Love Is The Message | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Studio | Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 35:06 | |||
Label | PIR | |||
Producer | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Vince Montana, Bruce Hawes, Jack Faith | |||
MFSB chronology | ||||
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Singles from Natural High | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Love Is The Message is the second album by Philadelphia International Records houseband MFSB. The album includes the number one pop, R&B, and adult contemporary hit and winner of the 1974 Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental Performance, " TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)". The song was the theme song for the television show Soul Train.
In the transition period between disco and the up-and-coming hip hop movement, the title track became a staple at house and block party events in the summers of 1978 and 1979.[ citation needed] That track later became the basis for the last Salsoul Orchestra single "Ohh, I Love It (Love Break)", released in 1983.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Zack's Fanfare" | Burton Lane, Frank Loesser | 0:23 |
2. | "Love Is the Message" | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 6:35 |
3. | "Cheaper to Keep Her" | Mack Rice | 6:52 |
4. | " My One and Only Love" | Guy Wood, Robert Mellin | 4:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | " TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" (Theme from the television show Soul Train) | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 3:43 |
6. | "Zack's Fanfare (I Hear Music)" | Burton Lane, Frank Loesser | 0:50 |
7. | " Touch Me in the Morning" | Michael Masser, Ron Miller | 6:21 |
8. | "Bitter Sweet" | Bruce Hawes, Jack Faith | 5:26 |
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [2] | 55 |
Canada ( RPM) [3] | 6 |
U.S. Billboard Top LPs [4] | 4 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs [4] | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Top Jazz LPs [4] | 4 |
Chart (1974) | Position |
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Canada [5] | 52 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
US A/C [4] | ||
1974 | "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" | 1 | 1 | 1 |
"Love Is the Message" | 85 | 42 | — |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |