Listen to the Message explained

Listen to the Message
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Club Nouveau
Cover:	Listen to the Message (Club Nouveau album).jpeg
Released:	May 24, 1988
Recorded:	1987–1988
Genre:	Funk, soul
Length:	41:31
Label:	Warner Bros. Records 25687
Producer:	Jay King
Prev Title:	Life, Love & Pain
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Under a Nouveau Groove
Next Year:	1989

Listen to the Message is the second studio album by the American contemporary R&B group Club Nouveau.^[1] It was released on May 24, 1988, on Warner Bros. Records. Listen to the Message contains darker lyrics dealing with social consciousness. Members Samuelle Prater and Thomas McElroy left the group before recording and were replaced with David Agent and Kevin Irving.

Critical reception

The Globe and Mail called the album "an ambitious second LP that gets a D for originality, but an A - well, maybe a B+ - for execution."^[2] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "'It's a Cold, Cold World!' -- with well-focused lyrics and a rock-steady beat -- kicks as hard as its opening percussive blast."

Track listing

1. "It's a Cold, Cold World!" — 4:35
2. "Listen to the Message" — 5:05
3. "Dancin' to Be Free" — 4:35
4. "Why Is It That?" — 5:14
5. "For the Love of Francis" — 3:35
6. "Envious" — 4:29
7. "What's Going 'Round" — 4:23
8. "Only the Strong Survive" — 4:57
9. "Better Way" — 4:27

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Billboard Top LPs	98^[3]
Billboard Top Black Albums	44^[4]

External links

• Club Nouveau—Listen to the Message at Discogs

Notes and References

1. WILL ONE OF THESE BE THE BLOCKBUSTER OF '88? . The Sacramento Bee . May 15, 1988 . EN6.
2. Dafoe . Chris . INSIDE THE SLEEVE POP Listen to the Message Club Nouveau . The Globe and Mail . 16 June 1988 . C3.
3. Web site: Chart History Club Nouveau . Billboard . 26 March 2021.
4. Web site: Chart History Club Nouveau . Billboard . 26 March 2021.