1973 studio album by MFSB
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 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 .
Late 1970s resurgence [ edit ] 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.
MFSB 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 Zachery, Tony Williams - saxophone
Don Renaldo and his Strings and Horns
The Three Degrees - vocals
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
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
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