Greatest Messages

Compilation album by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five

Released

January 1, 1984

Genre

Hip-hop, funk

Label

Sugar Hill/MCA Records
SH-9121

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five chronology

The Message
(1982)

Greatest Messages
(1984)

They Said It Couldn't Be Done
(1985)

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Greatest Messages is a compilation album release by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five (On The Strength is their official second album). It was released in January 1984, and it is a compilation of their Sugar Hill Records hit singles including "The Message". Over half of the tracks were single-only releases prior to this compilation. Singles from Melle Mel are also on this compilation.

The jacket, labels, and liners of this recording incorrectly pluralize the title as "Greatest Message's".

Track listing

"Freedom"
"The Birthday Party"
"Flash To The Beat"
"It's Nasty (Genius of Love)"
"The Message"
"Scorpio"
"Message II (Survival)"
"New York New York"

Tracks 4-6 appear on the 1982 album The Message

Grandmaster Flash

Studio albums	They Said It Couldn't Be Done The Source Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang Flash Is Back The Bridge (Concept of a Culture)

Compilation albums	Greatest Messages Message from Beat Street The Greatest Mixes Adventures on the Wheels of Steel Salsoul Jam 2000 Essential Cuts Essential Mix: Classic Edition Essential Cuts Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel and the Furious Five: The Definitive Groove Collection The Essential Grandmaster Flash

with the Furious Five	The Message On the Strength

Songs	"The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" "The Message" "Magic Carpet Ride" (with Steppenwolf)

Related articles	Discography Melle Mel Sugar Hill Records Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five