Let's Put It All Together

Let's Put It All Together
Studio album by
The Stylistics
ReleasedMay 1974
StudioMediasound, New York City
GenreR&B
Length37:42
LabelAvco
ProducerHugo & Luigi, Thom Bell
The Stylistics chronology
Rockin' Roll Baby
(1973) 		Let's Put It All Together
(1974) 		Heavy
(1974)
Singles from Let's Put It All Together
  1. "You Make Me Feel Brand New"
    Released: May 5, 1974
  2. "Let's Put It All Together"
    Released: 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Let's Put It All Together is the fourth studio album recorded by American R&B group The Stylistics, released in May 1974 on the Avco label. It was produced by Hugo & Luigi and recorded at Mediasound Studios in New York City. This was the group's first album recorded outside of Philadelphia.

History

The album reached #14 on the Billboard 200, their highest ever position on that chart, and #4 on the R&B albums chart. "You Make Me Feel Brand New", which originally appeared in a five-minute version on their previous album, Rockin' Roll Baby, was included in an edited version. This version was released as a single and became a huge hit, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at #5 on the R&B singles chart and #6 on the Easy Listening chart. The title track was also successful, peaking at number #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, their last big hit on that chart, #8 on the R&B singles chart, and #9 on the UK Singles chart. The Hugo & Luigi tracks were arranged and conducted by Van McCoy.

The song "Love Is the Answer" was sampled in E-40's song "Show Me What You Workin' Wit" featuring Too Short, taken from his 2010 album Revenue Retrievin': Night Shift and also received disco treatment as an eight minute instrumental by Van McCoy on a 12-inch record paired with "That Old Black Magic" by The Softones.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hugo & Luigi and George David Weiss, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Put It All Together" 3:25
2."I Got a Letter" 3:33
3."We Can Make It Happen Again" 3:43
4."Keep My Fingers Crossed"Van McCoy3:28
5."You Make Me Feel Brand New"Thom Bell, Linda Creed4:45
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."I Got Time on My Hands"4:50
7."Doin' the Streets"3:49
8."I Take It Out on You"3:32
9."Love Is the Answer" (vocal)3:00
10."Love Is the Answer" (instrumental)3:37

Personnel

  • Russell Thompkins, Jr. – lead vocals
  • Airrion Love – backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "We Can Make It Happen", "You Make Me Feel Brand New" and "Doin' the Streets"
  • James Smith, Herb Murrell, James Dunn – backing vocals
  • Van McCoy – arranger, conductor

Charts

Chart (1974) Peak
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 63
UK Albums Chart[3] 26
US Billboard Top LPs 14
US Billboard Top Soul LPs 4

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US US
R&B 		US
A/C 		AUS CAN UK
[3]
1974 "You Make Me Feel Brand New" 2 5 6 3 3 2
"Let's Put It All Together" 18 8 26 80 18 9

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Let's Put It All Together review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 299. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ a b "UK Charts > The Stylistics". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-09-29.