THE STYLISTICS RELEASE NEW SINGLE
‘YES, I WILL’ WITH SHANIA TWAIN
LISTEN HERE | WATCH VIDEO HERE
FIRST NEW ALBUM IN ALMOST TWO DECADES
‘FALLING IN LOVE WITH MY GIRL’
OUT ON 21ST FEBRUARY
PRE-ORDER HERE
NEW COLLECTION TO ALSO FEATURE MUSIC LEGENDS RONNIE WOOD, GENE SIMMONS, BILLY F. GIBBONS, JUSTIN HAWKINS, THE ELTON JOHN BAND, STEVE LUKATHER, BILL CHAMPLIN, TOWER OF POWER, AND MANY MORE
Friday 14th February 2025 – Legendary Philadelphia Soul group The Stylistics have collaborated with global icon Shania Twain on a brand new single, ‘Yes, I Will,’ released today for Valentine’s Day. Listen here and watch the video here.
Written by Shania, this beautiful love song describes the hardships that both she and The Stylistics have endured throughout their careers in the music industry and their lives in general which they have triumphantly fought through, and how unconditional love helped them do this. The melodic content of ‘Yes, I Will,’ is infectious, and the gorgeous blending of vocals showcases both artists’ incredible talents. It is a celebration of love and all that endures.
This duet is the first single off The Stylistics’ upcoming star-studded new album, Falling In Love With My Girl, which, as well as Shania Twain, also features the likes of Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones, Bill Champlin of Chicago, Jay Graydon, Gene Simmons of Kiss, Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top, Justin Hawkins of The Darkness, The Real Thing and Tower of Power.
Shania was invited by the Stylistics to sing on their new album. She had the perfect song in mind, and once the band heard the infectious soulful hit, they completely agreed. Shania worked on the song with Nathan East, Ray Parker Jr. and Steve Lukather.
Shania commented:
“I’m not known for making Soul records but Soul has always been a big influence for me musically. I have some friends who were part of making many of the great soul and RnB records of my youth. We get together when we can and jam out stuff. Several songs have come from these gatherings, when I have musicians around me, I can’t help but get to songwriting. I’m inspired being with talent I admire so much and one day I hope to make something of these songs as a collection but this track “Yes, I Will” found the most perfect home.”
“I’m so in awe of The Stylistics for their natural talent and effortless delivery. I can listen to their voices endlessly. I had this idea for the song “Yes, I Will” it all came together quite quickly for me lyrically and melodically, it was just a natural flow.”
“Luckily I had some wonderful musicians at my house that day Steve Luthaker, Ray Parker Jnr, Nathan East – they were all visiting and I had already laid down the demo – that morning. Before I knew it they were picking up instruments and adding their own sounds to the track but it wasn’t until The Stylistics vocal married with my own vocal that the track really came together.”
“Just a beautiful soulful love song. I don’t know how I would have added the song to my own album – but it found its way to the perfect place amongst a truly wonderful new album from The Stylistics and I am so pleased that we can finally share it with you.”
Airrion Love from The Stylistics adds, “I fell in love with Shania Twain the first time I heard ‘You’re Still the One’ – a great song that I still love. When we heard there might be a chance to do something with her we said, “Hell yeah!””
The Stylistics’ original members Airrion Love and Herb Murrell, together with Jason Sharp who joined the group in 2011, recorded their vocals for their new album Falling In Love With My Girl at Spice House Sound in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and at Wright Way Studios in Baltimore, Maryland. Tom Cridland arranged and recorded the background vocals in the Scottish Highlands and at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The Elton John Band including Nigel Olsson and Davey Johnstone laid down the instrumental tracks at the Record Plant in Hollywood, California. Falling In Love With My Girl was the last album ever made at the legendary recording studio. Most of the songs were written by Tom Cridland together with Anthony King of Blackpool and Anthony’s wife, Fiona Shaw. Two tracks were written by Airrion Love, “Sad Tomorrows” and “I Get A Feeling.”
Falling In Love With My Girl Track Listing:
Falling In Love With My Girl (with Justin Hawkins)
Who Am I (with Ronnie Wood & Jay Graydon)
Leave So Soon
Sad Tomorrows
Infatuation
Yes, I Will (with Shania Twain, Steve Luthaker, Ray Parker, Jr. and Nathan East)
Jealousy
Whatever Happened to Our Love (with Nigel Olsson, Bill Champlin and The Real Thing)
You’ll Live Forever (with Billy F. Gibbons)
Endless Days
Take Me Back to Rainbows
Lost and Alone
Don’t Leave Me Here (with Gene Simmons and Tower of Power) ~
Holy Water
Rock and a Heartbeat (with Tower of Power)
I Could Never Leave Her (with Tower of Power)
Debbie
Sonnet 18
I Get a Feeling
If I Fail
Take Me Back to Rainbows (Operatic Version ft. Carly Paoli)
About The Stylistics
The Stylistics are one of the most influential R&B groups of all time, having released soul standards such as “Betcha by Golly Wow,” “I’m Stone in Love With You,” “You Make Me Feel Brand New,” and “You Are Everything”. The group’s indelible influence on popular music has been made evident by the countless remakes of their songs by other artists, including Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye’s 1973 version of “Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)” and Prince’s “Betcha By Golly, Wow”. Many stars have also sampled the original recordings by The Stylistics, especially the track, “You Are Everything”, used, for example, by Mary J. Blige on her own “Everything”, by Jennifer Lopez on “The One” and by Usher, Beyoncé & Lil Wayne on “Love In This Club Part II”.
About Shania Twain
Shania Twain is one of the biggest-selling and most critically acclaimed artists in pop and country music history, famous for beloved and timeless hit singles such as “You’re Still The One”, “That Don’t Impress Me Much” and “Man! I Feel Like A Woman”. Shania has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history. Shania’s third album, Come On Over, is recognised by the Guinness World Records as the biggest-selling studio album by a female solo artist of all time.
Shania has received five Grammy Awards, 39 BMI Songwriter Awards, inductions to Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, as well as the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. According to the RIAA, she is the only female artist in history to have three albums certified Diamond.
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