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Philly Soul Legends The Stylistics Releasing New Album Featuring Shania Twain, Ronnie Wood, Gene Simmons & Other Special Guests

By Matt Friedlander | American Songwriter | December 11, 2024

Philadelphia soul legends The Stylistics are preparing to release their first new studio album since 2008, a star-studded 21-track collection called Falling in Love with My Girl. The album, which is due out February 21, 2025, will be available as a two-CD set and via digital formats.

An impressive, and quite surprising, list of music stars lent their talents to the album. Among them are Shania Twain, Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, KISS’ Gene Simmons, and ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons. Others who contributed to the record include Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, Ray Parker Jr., drummer Nigel Olsson and guitarist Davey Johnstone of Elton John’s band, The Darkness singer Justin Hawkins, former Chicago member Bill Champlin, and veteran U.K. soul group The Real Thing.

The Stylistics’ current lineup features founding members Airrion Love and Herb Murrell, as well as Jason Sharp, who joined the group in 2011.

Falling in Love with My Girl was produced by Tom Cridland, a singer, songwriter, and producer who fronts a popular Elton John tribute band. Cridland co-wrote most of the songs on the album with U.K. songwriter Anthony King and King’s wife, Fiona Shaw.

Airrion Love contributed two songs to the album, “Sad Tomorrows” and “I Get a Feeling.” Barrington “Bo” Henderson a former member of both The Stylistics and The Temptations, also wrote a song, “If I Fail,” and sings lead on the track.

Olsson and Johnstone played drums and guitar throughout the album.

You can pre-order Falling in Love with My Girl now.

About the Album’s Lead Single, Which Features Twain

The album’s lead single, “Yes, I Will,” features and was co-written by Twain. The track, which was the last song completed for the project, will be released on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2025. The country star had been invited to sing one of the album’s other tracks, but she felt her demo, “Yes, I Will,” a soulful tune on which she’d been working for a couple of years, was the perfect soulful fit for a collaboration with The Stylistics.

Twain had already begun recording the song with help from Lukather, Parker, and lauded session bassist Nathan East. Cridland wrote a new section for the tune, The Stylistics added their vocals, and Olsson played drums on the track.

“I’m so happy that this song I wrote ‘Yes, I Will’ has found a home on The Stylistics album,” Twain said in a statement. “It’s a special song that came together on one special day at my home where I was hanging out with some friends and musicians. So I think it turned out great and I’m just really excited to share it with the whole world.”

Added Airrion Love, “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!’”

About Some Other the Famous Collaborators Appearing on the Album

Wood played slide guitar on a song called “Who Am I.” He recorded his parts in Philadelphia in June 2024, after The Rolling Stones played a concert in the city.

Simmons had originally intended to just play bass on a song titled “Don’t Leave Me Here,” but Cridlund invited the KISS great to sing on it the tune, along with Murrell.

Gibbons played a guitar solo on the song “You’ll Live Forever,” while Hawkins lent his guitar talents to the album’s title track.

More About The Stylistics

The Stylistics are best-known for their run of Top-40 pop/soul hits during the early 1970s. Among their many classic tunes are “You Are Everything,” “Betcha by Golly, Wow,” “I’m Stone in Love with You,” “Break Up to Make Up,” and “You Make Me Feel Brand New.”

The Stylistics’ Upcoming Tour Plans

The group currently has four confirmed concerts in 2025, according to TheStylistics.org. They’ll play a January 2-3 stand in Honolulu to kick off the New Year. Those shows will be followed by performances on January 9 in San Diego and January 11 in Los Angeles.

Falling in Love with My Girl Track List:

1. “Falling In Love with My Girl” (with Justin Hawkins)
2. “Who Am I” (with Ronnie Wood and Jay Graydon)
3. “Leave So Soon”
4. “Sad Tomorrows”
5. “Infatuation” (with Tom Cridland)
6. “Yes, I Will” (with Shania Twain, Steve Luthaker, Ray Parker Jr., and Nathan East)
7. “Jealousy” (with Tom Cridland)
8. “Whatever Happened to Our Love” (with Bill Champlin, Nigel Olsson, and The Real Thing)
9. “You’ll Live Forever” (with Billy Gibbons)
10. “Endless Days” (with Tom Cridland)
11. “Take Me Back to Rainbows”
12. “Lost and Alone” (with Tom Cridland)
13. “Don’t Leave Me Here” (with Gene Simmons and Tower of Power)
14. “Holy Water” (with Tom Cridland)
15. “Rock and a Heartbeat” (with Tom Cridland and Tower of Power)
16. “I Could Never Leave Her” (with Tower of Power)
17. “Debbie” (with The Tomicks)
18. “Sonnet 18”
19. “I Get a Feeling”
20. “If I Fail”
21. Take Me Back to Rainbows” (Operatic Version) (Carly Paoli)

https://americansongwriter.com/philly-soul-legends-the-stylistics-releasing-new-album-featuring-shania-twain-ronnie-wood-gene-simmons-other-special-guests/

Is the music in the background of the promo a new song from the album (Shania's)? I really like the instrumental

The Stylistics’ Upcoming Tour Plans

The group currently has four confirmed concerts in 2025, according to TheStylistics.org. They’ll play a January 2-3 stand in Honolulu to kick off the New Year. Those shows will be followed by performances on January 9 in San Diego and January 11 in Los Angeles.

Shania is in Los Angeles, isn't she? She could perform with them "Yes, I will", don't you think?

Do you think there will be a music video (with Shania)? It's still the first single from the album. In France, it is not even possible to pre-order the album, it is not listed yet. Are The Stylistics known elsewhere in the world?

Come on Friday, I am very curious as to how this will sound. Excited and hopefully it sounds good.  

It actually does, Shania sounds amazing and this duet is very impressive from this short clip. I love the different arrangements with this song. It will be interesting to see what the complete song sounds like. In fact this song sounds so different that people might actually listen and enjoy. It sounds unlike anything out there right now in the music world 

The Stylistics @thestylisticsofficial

New Single featuring @shaniatwain is out this Friday February 14th, Valentine’s Day❤️✨

Pre-Save now on Spotify & Apple Music 🎶 slinky.to/YesIWill

Just a taste of our upcoming new album, Falling In Love With My Girl, being released on February 21st, pre-order now 📀💿 thestylistics.tmstor.es/product/155340

https://www.instagram.com/p/DF-biNCxYb1/

9:05 AM ET - 12 Feb 25

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A very good song. Very, very, good and quite catchy, especially the chorus. Shania's voice isn't so great though. Too much autotuned. I like the finale very much, that "I will" is a really great way to finish the song.

Thank you for recording Tommy!

I like the very beginning, up to "such a long way"... But I find it soft, too slow, repetitive, without brilliance. It’s definitely this style of music that I’m not a fan of.

I love it! Shania sounds great too! I think this is her best duet since Endless love!

It has that old Motown feeling. I wonder who Shania wrote it with and what producer work on it!

Tommy wrote:

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ShaniaQueenOfMe wrote:

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It has that old Motown feeling. I wonder who Shania wrote it with and what producer work on it!

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One of the articles above says:

The album Falling in Love with My Girl was produced by Tom Cridland, a singer, songwriter, and producer who fronts a popular Elton John tribute band. Cridland co-wrote most of the songs on the album with U.K. songwriter Anthony King and King’s wife, Fiona Shaw.

The album’s lead single, “Yes, I Will,” features and was co-written by Shania Twain. The track was the last song completed for the project.

Twain had already begun recording the song with help from Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, Ray Parker Jr, and lauded session bassist Nathan East. Cridland wrote a new section for the tune, The Stylistics added their vocals, and Nigel Olsson played drums on the track.

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Thanks, I think Shania should work with this producer again!

Koko Twain wrote:

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If I understand correctly, the song will not be on Youtube (at least before February 21 and the full album)? I don't need to wait until midnight...

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Yes, the song is already on Shania's YouTube channel if you use a VPN. I listened to the song today, 2 pm here in Italy on her channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VK2PBlolbY

That's it, the official song is on Shania's YouTube channel (here in France). Ultimately I like it.

Here are the lyrics - https://genius.com/The-stylistics-and-shania-twain-yes-i-will-lyrics

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Koko Twain wrote:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VK2PBlolbY

That's it, the official song is on Shania's YouTube channel (here in France). Ultimately I like it.

Here are the lyrics - https://genius.com/The-stylistics-and-shania-twain-yes-i-will-lyrics

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I wish we could see it now! 

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 "Yes, I Will" has officially been released in the U.S. and Canada.

