Love Is the Message (album)
Love Is The Message is the second album to be released by Philadelphia International Records houseband MFSB.
Reception
| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| Allmusic |
[1] |
Includes the number one Pop, R&B and Adult Contemporary hit & winner of the 1974 Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental Performance , "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)". The song would also become the theme song for the television show "Soul Train.
Track listing
- Zack's Fanfare - (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) 0:23
- Love Is The Message - (Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff) 6:35
- Cheaper To Keep Her - (Mack Rice) 6:52
- My One And Only Love - (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) 4:34
- TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) at Theme from the Television show Soul Train - (Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff) 3:43
- Zack's Fanfare (I Hear Music) - (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) 0:50
- Touch Me In The Morning - (Michael Masser, Ronald Miller) 6:21
- Bitter Sweet - (Bruce Hawes, Jack Faith) 5:26
Personnel
- Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, Reggie Lucas, Roland Chambers, T.J. Tindall - guitar
- Anthony Jackson, Ron Baker - bass
- Leon Huff, Lenny Pakula, Eddie Green, Harold "Ivory" Williams - keyboards
- Earl Young, Karl Chambers, Norman Farrington - drums
- Larry Washington - percussion
- Vincent Montana, Jr. - vibraphone
- Zach Zachary, Tony Williams - saxophone
- Don Renaldo and his Strings and Horns
- The Three Degrees - Vocals
Charts
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart positions[2] |
| US |
US
R&B |
Adult Contemporary |
| 1974 |
"T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)" |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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