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( February 2016 ) `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' Single by The Stylistics from the album The Stylistics B - side `` If I Love You '' Released March 4, 1971 Format 7 '' single Genre Soul, Philly soul Length 2 : 57 Label Avco Songwriter ( s ) Thom Bell, Linda Creed Producer ( s ) Thom Bell The Stylistics singles chronology `` You 're a Big Girl Now '' ( 1971 ) `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' ( 1971 ) `` You Are Everything '' ( 1971 ) `` You 're a Big Girl Now '' ( 1971 ) `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' ( 1971 ) `` You Are Everything '' ( 1971 ) `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' is a soul song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed that was originally recorded by the Philadelphia soul group the Stylistics. Contents 1 The Stylistics original version 2 Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross version 3 Personnel 3.1 The Stylistics version 3.2 Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross version 4 References 5 External links The Stylistics original version An R&B ballad, it was the first track from their 1971 debut self - titled album and was released as a single in 1971 and reached # 39 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. In addition, it also climbed to # 6 in the Billboard R&B chart. Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross version `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' Single by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye from the album Diana & Marvin B - side `` Love Twins '' Released May 5, 1974 Format 7 '' Genre Soul Length 2 : 53 Label Motown Songwriter ( s ) Thom Bell, Linda Creed Producer ( s ) Hal Davis Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye singles chronology `` Do n't Knock My Love '' ( 1974 ) `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' ( 1974 ) `` Do n't Knock My Love '' ( 1974 ) `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' ( 1974 ) Around the same time, Motown wanted their most successful label mates Gaye and Ross to record a duet album. Among the songs they released, their version of `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' was recorded in separate studios, and was released as a UK only single from their duet album, Diana & Marvin, in 1974. The song became a hit in the UK reaching # 25 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2001, the Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross duet version was used as part of the movie soundtrack for Bridget Jones 's Diary. Personnel The Stylistics version Lead vocals by Russell Thompkins, Jr. Background vocals by James Smith, Airrion Love, James Dunn, and Herbie Murrell Produced by Thom Bell Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross version Lead vocals by Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers Produced by Hal Davis References Jump up ^ Lytle, Craig. `` The Stylistics ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 1 October 2011. ^ Jump up to : Stephen Thomas Erlewine. `` The Stylistics Awards ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 223. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Stylistics Airrion Love Herb Murrell Harold Eban Brown Jason Sharpe Russell Thompkins, Jr. James Dunn James Smith Raymond Johnson Van Fields Studio albums The Stylistics Round 2 Rockin ' Roll Baby Let 's Put It All Together Compilation albums The Best of the Stylistics The Best of the Stylistics, Vol. 2 Singles `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' `` You Are Everything '' `` Betcha by Golly, Wow '' `` I 'm Stone in Love with You '' `` Break Up to Make Up '' `` You 'll Never Get to Heaven ( If You Break My Heart ) '' `` You Make Me Feel Brand New '' `` Ca n't Give You Anything ( But My Love ) '' `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' `` Only