Music Is the Message
1972 studio album by Kool & the Gang
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| Studio album by Kool & the Gang | ||||
| Released | July 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1972 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul, R&B | |||
| Length | 34:13 | |||
| Label | De-Lite[1] | |||
| Producer | Kool & the Gang | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
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]
The album peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Soul LPs chart.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kool & the Gang; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
- 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
- ^ 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
- Music Is the Message at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Robert "Kool" Bell
- Ronald Bell
- George Brown
- Robert Mickens
- Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas
- Clifford Adams
- Sennie "Skip" Martin
- Shawn McQuiller
- Rodney Ellis
- Jirmad Gordon
- James "J.T." Taylor
- Claydes Charles Smith
- Rick Westfield
- Kool and the Gang
- Music Is the Message
- Good Times
- Wild and Peaceful
- Light of Worlds
- Spirit of the Boogie
- Love & Understanding
- Open Sesame
- The Force
- Everybody's Dancin'
- Ladies' Night
- Celebrate!
- Something Special
- As One
- In the Heart
- Emergency
- Forever
- Sweat
- Unite
- State of Affairs
- Gangland
- The Hits: Reloaded
- Still Kool
- Kool for the Holidays
- Perfect Union
- People Just Wanna Have Fun
- Kool Jazz
- Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang
- "Let the Music Take Your Mind"
- "Funky Man"
- "Funky Stuff"
- "Jungle Boogie"
- "Hollywood Swinging"
- "Summer Madness"
- "Caribbean Festival"
- "Higher Plane"
- "Spirit of the Boogie"
- "Open Sesame"
- "Ladies' Night"
- "Too Hot"
- "Celebration"
- "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)"
- "Steppin' Out"
- "Get Down on It"
- "Big Fun"
- "Joanna"
- "Misled"
- "Fresh"
- "Cherish"
- "Stone Love"
- "Rags to Riches"
- "Raindrops"
- "In the Hood"
- "No Show"
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