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Music Is the Message Studio album by Kool & the Gang Released August 1972 Genre Funk Length 34:13 Label De-Lite Producer Gene Redd, Jr., Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang chronology Live at PJ's
(1971)Music is the Message
(1972)Good Times
(1973)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Music Is the Message is the fourth album released by the funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was released in 1972, although the band's widespread recognition would not come until 1973's Wild and Peaceful.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Kool & the Gang; except where indicated.
Side 1 No. Title Writer(s) 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 Side 2 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 References
- ^ Bush, John. "Kool & the Gang: Music is the Message" at Allmusic. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- Music Is the Message at Discogs (list of releases)
Robert "Kool" Bell · Ronald Bell · George Brown · Robert Mickens · Dennis Thomas ·
Clifford Adams · Sonnie "Skip" Martin · Shawn McQuiller · Rodney Ellis · Jirmad Gordon
James "J.T." Taylor · Claydes Charles Smith · Rick WestfieldStudio albums 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 · Still KoolLive albums Remix albums The Hits: ReloadedSingles "Jungle Boogie" · "Hollywood Swinging" · "Higher Plane" · "Spirit of the Boogie" · "Ladies' Night" · "Celebration" · "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" · "Get Down on It" · "Joanna" · "Fresh" · "Cherish"Related articles Categories:- 1972 albums
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