STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - MFSB - LOVE IS THE MESSAGE

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today our record of choice is Love Is The Message, by Philadelphia soul and Philadelphia International Records houseband MFSB (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother). Love Is The Message, their second record was released in 1973 on the PIR label and produced by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Vince Montana, Bruce Hawes, and Jack Faith. It peaked at #55 in Australia, #4 on both the Billboard Top LPs and Top Jazz LPs, and #1 on the Top Soul LPs charts. Two singles were released ; the title track (#85 Hot 100, #42 R&B) and "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" (#1 Hot 100, R&B, Adult Contemporary).The album has been certified Gold.

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


Side two


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


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