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Round 2
Round 2
Studio album by The Stylistics
Released	October 1972
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	R&B
Length	37:36
Label	Avco
Producer	Thom Bell
The Stylistics chronology
Singles from Round 2
	"I'm Stone in Love with You"; Released: 1972; "Break Up to Make Up"; Released: 1973; "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"; Released: 1973; "Peek-a-Boo"; Released: 1973;

Round 2 is the second studio album recorded by American R&B group The Stylistics, released in October 1972 on the Avco label. It was produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia.

History

The album reached #32 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the R&B albums chart. It features the hit singles "Break Up to Make Up", "I'm Stone in Love with You", and "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)". All three singles reached the top-ten on the R&B charts. "Break Up to Make Up" and "I'm Stone in Love with You" also reached the top-ten on the Billboard Hot 100.

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

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Stone in Love with You"	Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Anthony Bell	3:19
2.	"If You Don't Watch Out"		2:34
3.	"You and Me"		2:43
4.	"It's Too Late"	Carole King, Toni Stern	4:34
5.	"Children of the Night"		7:00

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	3:38
2.	"Break Up to Make Up"	Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Kenneth Gamble	4:00
3.	"Peek-a-Boo"	Gregory Guess, Norman Knox	2:53
4.	"You're as Right as Rain"		3:46
5.	"Pieces"		3:09

Russell Thompkins, Jr. – lead vocals
Airrion Love, James Smith, Herb Murrell, James Dunn – backing vocals
Linda Creed, Barbara Ingram – additional backing vocals
Norman Harris, Roland Chambers, Tony Bell, Eli Tartarsky – guitar
Ronnie Baker – bass
Earl Young – drums
Larry Washington – congas
Vince Montana – percussion
Thom Bell – piano, harpsichord
Joe DeAngelis, Stephanie Fauber, Robert Martin – French horn
Rocco Bene, Bobby Hartzell – trumpet
Jack Faith – alto saxophone, flute
George Shaw – flute
Vincent Forchetti, Bob Moore, Richard Genevese – trombone
Don Renaldo, Tony Sinagoga, Albert Berone, Rudy Malizia, Angelo Pretrella, Romeo Di Stefano, Charles Apollonia, Davis Barnett, Richard Jones, Herschel Wise – strings
Mary Gale – harp
Fredric Cohen – oboe

Chart (1972)	Peak ^[3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	32
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	3

Year	Single	Peak chart position
Year	Single	US ^[3]	US R&B ^[3]	US A/C ^[3]	UK ^[4]
1972	"I'm Stone in Love with You"	10	4	27	9
1973	"Break Up to Make Up"	5	5	20	34
	"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"	23	8	4	—
	"Peek-A-Boo"	—	—	—	35