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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
Producer	Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang chronology
Live at PJ's (1971) Music Is the Message (1972) Good Times (1972)

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide

Music Is the Message is the second studio album, and the fourth overall album, by the funk band Kool & the Gang. It was released in 1972.

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

Track listing

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

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

External links

• Music Is the Message at Discogs (list of releases)

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