"Message In Our Music" was a hit song for the R&B vocal group The O'Jays in 1976 from their album Message in the Music. Written by famed songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, it spent a week at number one on the R&B singles chart in October, 1976, and peaked at number forty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[1]

"Message in Our Music"
Single by The O'Jays
from the album Message in the Music
B-side"She's Only a Woman"
Released1976
GenreR&B, Philly Soul
Length3:21 (single version)
6:20 (album version)
LabelPhiladelphia International
Songwriter(s)Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Producer(s)Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
The O'Jays singles chronology
"Family Reunion"
(1976)
"Message in Our Music"
(1976)
"Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)"
(1976)

Chart history

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Charts (1976) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[2] 100
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 49
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 438.
  2. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-04.