You ( And You Alone ) '' `` Satin Doll '' `` Shame and Scandal in the Family '' `` Always on My Mind '' Related articles Discography Avco Records H&L Records Book : The Stylistics Diana Ross Studio albums Diana Ross ( 1970 ) Everything Is Everything ( 1970 ) Surrender ( 1971 ) Touch Me in the Morning ( 1973 ) Last Time I Saw Him ( 1973 ) Diana Ross ( 1976 ) Baby It 's Me ( 1977 ) Ross ( 1978 ) The Boss ( 1979 ) diana ( 1980 ) Why Do Fools Fall in Love ( 1981 ) Silk Electric ( 1982 ) Ross ( 1983 ) Swept Away ( 1984 ) Eaten Alive ( 1985 ) Red Hot Rhythm & Blues ( 1987 ) Workin ' Overtime ( 1989 ) The Force Behind the Power ( 1991 ) Take Me Higher ( 1995 ) Every Day Is a New Day ( 1999 ) Blue ( 2006 ) I Love You ( 2006 ) Diana Ross Sings Songs From The Wiz ( 2015 ) Compilations Greatest Hits ( 1972 ) Diana Ross ' Greatest Hits ( 1976 ) 20 Golden Greats ( 1979 ) To Love Again ( 1981 ) All the Great Hits ( 1981 ) Forever Diana : Musical Memoirs ( 1993 ) One Woman : The Ultimate Collection ( 1993 ) Diana Extended : The Remixes ( 1994 ) Voice of Love ( 1996 ) Love & Life : The Very Best of Diana Ross ( 2001 ) The Definitive Collection ( 2006 ) The Greatest ( 2011 ) Upside Down : The Collection ( 2012 ) Live albums Live at Caesars Palace ( 1974 ) An Evening with Diana Ross ( 1977 ) Greatest Hits Live ( 1989 ) Live : Stolen Moments : The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues ( 1992 ) Soundtrack albums Diana ! ( 1971 ) Lady Sings the Blues ( 1972 ) Mahogany ( 1975 ) The Wiz ( 1978 ) Endless Love ( 1981 ) Other albums Diana & Marvin ( 1973 ) Christmas in Vienna ( with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras ) ( 1993 ) A Very Special Season ( 1994 ) Singles ( US / UK Top Ten ) `` Ai n't No Mountain High Enough '' `` Remember Me '' `` Surrender '' `` I 'm Still Waiting '' `` Touch Me in the Morning '' `` All of My Life '' `` You Are Everything '' `` Theme from Mahogany ( Do You Know Where You 're Going To ) '' `` Love Hangover '' `` Upside Down '' `` I 'm Coming Out '' `` My Old Piano '' `` It 's My Turn '' `` Endless Love '' `` Why Do Fools Fall in Love '' `` Mirror, Mirror '' `` Work That Body '' `` Muscles '' `` Missing You '' `` Chain Reaction '' `` When You Tell Me That You Love Me '' `` One Shining Moment '' `` Not Over You Yet '' Tours Return to Love Tour ( 2000 ) I Love You Tour ( 2007 -- 08 ) More Today Than Yesterday : The Greatest Hits Tour ( 2010 -- 12 ) In the Name of Love Tour ( 2014 -- 17 ) The Essential Diana Ross : Some Memories Never Fade ( 2015 -- 17 ) Related topics Discography Awards and nominations The Supremes Rhonda Ross Kendrick ( daughter ) Tracee Ellis Ross ( daughter ) Evan Ross ( son ) Arne Næss, Jr. ( second husband ) Arthur `` T - Boy '' Ross ( brother ) Berry Gordy Diana Ross Playground Book Category Template Diana Ross singles discography 1970s 1970 `` Reach Out and Touch ( Somebody 's Hand ) '' `` Ai n't No Mountain High Enough '' `` Remember Me '' 1971 `` Reach Out ( I 'll Be There ) '' `` Surrender '' `` I 'm Still Waiting '' 1973 `` Good Morning Heartache '' `` Touch Me in the Morning '' `` You 're a Special Part of Me '' ( with Marvin Gaye ) `` Last Time I Saw Him '' `` My Mistake ( Was to Love You ) '' ( with Marvin Gaye ) `` You Are Everything '' `` Do n't Knock My Love '' ( with Marvin Gaye ) `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' ( with Marvin Gaye ) `` Theme from Mahogany ( Do You Know Where You 're Going To ) '' 1976 `` Love Hangover '' 1977 `` Gettin ' Ready for Love '' 1978 `` Ease on Down the Road '' ( with Michael Jackson ) `` A Brand New Day '' ( with Michael Jackson ) `` Pops, We Love You ( A Tribute to Father ) '' ( with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder & Smokey Robinson ) 1979 `` What You Gave Me '' `` The Boss '' `` It 's My House '' 1980s 1980 `` Upside Down '' `` I 'm Coming Out '' `` My Old Piano '' `` It 's My Turn '' 1981 `` Endless Love '' ( with Lionel Richie ) `` Why