Stone Love (song) explained

Stone Love
Cover:Kool & the Gang - Stone Love single cover.gif
Type:single
Artist:Kool & the Gang
Album:Forever
B-Side:"Dance Champion"[1]
Released:February 1987
Recorded:1986
Genre:R&B
Length:4:37
Label:Mercury/PolyGram
Producer:Khalis Bayyan
Prev Title:Victory
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:Holiday
Next Year:1987

"Stone Love" is a 1987 song written 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.[2]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Stone Love"!Chart (1987)!Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 94
US Billboard Hot 10010
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

Year-end charts

1987 year-end chart performance for "Stone Love"!Chart (1987)!Position
European Top 100 Singles (Music & Media)[4] 71

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kool & The Gang - Stone Love / Dance Champion (Vinyl) at Discogs. Discogs. March 20, 2014.
  2. Web site: Kool & the Gang - Awards - AllMusic. AllMusic. March 20, 2014.
  3. Book: Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. David Kent. 0-646-11917-6. 1993. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W..
  4. Web site: European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles. 34. Music & Media. December 26, 1987. April 8, 2022. 5. 11.