| Message in the Music | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | The O'Jays |
| Cover: | ojaysmessage.jpg |
| Released: | 1976 |
| Recorded: | 1975–76 |
| Studio: | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Genre: | Philadelphia soul, R&B |
| Length: | 42:51 |
| Label: | Philadelphia International Records |
| Producer: | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Bunny Sigler, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen |
| Prev Title: | Family Reunion |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Travelin' at the Speed of Thought |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
Message in the Music is the tenth album by American R&B group the O'Jays, released in 1976 by Philadelphia International Records.
Released in 1976 on the Philadelphia International Records label. Recorded at the Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, with six of the eight tracks written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Message in the Music spawned two R&B chart-topping singles in "Message in Our Music" and "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)", with the latter also giving the group their fourth UK top 30 single. Message in the Music peaked at #3 on the R&B chart (ending a run of three consecutive #1 R&B albums for the group) and reached #20 on the pop chart.
Message in the Music is the last O'Jays album to feature vocals from original group member William Powell, who would die prematurely from cancer, aged 35, in May 1977.
In 2004, Message in the Music was reissued by Demon Music in the UK in a double package with The O'Jays' 1977 album Travelin' at the Speed of Thought.
Album
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums[1] | 20 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | US R&B | |||
| 1976 | "Message in Our Music" | 49 | 1 | |
| "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)" | 72 | 1 | ||