Released February 1975 The Best of the Stylistics
(1975) Thank You Baby
(1975) Release date 1975 Label Phonogram Inc. | Length 36:19 Artist The Stylistics Producer Thom Bell | |
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Recorded Sigma Sound Studio North
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Media Sound Recording Studios
(New York City, New York) Heavy
(1974) The Best of the Stylistics
(1975) Genres Soul music, Rhythm and blues Similar The Stylistics albums, Soul music albums | ||
The Best of The Stylistics is a compilation album released by the American soul group The Stylistics.
Contents
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. 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.
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.
The Best of the Stylistics Volume II
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.
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.
Songs
1Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)3:17
2Let's Put It All Together3:30
3I'm Stone in Love With You3:20