"Yes, I Will" official video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NePggW-buW0

Shania Twain @shaniatwain

I’m so happy that this song I wrote is out in the world! ‘Yes, I Will’ came together during a jam session with some incredible musicians at my house and was very much inspired by my love of soul music. It’s a beautiful, soulful love song that found its perfect home with @thestylisticsofficial on their new album ❤️ slinky.to/YesIWill

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGDvdfEN7f7/

10:36 AM ET - 14 Feb 25

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6vSRvuCbj0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4iGdQAJu_Q

The Stylistics Share Shania Twain Collab From Their First Album In 17 Years

By Rachel Brodsky | Stereogum | February 14, 2025

Philly soul legends the Stylistics have announced their first studio album in nearly two decades. Falling In Love With My Girl will be out in about a week and features a collab with Shania Twain called “Yes, I Will,” which is out now. Twain had originally been asked to sing on a different track for the album, but she actually suggested they try “Yes, I Will,” which she co-wrote with Nathan East.

Falling In Love With My Girl is produced by Tom Cridland and Executive Produced by Deborah Cridland. Additional guests include Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones, Gene Simmons of KISS, the Elton John Band (including Nigel Olsson and Davey Johnstone), Bill Champlin of Chicago, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Steve Lukather of Toto, Tower Of Power, Ray Parker, Jr., Jay Graydon, Justin Hawkins of the Darkness, the Real Thing, and Carly Paoli.

“I’m so happy that this song I wrote ‘Yes, I Will’ has found a home on the Stylistics album,” Twain says in a statement. “That is just so exciting. It’s a special song that came together on one special day at my home where I was hanging out with some friends and musicians. So I think it turned out great and I’m just really excited to share it with the whole world.”

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!'”

In other Shania Twain news, last weekend she released a remastered version of The Woman In Me on its 30th anniversary and sang a jingle about cold foam in a strange Coffee Mate Super Bowl commercial involving dancing tongues. Twain also just wrapped her Las Vegas residency, and next month she’ll be a judge on Canada’s Got Talent.

01 “Falling In Love With My Girl” (with Justin Hawkins)
02 “Who Am I” (with Ronnie Wood & Jay Graydon)
03 “Leave So Soon”
04 “Sad Tomorrows”
05 “Infatuation”
06 “Yes, I Will” (with Shania Twain, Steve Lukather, Ray Parker, Jr. and Nathan East)
07 “Jealousy”
08 “Whatever Happened to Our Love” (with Nigel Olsson, Bill Champlin and The Real Thing)
09 “You’ll Live Forever” (with Billy F. Gibbons)
10 “Endless Days”
11 “Take Me Back to Rainbows”
12 “Lost and Alone”
13 “Don’t Leave Me Here” (with Gene Simmons and Tower of Power)
14 “Holy Water”
15 “Rock and a Heartbeat” (with Tower of Power)
16 “I Could Never Leave Her” (with Tower of Power)

Falling In Love With My Girl is out 2/21. Pre-order it here.

https://www.stereogum.com/2297014/the-stylistics-share-shania-twain-collab-from-their-first-album-in-17-years/music/

Koko Twain wrote:

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In the music video (1min 35sec mark), you can see she recorded Yes I Will at the time Camper was alive. So some years ago.

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Tommy wrote:

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Koko Twain wrote:

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In the music video (1min 35sec mark), you can see she recorded Yes I Will at the time Camper was alive. So some years ago.

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 Is Camper in the video? Does anyone know how that dog passed away?

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 Yes, at the 1min 35sec mark in the video, laying on the floor. I'm not sure how/why the dog died.

ShaniaQueenOfMe wrote:

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Tommy wrote:

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Tommy wrote:

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Koko Twain wrote:

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In the music video (1min 35sec mark), you can see she recorded Yes I Will at the time Camper was alive. So some years ago.

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 Is Camper in the video? Does anyone know how that dog passed away?

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 Yes, at the 1min 35sec mark in the video, laying on the floor. I'm not sure how/why the dog died.

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I went back and watched it and saw Camper.

 

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Does anyone know if Melody (her lab) is still alive? The last I recall seeing her was when she sat with Shania when she sang FAFA at the Let’s Go shows in 2019 and perhaps in the some of Shania’s COVID home videos that were released in the spring/summer of 2020.

I don’t think Camper has been in any videos since 2021 or 2022 which would imply Yes, I Will was recorded 3-4 years ago. I think I recall reading somewhere - perhaps on this site but maybe in a comment on Twitter/X that Camper unfortunately drowned. 

matteotempo wrote:

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The song has been recorded during the "Queen of Me" album recording session. I don't know if Shania originally wanted to put the song in her own album or not. I wonder if Melody is still alive, too. But I don't think she is. The last time I saw her was in all those videos Shania recorded during the COVID lockdown in 2020.

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I'm thinking passed away :( A thread of Shania's current and past animals would be nice. So many people take photos of Shania and her animals it would be an awesome thread as I'm an animal lover. I'm wondering if Skipper/Skippy is still alive ? Beautiful cat.