Round 2 is the second studio album recorded by American R&B group The Stylistics, released in October 1972 on the Avco label. The album was produced by Thom Bell.
History 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.
Track listing
Personnel Russell Thompkins, Jr. – lead vocals Airrion Love, James Smith, Herb Murrell, James Dunn – backing vocals Linda Creed, Barbara Ingram – additional backing vocals Norman Harris, Roland Chambers, Tony Bell, Eli Tartarsky – guitar Ronnie Baker – bass Earl Young – drums Larry Washington – congas Vincent Montana Jr. – percussion Thom Bell – piano, harpsichord Joe DeAngelis, Stephanie Fauber, Robert Martin – French horn Rocco Bene, Bobby Hartzell – trumpet Jack Faith – alto saxophone, flute George Shaw – flute Vincent Forchetti, Bob Moore, Richard Genevese – trombone Don Renaldo, Tony Sinagoga, Albert Berone, Rudy Malizia, Angelo Pretrella, Romeo Di Stefano, Charles Apollonia, Davis Barnett, Richard Jones, Herschel Wise – strings Mary Gale – harp Fredric Cohen – oboe
Charts Chart (1972)PeakU.S. Billboard Top LPs32U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs3
Singles Year Single Peak chart position US USR&B USA/C UK1972 "I'm Stone in Love with You" 10 4 27 91973 "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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