| "Break Up to Make Up" | ||||
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| Single by The Stylistics | ||||
| from the album Round 2 | ||||
| B-side | "You and Me" | |||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Soul, Philly soul | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Avco | |||
| Writer(s) | Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Kenneth Gamble | |||
| Producer | Thom Bell | |||
| Certification | Gold | |||
| 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.[1]
An R&B ballad, it was the seventh track from their 1972 album, Round 2[2] and was released as a single and reached #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1][3] In addition, it also climbed to #5 in the Billboard R&B chart[3] and reached number #34 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1973.[4] The Stylistics' recording sold over one million copies globally, earning the band a gold disc[1] The award was presented by the RIAA on April 6, 1973.[1] It was the band's fourth gold disc.[1]
"Break Up to Make Up" has been covered in reggae and pop circles, including in 1973 by Johnny Mathis.
Jean Carne covered the song in 1986.
R&B singer Will Downing covered the song on his 1993 album, Love's the Place to Be.
The Trammps covered the song in 1993.
Jamaican-Canadian reggae singer Leroy Sibbles also covered the song in 1995.
Joan Osborne covered the song in 2007 for her album, Breakfast in Bed.
Jamaican-Canadian reggae singer Leroy Sibbles also covered the song in 1995.
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