Break Up to Make Up

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"Break Up to Make Up" is a classic soul ballad, best known as a hit song by The Stylistics co-written by Linda Creed.

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Break Up to Make Up canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The Stylistics
artist The Stylistics
chartPosition U.S. Billboard Hot 100
surface form: US Billboard Hot 100 top 10

US R&B chart top 10
composer Kenneth Gamble
Thom Bell
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre soul
soul ballad
hasBSide You and Me
hasMusicGenre Philadelphia soul
hasTheme on-again off-again relationship
romantic relationships
hasType love song
isClassicOf 1970s soul music
language English
length approximately 3 minutes 58 seconds
notableFor smooth falsetto lead vocal by Russell Thompkins Jr.
originallyPerformedBy The Stylistics
partOf The Stylistics
surface form: The Stylistics (album)
performedBy Russell Thompkins Jr. (lead vocal)
performer The Stylistics
producer Thom Bell
recordedIn Philadelphia
recordLabel Avco Records
releaseYear 1972
singleReleaseYear 1973
writer Kenneth Gamble
Linda Creed
Thom Bell

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Linda Creed notableWork Break Up to Make Up
Linda Creed wroteLyricsFor Break Up to Make Up
Thom Bell wroteSong Break Up to Make Up
The Stylistics notableWork Break Up to Make Up