| People Make the World Go Round | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Stylistics |
| Album: | The Stylistics |
| B-Side: | Point of No Return |
| Released: | 1971 |
| Recorded: | 1971 |
| Studio: | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] |
| Genre: | Philadelphia soul |
| Label: | Avco AV-4595 |
| Producer: | Thom Bell |
| Prev Title: | Betcha by Golly, Wow |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | I'm Stone in Love with You |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
"People Make the World Go Round" is a song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed, 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 | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Marc Dorsey |
| Album: | Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Crooklyn - A Spike Lee Joint! Volume 1 |
| Released: | May 10, 1994 |
| Recorded: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Rhythm and blues |
| Label: | MCA |
| Next Title: | If You Really Wanna Know |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
American R&B artist Marc Dorsey recorded his take on 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, by MCA Records. It peaked at No. 65 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and at No. 66 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart in the United States. Both the Stylistics' and Marc Dorsey's versions were featured in the film, as well as in its soundtrack album.
| People Make the World Go Round | |
| Artist: | Richard Elliot |
| Album: | Metro Blue |
| Released: | 2005 |
| Studio: | Brauntosoarus Studio |
| Genre: | Smooth jazz |
| Label: | ARTizen Music Group |
Scottish-born American saxophonist Richard Elliot recorded a smooth jazz rendition which was featured in his 2005 studio album Metro Blue, released via ARTizen Music Group. Produced by Elliot and Rick Braun, the song reached No. 5 on the Smooth Jazz Songs chart in the United States.
The song was sampled by several hip hop recording artists, including: