Message in the Music
Message in the Music is a 1976 album by American R&B group the O'Jays. Released in 1976 on the Philadelphia International Records label. Recorded at the Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, with six of the eight tracks written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, "Message in the Music" spawned two R&B chart-topping singles in "Message in Our Music" and "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)", with the latter also giving the group their fourth UK top 30 single. "Message in the Music" peaked at #3 on the R&B chart (ending a run of  three consecutive #1 R&B albums for the group) and reached #20 on the pop chart. "Message in the Music" is the last O'Jays album to feature vocals from original group member William Powell, who would die prematurely from cancer, aged 35, in May 1977. In 2004, "Message in the Music" was reissued by Demon Music in the UK in a double package with The O'Jays' 1977 album "Travelin' at the Speed of Thought". Charts. Album Singles