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"Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart)"
side-A label
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by The Stylistics
from the album The Stylistics
B-side"If I Love You"
ReleasedMarch 4, 1971
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
GenreSoul, Philly soul
Length2:57
LabelAvco
Songwriter(s)Thom Bell, Linda Creed
Producer(s)Thom Bell
The Stylistics singles chronology
"You're a Big Girl Now"
(1971)
"Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart)"
(1971)
"You Are Everything"
(1971)

"Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart)" is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed originally recorded by Philadelphia soul group the Stylistics.

The Stylistics original version

An R&B ballad, it was the first track from their debut self-titled album[2] and was released as a single in 1971, reaching No. 39 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 6 in the Billboard R&B chart.[3]

Personnel

Thom Bell, Carl Helm, Bunny Sigler, Kenny Gamble, and Phil Hurtt

Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye version

"Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart)"
side-A label
Solid center variant of the UK single
Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
from the album Diana & Marvin
B-side"Love Twins"
ReleasedMay 5, 1974
GenreSoul
Length2:53
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Thom Bell, Linda Creed
Producer(s)Hal Davis
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye singles chronology
"Don't Knock My Love"
(1974)
"Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart)"
(1974)

Around the same time, Motown wanted their most successful label mates Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye to record a duet album. Among the songs they released, their version of "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" was recorded in separate studios, and was released as a UK only single from their duet album, Diana & Marvin, in 1974. The song became a hit in the UK reaching #25 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

In 2001, the Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye duet version was used as part of the movie soundtrack for Bridget Jones's Diary.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Sigma Sound Studios: Albums 1968-1978". Billboard. September 16, 1978. p. SS-11. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Lytle, Craig. "The Stylistics". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  3. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Stylistics | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 223. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.