People Make the World Go Round

"People Make the World Go Round" is a song written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed and George Perry, originally recorded by The Stylistics and released in 1972 through Avco Records as the final single from their self-titled debut studio album, The Stylistics (1971). It reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, #25 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and #6 on the Soul Singles chart in the United States.

"People Make the World Go Round"
Single by The Stylistics
from the album The Stylistics
B-side"Point of No Return"
Released1972
Recorded1971
StudioSigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
GenrePhiladelphia soul
Length3:28
LabelAvco
AV-4595
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Thom Bell
The Stylistics singles chronology
"Betcha by Golly, Wow"
(1972)		 "People Make the World Go Round"
(1972)		 "I'm Stone in Love with You"
(1972)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed and George Perry.

"People Make the World Go Round" 7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."People Make the World Go Round"3:28
2."Point of No Return"2:44

Charts
Chart (1972) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 25
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[2] 25
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 6

Cover versions

The song was covered by multiple artists, including:[4]

Marc Dorsey version
"People Make the World Go Round"
Single by Marc Dorsey
from the album Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Crooklyn - A Spike Lee Joint! Volume 1
ReleasedMay 10, 1994
Recorded1994
GenreRhythm and blues
Length5:05
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Marc Dorsey singles chronology
"People Make the World Go Round"
(1994)		 "If You Really Wanna Know"
(1999)

American R&B artist Marc Dorsey recorded his version of the song specifically for Spike Lee's 1994 film Crooklyn - A Spike Lee Joint!. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden and released as a promotional single on May 10, 1994 through MCA Records. It peaked at #65 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at #66 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay in the United States. Both of the Stylistics' and Marc Dorsey's versions of the song were featured in the film, as well as in its soundtrack.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed and George Perry.

"People Make the World Go Round"
No.TitleLength
1."People Make the World Go Round" (Single Edit)4:36
2."People Make the World Go Round" (Album Version)5:05
3."People Make the World Go Round" (Instrumental)5:05

Charts
Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 65
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[6] 66

Richard Elliot version
"People Make the World Go Round"
Song by Richard Elliot
from the album Metro Blue
Released2005
StudioBrauntosoarus Studio
GenreSmooth jazz
Length4:25
LabelARTizen Music Group
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

Scottish-born American saxophonist Richard Elliot recorded a smooth jazz version of the song, which was featured in his 2005 studio album Metro Blue, released via ARTizen Music Group. Produced by Elliot and Rick Braun, the song made it to #5 on the Smooth Jazz Songs chart in the United States.

Charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Smooth Jazz Songs (Billboard)[7] 5

Sampled credits

The song was sampled by several hip hop recording artists, including:

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References
  1. "The Stylistics Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  2. "The Stylistics Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. "The Stylistics Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  4. "Covers of People Make the World Go Round by The Stylistics on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  5. "Marc Dorsey Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  6. "Marc Dorsey Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  7. "Richard Elliot Chart History (Smooth Jazz Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
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