Music Is the Message is the second studio album, and the fourth overall album, by the funk band Kool & the Gang.[2] It was released in 1972.[5][6]
| Music Is the Message | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1972 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 34:13 | |||
| Label | De-Lite[1] | |||
| Producer | Kool & the Gang | |||
| Kool & the Gang chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
The album peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Soul LPs chart.[7]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Kool & the Gang; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Music Is the Message" | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Electric Frog (Part 1)" | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Electric Frog (Part 2)" | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Soul Vibrations" | 4:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love the Life You Live (Part 1)" | Kool & the Gang, Gene Redd | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Love the Life You Live (Part 2)" | Kool & the Gang, Gene Redd | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Blowin' with the Wind" | 2:31 | |
| 5. | "Funky Granny" | Kool & the Gang, Gene Redd | 5:55 |
Personnel
edit- Dennis "D. T." Thomas – alto saxophone, vocals, flute, percussion
- Ronald Bell – tenor saxophone, vocals, alto flute
- Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet, vocals, flugelhorn, percussion
- Claydes Smith – guitar
- Rick West – pianos, ARP synthesizer, vocals
- Robert "Kool" Bell – bass, vocals
- George Brown – drums, percussion, vocals
- Additional personnel
- Assunta Dell'Aquila – harp
References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Kool & the Gang: Music is the Message" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 8.
- ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 464.
- ^ "Ronald Bell, Co-Founder, Songwriter And Producer Of Kool & The Gang, Dead At 68". NPR.org.
- ^ Newman, Jason (June 29, 2015). "Kool & the Gang: Our Life in 15 Songs". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Kool & the Gang". Billboard.
External links
edit- Music Is the Message at Discogs (list of releases)
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