Music Is the Message
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Music Is the Message is the second studio 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 tracks written by Kool & the Gang; except where indicated.
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| 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 |
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| 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 - piano, vocals, ARP synthesizer
- Robert "Kool" Bell - bass, vocals
- George Brown - drums, vocals, percussion
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