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Music Is the Message

1972 studio album by Kool & the Gang

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]

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The album peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Soul LPs chart.[7]

Track listing

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

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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

  1. [1]
    Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    Bush, John. "Kool & the Gang: Music is the Message" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  3. [3]
    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 8.
  4. [4]
    (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 464.
  5. [5]
    "Ronald Bell, Co-Founder, Songwriter And Producer Of Kool & The Gang, Dead At 68". NPR.org.
  6. [6]
    Newman, Jason (June 29, 2015). "Kool & the Gang: Our Life in 15 Songs". Rolling Stone.
  7. [7]
    "Kool & the Gang". Billboard.


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