Rockin' Roll Baby

Rockin' Roll Baby
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Studio album by The Stylistics
Released	November 1973
Recorded	Sigma Sound Studio North (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	R&B
Length	42:36
Label	Avco AV 11010
Producer	Thom Bell
The Stylistics chronology
Round 2 (1972)Round 21972 Rockin' Roll Baby (1973) Let's Put It All Together (1974)Let's Put It All Together1974
Singles from Rockin' Roll Baby
"Rockin' Roll Baby" Released: 1973

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	C+

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 would be the group's last album to be produced by Bell.

History

The album reached #66 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the R&B albums chart. The title track was a successful single, reaching #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the R&B singles chart, and #6 on the UK Singles Chart. The album also includes the original full version of the song, "You Make Me Feel Brand New".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Thom Bell and Linda Creed, except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Only for the Children"	4:38
2.	"Could This Be The End?" (Joseph B. Jefferson, Bruce Hawes, Charles Simmons)	4:09
3.	"Let Them Work It Out"	3:58
4.	"Make It Last"	2:59
5.	"Pay Back Is a Dog" (Bell, Kenneth Gamble)	4:31

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Love Comes Easy"	4:58
7.	"There's No Reason" (Jefferson, Hawes)	3:58
8.	"Rockin' Roll Baby"	4:27
9.	"You Make Me Feel Brand New"	5:20
10.	"I Won't Give You Up" (Simmons, Hawes, Jefferson)	3:38

Personnel

• Russell Thompkins, Jr. – lead vocals, background vocals
• Airrion Love – background vocals, lead vocals on "You Make Me Feel Brand New"
• James Smith, Herb Murrell, James Dunn – background vocals
• Linda Creed, Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson – additional background vocals
• Norman Harris, Bobby Eli – guitar
• Ronnie Baker – bass
• Earl Young – drums
• Larry Washington – timbales, congas, bongos
• Vince Montana – percussion
• Thom Bell – keyboards
• Joseph DeAngelis, Milton Fipps – French horn
• Jack Faith – alto saxophone, flute
• John Davis – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Bobby Hartzell, Rocco Bene – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
• Freddy Joiner, Bobby Moore – tenor trombone
• Richard Genevese – bass trombone
• Walter File – harp
• Don Renaldo & His Swinging Strings – strings

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	66
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	5
UK Albums Chart	42

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US	US R&B	US A/C	UK
1973	"Rockin' Roll Baby"	14	3	44	6

External links

• Rockin' Roll Baby at Discogs