The Stylistics are a
soul music vocal group, and were one of the best-known
Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. They formed in 1968, and were composed of singers
Russell Thompkins, Jr., Herb Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith, and James Dunn. All of their US
hits were
ballads, graced by the soaring
falsetto voice of Russell Thompkins, Jr. and the lush productions of
Thom Bell, which helped make the Stylistics one of the most successful soul groups of the first half of the 1970s." During the early 1970s, the group had twelve consecutive U.S.
R&B top ten hits, including "
Stop, Look, Listen", "
You Are Everything", "
Betcha by Golly, Wow", "People Make the World Go Round", "
I'm Stone in Love with You", "
Break Up to Make Up", and "
You Make Me Feel Brand New".