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Break Up to Make Up

Break Up to Make Up

1973 single by the Stylistics

"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.[3]

Quick Facts Single by the Stylistics, from the album Round 2 ...

An R&B ballad, it was the seventh track from their 1972 album Round 2[4] and was released as a single and reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3][5] It also climbed to number 5 in the Billboard R&B chart[5] and reached number 34 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1973.[6] The Stylistics' recording sold over one million copies in the US, earning the band a gold disc[3] The award was presented by the RIAA on April 6, 1973.[3] It was the band's fourth gold disc.[3]

Chart performance

More information Chart (1973), Peak position ...

References

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    Molanphy, Chris (September 28, 2018). "The Nights on Broadway Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
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    Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Socialist Radio: Canadian Pop". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 148. ISBN 031214704X.
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    Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 351. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
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    Lytle, Craig. "Round 2". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
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    Allmusic - Charts & Awards
  6. [6]
    Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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    "Hot The Stylistics - Chart history: The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2017.[permanent dead link]
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    "The Stylistics - Chart history: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
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