The Best of The Stylistics

The Best of the Stylstics
Compilation album by The Stylistics
Released	February 1975
Recorded	Sigma Sound Studio North (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Media Sound Recording Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre	R&B
Length	36:19
Label	Avco AV 69005
Producer	Thom Bell, Hugo & Luigi
The Stylistics chronology
Heavy (1974) The Best of the Stylistics (1975) Thank You Baby (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A- [2]

The Best of The Stylistics is a compilation album released by the American soul group The Stylistics.

Released in 1975, the album became a big success in the UK when it reached No.1. Hitting the pinnacle three times during the year, the album remained at No.1 for 9 weeks in total.^[3] Helped largely by TV advertising, it became the biggest album of the group's career and the UK's top seller of 1975. It also reached No.41 in the US - although their popularity was beginning to decline there.

Following its success, several albums entered the charts including their latest, Thank You Baby, which reached No.5 at the same time the compilation was No.1.^[4]

Another version of the album (The Very Best of The Stylistics) with the same cover but with an alternate track listing was released by H & L Records (Phonogram) in 1983. The album has since been released on CD as a compilation of this and Volume two.

Track listing

All tracks written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Make Me Feel Brand New"	4:45
2.	"Betcha by Golly, Wow"	3:17
3.	"Rockin' Roll Baby"	3:15
4.	"Break Up to Make Up" (T. Bell, Creed, Kenneth Gamble)	4:00
5.	"You're a Big Girl Now" (Marty Bryant, Robert Douglas)	3:14

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"I'm Stone in Love with You" (T. Bell, Creed, Anthony Bell)	3:12
7.	"Heavy Fallin' Out" (Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss)	5:18
8.	"Let's Put It All Together" (Hugo & Luigi, George David Weiss)	2:55
9.	"You Are Everything"	2:55
10.	"People Make the World Go Round"	3:28

Chart positions

Chart	Year	Peak position
US Top LPs & Tapes[5]	1975	41
US Soul LPs[5]		13
UK Albums Chart[6]		1

The Best of the Stylistics Volume II

The Best of the Stylstics Volume II Weekend
Compilation album by The Stylistics
Released	September 1976
Recorded	Media Sound Recording Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre	R&B
Length	42:04
Label	H&L 9109 010
Producer	Hugo & Luigi
The Stylistics chronology
Fabulous (1976) The Best of the Stylistics, Vol. 2 (1976) Once Upon a Juke Box (1976)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[7]

A follow-up compilation was released the following year, subtitled Volume 2. The 1976 album mirrored the earlier success by also reaching No.1 in the UK Charts. This album featured the group's first No.1 single "Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)", which had been released since the previous compilation.^[3]

This album was released on the newly founded H&L Records, which had been formed after the break-up of Avco Records, The Stylistics being their biggest act.

Track listing

All tracks written by Hugo & Luigi and George David Weiss.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)"	3:13
2.	"Hey Girl, Come and Get It"	3:30
3.	"Sixteen Bars"	3:40
4.	"The Miracle" (featuring Airrion Love & Russell Thompkins, Jr.)	4:22
5.	"Love Is the Answer"	3:00
6.	"You Are Beautiful" (featuring Russell Thompkins, Jr. & Airrion Love)	4:08

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Can't Help Falling in Love"	3:16
8.	"Sing Baby Sing"	2:50
9.	"Star on a TV Show"	4:10
10.	"Na-Na Is the Saddest Word"	2:58
11.	"Thank You Baby" (featuring Russell Thompkins, Jr. & Airrion Love)	3:43
12.	"Funky Weekend"	3:14

Chart positions

Chart	Year	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[6]	1976	1

References

1. Koda, Cub. "Review: The Best of The Stylistics - The Stylistics". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
2. Christgau, Robert. "The Best of the Stylistics review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
3. "Stylistics - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
4. "Official Album Chart Top 60". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
5. "US Albums Charts > The Stylistics". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
6. "UK Charts > The Stylistics". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
7. Cook, Stephen. "Review: The Best of the Stylstics, Vol. 2 - The Stylistics". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 June 2010.

External links

• The Best of The Stylistics at Discogs
• The Best of The Stylistics Volume II at Discogs