| Music Is the Message | ||||
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| Released | July 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1972 | |||
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| Length | 34:13 | |||
| Label | De-Lite[1] | |||
| Producer | Kool & the Gang | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
Music Is the Message is the second studio album, and the fourth overall album, by the funk band Kool & the Gang.[2] It was released in 1972.[5][6]
The album peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard Soul LPs chart.[7]
All tracks are written by Kool & the Gang; except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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