Rockin' Roll Baby

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Rockin' Roll Baby
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1973
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre R&B, soul
Length42:36
Label Avco
Producer Thom Bell
The Stylistics chronology
Round 2
(1972)
Rockin' Roll Baby
(1973)
Let's Put It All Together
(1974)
Singles from Rockin' Roll Baby
  1. "Rockin' Roll Baby"
    Released: 1973
  2. "Only for the Children"
    Released: 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide C+ [2]

Rockin' Roll Baby is the third studio album recorded by American R&B group The Stylistics, released in November 1973 on the Avco label. It was produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Sigma Sound Studio North in Philadelphia. This was the group's last album produced by Bell.

Contents

Lead vocals are by Russell Thompkins, Jr.

Background

While on Avco, they began working with producer/songwriter Thom Bell, and along with songwriter Linda Creed created a bunch of hit singles that used lavish production backing the lead vocals of Russell Thompkins, Jr. Every single that Bell produced was a hit. [3] The album includes the original full version of the song, "You Make Me Feel Brand New".

Chart performance

The album reached No. 66 on the Billboard LPs chart and No. 5 on the R&B albums chart. The title track reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 3 on the R&B singles chart, and No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Only for the Children" 4:38
2."Could This Be the End?"Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons4:09
3."Let Them Work It Out" 3:58
4."Make It Last" 2:59
5."Pay Back Is a Dog"Thom Bell, Kenneth Gamble 4:31
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Love Comes Easy" 4:58
7."There's No Reason"Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes3:58
8."Rockin' Roll Baby" 4:27
9."You Make Me Feel Brand New" (long version, not the 1974 hit single version) 5:30
10."I Won't Give You Up"Charles Simmons, Bruce Hawes, Joseph B. Jefferson3:38

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1973–74)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] 43
U.S. Billboard Top LPs [5] 66
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs [5] 5
UK Albums Chart [6] 42
Singles
YearSinglePeak chart positions
US
[5]
US
R&B

[5]
US
A/C

[5]
UK
[6]
1973"Rockin' Roll Baby"143446

References

  1. Hamilton, Andrew. Rockin' Roll Baby review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 13, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Stylists All Music Bio". AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 299. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "US Charts > The Stylistics". Allmusic . Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "UK Charts > The Stylistics". The Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 29, 2011.