Stone Love (song)

"Stone Love"
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Forever
B-side"Dance Champion"[1]
ReleasedFebruary 1987
Recorded1986
GenreR&B
Length4:37
LabelMercury/PolyGram
Songwriter(s)Robert Earl Bell, Ronald Nathan Bell, George Melvin Brown, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis Thomas and Curtis "Fitz" Williams[2]
Producer(s)Khalis Bayyan[1]
Kool & the Gang singles chronology
"Victory"
(1986) 		"Stone Love"
(1987) 		"Holiday"
(1987)
Music video
"Stone Love" on YouTube

"Stone Love" is a 1987 song written[2] and performed by Kool & the Gang, issued as the second single from the band's 1986 album Forever. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1987, becoming the band's 12th and final Top 10 single, and also their final top 40 to date.[3]

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Stone Love"
Chart (1987)[3] Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 94
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 69
France (SNEP)[6] 36
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 22
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 45
US Billboard Hot 100 10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 11
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard) 4
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard) 41
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 31
West Germany (GfK)[10] 18

Year-end charts

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1987 year-end chart performance for "Stone Love"
Chart (1987) Position
European Top 100 Singles (Music & Media)[11] 71

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kool & The Gang - Stone Love / Dance Champion (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Forever - Kool & the Gang - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Kool & the Gang - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  4. ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0807." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kool & The Gang – Stone Love" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Kool The Gang". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "Kool & The Gang – Stone Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kool & The Gang: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kool & The Gang – Stone Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  11. ^ "European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. December 26, 1987. p. 34. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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