People Make the World Go Round

"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"
Single by The Stylistics
from the album The Stylistics
B-side	"Point of No Return"
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
Genre	Philadelphia soul
Length	6:26
Label	Avco AV-4595
Songwriter(s)	Thom Bell Linda Creed
Producer(s)	Thom Bell
The Stylistics singles chronology
"Betcha by Golly, Wow" (1972) "People Make the World Go Round" (1971) "I'm Stone in Love with You" (1972)

Track listing

"People Make the World Go Round" 7-inch vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"People Make the World Go Round"	3:28
2.	"Point of No Return"	2:44

All tracks are written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed.

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	25
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3]	25
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4]	6

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
Released	May 10, 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Length	5:05
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Thom Bell Linda Creed
Producer(s)	Spike Lee (exec.) Narada Michael Walden
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 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.

Track listing

"People Make the World Go Round"

No.	Title	Length
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

All tracks are written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed.

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
Released	2005
Studio	Brauntosoarus Studio
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	4:25
Label	ARTizen Music Group
Songwriter(s)	Thom Bell Linda Creed
Producer(s)	Richard Elliot Rick Braun

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.

Charts

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

Angela Bofill version

This song was on the 1979 Angel of the Night album

"People Make the World Go Round"
Song by Angela Bofill
from the album Angel of the Night
Released	1979
Studio	A&R Studios New York City
Genre	Soul
Length	4:32
Label	Arista Records LLC
Songwriter(s)	Thom Bell Linda Creed
Producer(s)	Dave Grusin Larry Rosen

Sampled credits

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

• Naughty by Nature in "World Go Round" from Poverty's Paradise (1995)
• Westside Connection in "Gangstas Make the World Go Round" from Bow Down (1996)
• Scarface in "Money Makes the World Go 'Round" from The Untouchable (1997)
• Rick Ross in "I Think She Like Me" from Rather You Than Me (2017)
• Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre in "Fore Play" from Missionary (2024)