There's always room for one quibble, though the version of "The Coldest Days of My Life" heard here isn't the full version, as on Brunswick's previous Greatest Hits. Here you will find updates, news and in-detail product informations. All of the hits, and a few solid album tracks, are presented in chronological order, while the sound quality is the best yet. Our catalog contains country music, rock'n'roll, rhythm'n'blues, folk, beat, oldies, jazz, chansons, cabaret, and culture. Though Brunswick's design and packaging leave much to desire (the cover makes it look like this compilation dates from the medieval ages of the CD medium), everything that really counts is done perfectly. As we come close to the end of our top 10 Stylistics songs list we turn to the groups second most successful songs of their career. Alphabetical Song List for The Stylistics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide (allmusic.Besides being one of the most dynamic acts on the soul circuit of the late '60s and early '70s, the Chi-Lites also had an enviable range, which took them from intelligent protest firestorms like "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" and "We Are Neighbors" to the velvet-smooth ballads "I Want to Pay You Back" and "Have You Seen Her." (Even more impressive then, that each of those four excellent songs first appeared on the same album, 1971's Give More Power to the People.) Largely self-contained as a group (frontman Eugene Record penned and produced much of their material), the Chi-Lites hit with some of the greatest soul tracks of the '70s, and they've never sounded better than they do on 20 Greatest Hits. The greatest hit by The Stylistics was 1974 number 2 song You Make Me Feel. The remaining Stylistics continued recording and performing as a trio on oldies shows into the '90s, and The Best of the Stylistics went Double Platinum in 1999. In 1980, Dunn left the group because of poor health, and he was followed later that year by Smith. The Stylistics continued to tour and record throughout the latter half of the '70s. The group's American record sales declined, yet they remained popular in Europe, particularly in Great Britain, where "Sing Baby Sing" (1975), "Na Na Is the Saddest Word" (1975), "Can't Give You Anything" (1975), and "Can't Help Falling in Love" (1976) were all Top Five hits. In 1976, they left Avco and signed with H&L. Every single that Bell produced for the Stylistics was a Top Ten R&B hit, and several - "You Are Everything," "Betcha by Golly, Wow," "I'm Stone in Love With You," "Break Up to Make Up," and "You Make Me Feel Brand New" - were also Top Ten pop hits.įollowing "You Make Me Feel Brand New" in the spring of 1974, the Stylistics broke away from Bell and began working with Van McCoy, who helped move the group towards a softer, easy listening style.
THE STYLISTICS GREATEST HITS YOUTUBE SERIES
The Stylistics became Bell's pet project and with lyricist Linda Creed, he crafted a series of hit singles that relied as much on the intricately arranged and lush production as they did on Thompkins' falsetto. Tracklist B2, Rockin Roll Baby B3, You Are Beautiful B4, Sixteen Bars B5, Hey Girl, Come And Get It B6, LetS Put It All Together. Once they were on Avco, the Stylistics began working with producer/songwriter Thom Bell, who had previously worked with the Delfonics. hit in 1971 with 'You're a Big Girl Now'. Formed in 1968, they comprised lead Russell Thompkins, Jr., Herbie Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn.
The larger Avco Records soon signed the Stylistics, and single eventually climbed to number seven in early 1971. The Stylistics were one of the most well-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. In 1970, the group recorded "You're a Big Girl Now," a song their road manager Marty Bryant co-wrote with Robert Douglas, a member of their backing band Slim and the Boys, and the single became a regional hit for Sebring Records. Thompkins, James Smith, and Airrion Love hailed from the Monarchs James Dunn and Herbie Murrell were from the Percussions.
The Stylistics formed in 1968, when members of the Philadelphia soul groups the Monarchs and the Percussions joined forces after their respective band dissolved. and the lush yet graceful productions of Bell, which helped make the Stylistics one of the most successful soul groups of the first half of the '70s. All of their hits were ballads, graced by the soaring falsetto of Russell Thompkins Jr. During the early '70s, the band had 12 straight Top Ten hits, including "You Are Everything," "Betcha by Golly, Wow," "I'm Stone in Love With You," "Break Up to Make Up," and "You Make Me Feel Brand New." Of all their peers, the Stylistics were one of the smoothest and sweetest soul groups of their era. After the Spinners and the O'Jays, the Stylistics were the leading Philly soul group produced by Thom Bell.
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