Music Is the Message explained
| Music Is the Message |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Kool & the Gang |
| Cover: | Music Is The Message1972.jpg |
| Released: | July 1972 |
| Recorded: | 1971–1972 |
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| Length: | 34:13 |
| Label: | De-Lite[1] |
| Producer: | Kool & the Gang |
| Prev Title: | Live at PJ's |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Good Times |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
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.[2] [3]
The album peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Soul LPs chart.[4]
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Martin. Popoff. September 8, 2009. Penguin. Google Books.
- Web site: Ronald Bell, Co-Founder, Songwriter And Producer Of Kool & The Gang, Dead At 68. NPR.org.
- Kool & the Gang: Our Life in 15 Songs. Jason. Newman. Rolling Stone. June 29, 2015.
- Kool & the Gang. Billboard.
