPM Top Singles[5] 8
France[5] 9
New Zealand 10
UK[5] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 10
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 27
US Billboard R&B 4
US Cash Box Top 100 9

Year-end charts

Year-end charts for The Stylistics version
Chart (1972) Rank
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[7] 96

Johnny Mathis version

Johnny Mathis recorded the song in 1973. His version became a 1975 hit on the Adult Contemporary charts, reaching number five in Canada[8] and number 16 U.S.[9] In the UK, the version started its twelve-week run on January 25, 1975, and made it to number ten.[10]

Weekly charts for the Johnny Mathis version
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[11] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 8
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 10
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 16

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Lytle, Craig. "Round 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b Allmusic - Charts & Awards
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ a b c "Song artist 448 - the Stylistics".
  6. ^ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  8. ^ RPM Weekly, May 17, 1975
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 155.
  10. ^ a b "Johnny Mathis - Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-05-17. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I'm Stone in Love with You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 26, 2020.