Music Is the Message - Composition

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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

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

Kool & the Gang chronology

Live at PJ's
(1971)

Music Is the Message
(1972)

Good Times
(1972)

Professional ratings
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 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kool & the Gang; except where indicated.

Side 1
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

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

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.
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)

v t e Kool & the Gang
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 Westfield
Studio 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 The Hits: Reloaded Still Kool
Live albums	Live at the Sex Machine Live at PJ's
Singles	"Jungle Boogie" "Hollywood Swinging" "Summer Madness" "Higher Plane" "Spirit of the Boogie" "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"
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