The Stylistics
The Stylistics | |
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The Stylistics (left to right): Producer Thom Bell, Herb Murrell, James Smith, James Dunn, Airrion Love, and Russell Thompkins Jr. in 1972 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Philadelphia soul, R&B |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Avco, Amherst, H&L |
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| Website | thestylistics |
The Stylistics are an American Philadelphia soul group that achieved their greatest chart success in the 1970s. They formed in 1968, with a lineup of singers Russell Thompkins Jr., Herb Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn. All of their U.S. hits were ballads characterized by the falsetto of Russell Thompkins Jr. and the production of Thom Bell. During the early 1970s, the group had twelve consecutive R&B top ten hits including "Stop, Look, Listen", "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". They had five gold singles and three gold albums.