Love_Is_the_Message_(MFSB_album)
Love Is the Message (MFSB album)
1973 studio album by MFSB
Love Is The Message is the second album by Philadelphia International Records houseband MFSB. The album includes the number one pop, R&B, and adult contemporary hit and winner of the 1974 Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental Performance, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)". The song was the theme song for the television show Soul Train.
Quick Facts Love Is The Message, Studio album by MFSB ...
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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| Length | 35:06 | |||
| Label | PIR | |||
| Producer | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Vince Montana, Bruce Hawes, Jack Faith | |||
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| Singles from Natural High | ||||
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In the transition period between disco and the up-and-coming hip hop movement, the title track became a staple at house and block party events in the summers of 1978 and 1979.[citation needed] That track later became the basis for the last Salsoul Orchestra single "Ohh, I Love It (Love Break)", released in 1983.
More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Zack's Fanfare" | Burton Lane, Frank Loesser | 0:23 |
| 2. | "Love Is the Message" | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 6:35 |
| 3. | "Cheaper to Keep Her" | Mack Rice | 6:52 |
| 4. | "My One and Only Love" | Guy Wood, Robert Mellin | 4:34 |
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More information No., Title ...
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" (Theme from the television show Soul Train) | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Zack's Fanfare (I Hear Music)" | Burton Lane, Frank Loesser | 0:50 |
| 7. | "Touch Me in the Morning" | Michael Masser, Ron Miller | 6:21 |
| 8. | "Bitter Sweet" | Bruce Hawes, Jack Faith | 5:26 |
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- MFSB
- Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, Reggie Lucas, Roland Chambers, T.J. Tindall - guitar
- Anthony Jackson, Ron Baker - bass
- Leon Huff, Lenny Pakula, Eddie Green, Harold "Ivory" Williams - keyboards
- Earl Young, Karl Chambers, Norman Farrington - drums
- Larry Washington - percussion
- Vincent Montana, Jr. - vibraphone
- Zach Zachery, Tony Williams - saxophone
- Don Renaldo and his Strings and Horns
- The Three Degrees - vocals
More information Chart (1974), Peak position ...
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 55 |
| Canada (RPM)[3] | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs[4] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs[4] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Jazz LPs[4] | 4 |
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Year-end charts
Singles
More information Region, Certification ...
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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- Birchmeier, Jason. Love Is the Message review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 183. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "US Charts > MFSB". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- Brewster, Bill; Broughton, Frank (2014). Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey. Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-0-8021-9436-7.
- Love Is the Message at Discogs (list of releases)