Round 2 | ||||
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Studio album by The Stylistics | ||||
Released | October 1972 | |||
Recorded | Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 37:36 | |||
Label | Avco AV 11006 |
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Producer | Thom Bell | |||
The Stylistics chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | (B+) [2] |
Round 2 is the second studio album recorded by American R&B group The Stylistics, released in October 1972 on the Avco label. It was produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia.
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The album reached #32 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the R&B albums chart. It features the hit singles "Break Up to Make Up", "I'm Stone in Love with You", and "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)". All three singles reached the top-ten on the R&B charts. "Break Up to Make Up" and "I'm Stone in Love with You" also reached the top-ten on the Billboard Hot 100.
All songs written and composed by Thom Bell and Linda Creed, except where noted.
Side one | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "I'm Stone in Love with You" (T. Bell, Creed, Anthony Bell) | 3:19 | |||||||
2. | "If You Don't Watch Out" | 2:34 | |||||||
3. | "You and Me" | 2:43 | |||||||
4. | "It's Too Late" (Carole King, Toni Stern) | 4:34 | |||||||
5. | "Children of the Night" | 7:00 |
Side two | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
6. | "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) | 3:38 | |||||||
7. | "Break Up to Make Up" (T. Bell, Creed, Kenneth Gamble) | 4:00 | |||||||
8. | "Peek-A-Boo" (Gregory Guess) | 2:53 | |||||||
9. | "You're as Right as Rain" | 3:46 | |||||||
10. | "Pieces" | 3:09 |
Album
Year | Album | Peak position[3] | |
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US | US R&B |
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1972 | Round 2 | 32 | 3 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak position[4] | |||
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US | US R&B |
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UK[5] | ||
1972 | "I'm Stone in Love with You" | 10 | 4 | 27 | 9 |
1973 | "Break Up to Make Up" | 5 | 5 | 20 | 34 |
"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" | 23 | 8 | 4 | — | |
"Peek-A-Boo" | — | — | — | 35 |
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