Do Fools Fall in Love '' 1982 `` Mirror, Mirror '' `` Muscles '' `` Pieces of Ice '' 1984 `` All of You '' ( with Julio Iglesias ) `` Swept Away '' `` Missing You '' 1985 `` Eaten Alive '' `` Chain Reaction '' 1990s `` When You Tell Me That You Love Me '' 1994 `` Someday We 'll Be Together '' ( re-mix ) `` Why Do Fools Fall in Love '' ( re-issue ) / `` I 'm Coming Out '' ( re-mix ) `` I Will Survive '' 1999 `` Not Over You Yet '' 2000s 2001 `` Goin ' Back '' 2005 `` When You Tell Me That You Love Me '' ( with Westlife ) 2006 `` I 've Got a Crush on You '' ( with Rod Stewart ) Book Category Template Marvin Gaye Studio albums The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye ( 1961 ) That Stubborn Kinda Fellow ( 1962 ) When I 'm Alone I Cry ( 1964 ) Hello Broadway ( 1964 ) How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You ( 1965 ) A Tribute to the Great Nat `` King '' Cole ( 1965 ) Moods of Marvin Gaye ( 1966 ) In the Groove / I Heard It Through the Grapevine ! ( 1968 ) M.P.G. ( 1969 ) That 's the Way Love Is ( 1970 ) What 's Going On ( 1971 ) Trouble Man ( 1972 ) Let 's Get It On ( 1973 ) I Want You ( 1976 ) Here, My Dear ( 1978 ) In Our Lifetime ( 1981 ) Midnight Love ( 1982 ) Posthumous albums Dream of a Lifetime ( 1985 ) Romantically Yours ( 1986 ) Vulnerable ( 1997 ) Duet albums Together ( with Mary Wells, 1964 ) Take Two ( with Kim Weston, 1966 ) United ( with Tammi Terrell, 1967 ) You 're All I Need ( with Tammi Terrell, 1968 ) Easy ( with Tammi Terrell, 1969 ) Diana & Marvin ( with Diana Ross, 1973 ) Compilations Greatest Hits ( 1964 ) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 ( 1967 ) Marvin Gaye and His Girls ( 1969 ) Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 's Greatest Hits ( 1970 ) Super Hits ( 1970 ) Anthology ( 1974 ) Marvin Gaye 's Greatest Hits ( 1976 ) Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye : Never Before Released Masters ( 1986 ) The Marvin Gaye Collection ( 1990 ) The Norman Whitfield Sessions ( 1994 ) Love Starved Heart : Rare and Unreleased ( 1994 ) The Very Best of Marvin Gaye ( 1994 ) The Master ( 1961 -- 1984 ) ( 1995 ) Marvin Gaye : The Love Songs ( 2000 ) The Complete Duets ( 2001 ) The Very Best of Marvin Gaye ( 2001 ) Live albums Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage ( 1963 ) Marvin Gaye Live ! ( 1974 ) Live at the London Palladium ( 1977 ) Marvin Gaye at the Copa ( 2005 ) Video albums Greatest Hits Live ( Live in Holland 1976 ) ( 2000 ) Live In Montreux 1980 ( 2003 ) The Real Thing : In Performance ( 1964 -- 1981 ) ( 2006 ) Live In Belgium 1981 ( 2006 ) US / UK Top Ten singles `` Pride and Joy '' `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' `` I 'll Be Doggone '' `` Ai n't That Peculiar '' `` Your Precious Love '' `` If I Could Build My Whole World Around You '' `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' `` You 're All I Need to Get By '' `` I Heard It Through the Grapevine '' `` Too Busy Thinking About My Baby '' `` That 's the Way Love Is '' `` Abraham, Martin and John '' `` The Onion Song '' `` What 's Going On '' `` Mercy Mercy Me ( The Ecology ) '' `` Inner City Blues ( Make Me Wanna Holler ) '' `` Trouble Man '' `` Let 's Get It On '' `` You Are Everything '' `` Got to Give It Up '' `` Sexual Healing '' Family Marvin Gay Sr. ( father ) Alberta Gay ( mother ) Anna Gordy Gaye ( first wife ) Denise Gordy ( son 's birth mother ) Nona Gaye ( daughter ) Frankie Gaye ( brother ) Gordon Banks ( brother - in - law ) Related topics Discography Songs Albums Songs by Marvin Gaye Albums produced by Marvin Gaye Songs in memory Songs produced by Marvin Gaye Personal life Death Tributes Harvey Fuqua Tammi Terrell Leon Ware Marvin 's Room Marvin Is 60 : A Tribute Album Book Category Portal Marvin Gaye singles discography 1960s : ( Tamla ) 1961 `` Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide '' 1962 `` Sandman '' `` Soldier 's Plea '' `` Stubborn Kind of Fellow '' `` Hitch Hike '' 1963 `` Pride and Joy '' `` Can I Get a Witness '' 1964 `` You 're a Wonderful One '' `` Once Upon a Time '' `` What 's the Matter with You Baby '' `` Try It Baby '' `` Baby Do n't You Do It '' `` What Good Am I Without You '' `` How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved by You ) '' 1965 `` I 'll Be Doggone '' `` Pretty Little Baby '' `` Ai n't That Peculiar '' 1966 `` One More Heartache '' `` Take This Heart of Mine '' `` Little Darling ( I Need You ) '' `` It Takes Two '' 1967 `` Ai n't No Mountain High Enough '' `` Your Unchanging Love '' `` Your Precious Love '' `` You '' `` If I Could Build My Whole World Around You '' / `` If This World Were Mine '' 1968 `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' `` You 're All I Need to Get By '' `` Chained '' `` Keep On Lovin ' Me Honey '' `` You Ai n't Livin ' till You 're Lovin ' '' `` His Eye Is on the Sparrow '' `` I Heard It Through the Grapevine '' 1969 `` Good Lovin ' Ai n't Easy to Come By '' `` Too Busy Thinking About My Baby '' `` That 's the Way Love Is '' `` Abraham, Martin and John '' `` What You Gave Me '' `` How Can I Forget '' 1970s : ( Tamla ) 1970 `` Gonna Give Her All the Love I 've Got '' `` The Onion Song '' `` California Soul '' `` The End of Our Road '' 1971 `` What 's Going On '' `` Mercy Mercy Me ( The Ecology ) '' `` Inner City Blues ( Make Me Wanna Holler ) '' `` Save the Children '' 1972 `` You 're the Man '' `` Trouble Man '' `` I Want to Come Home for Christmas '' 1973 `` Let 's Get It On '' `` You 're a Special Part of Me '' `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' `` Come Get to This '' `` You Sure Love to Ball '' `` My Mistake ( Was to Love You ) '' `` Do n't Knock My Love '' `` You Are Everything '' `` Distant Lover '' 1976 `` I Want You '' `` After the Dance '' `` Since I Had You '' 1977 `` Got to Give It Up '' 1978 `` Pops, We Love You ( A Tribute to Father ) '' 1979 `` A Funky Space Reincarnation '' `` Anger '' `` Ego Tripping Out '' 1980s : ( Tamla / Columbia ) 1981 `` Praise '' `` Heavy Love Affair '' 1982 `` Sexual Healing '' `` My Love Is Waiting '' `` ' Til Tomorrow '' `` Joy '' Posthumous 1985 `` Sanctified Lady '' `` It 's Madness '' `` Just Like '' 1986 `` The World Is Rated X '' 1991 `` My Last Chance '' 1994 `` Lucky, Lucky Me '' 1995 `` This Love Starved Heart Of Mine ( It 's Killing Me ) '' 2001 `` Music '' 2005 `` Let 's Get It On ( The M.P.G. Groove Remix ) '' 2015 `` Where Are We Going '' Book Category Portal Michael McDonald Studio albums If That 's What It Takes ( 1982 ) No Lookin ' Back ( 1985 ) Take It to Heart ( 1990 ) Blink of an Eye ( 1993 ) Blue Obsession ( 2000 ) Motown ( 2003 ) Motown Two ( 2004 ) Soul Speak ( 2008 ) Compilation albums Sweet Freedom ( 1986 ) Singles `` I Keep Forgettin ' ( Every Time You 're Near ) '' `` No Lookin ' Back '' `` Sweet Freedom '' `` I Heard It Through the Grapevine '' `` Ai n't No Mountain High Enough '' `` Reach Out, I 'll Be There '' `` Baby I Need Your Lovin ' '' `` Stop, Look, Listen ( To Your Heart ) '' `` Deck the Halls / Jingle Bells '' `` Walk On By '' `` ( Your Love Keeps Lifting Me ) Higher and Higher '' `` Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ! Record labels Warner Bros. Reprise Universal Music Group Motown Related articles Discography The Doobie Brothers Toto Amy Holland Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stop,_Look,_Listen_(To_Your_Heart)&oldid=791517696 '' Categories : 1971 singles 1973 singles The Stylistics songs Diana Ross songs Marvin Gaye songs Vocal duets Songs written by Linda Creed Songs written by Thom Bell Motown singles 1971 songs Avco Records singles Song recordings produced by Hal Davis Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2016 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 20 July 2017, at 19 : 59. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who wrote stop look listen to your heart
Answer: Thom Bell