Rockin' Roll Baby (song)

"Rockin' Roll Baby"
Single by The Stylistics
from the album Rockin' Roll Baby
B-side"Pieces"
ReleasedOctober 1973 (1973-10)
GenreSoul
Length4:31 (album version)
3:17 (single edit)
LabelAvco
Songwriter(s)Linda Creed, Thom Bell
Producer(s)Thom Bell
The Stylistics singles chronology
"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
(1973) 		"Rockin' Roll Baby"
(1973) 		"You Make Me Feel Brand New"
(1974)
Official audio
"Rockin' Roll Baby" on YouTube

"Rockin' Roll Baby" is a song written by Linda Creed and Thom Bell and performed by The Stylistics. It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart, #6 on the UK Singles Chart, #14 on the U.S. pop chart, #44 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, and #57 on the Canadian pop chart in 1974.[1] It was featured as the title song from their 1973 eponymous album.[2]

The song was arranged and produced by Thom Bell.[3] Lead vocals are by Russell Thompkins Jr.

The song ranked #96 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1974.[4]

  1. ^ "The Stylistics, "Rockin' Roll Baby" Chart Positions". Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Stylistics, Rockin' Roll Baby". Discogs. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Stylistics, "Rockin' Roll Baby" Single Release". Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. New York, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. December 28, 1974. Retrieved April 5, 2019.