| The Message | |
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 Studio album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five | |
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Released |
October 1982 |
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Recorded |
1982 |
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Length |
36:58 |
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Label |
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Producer(s) |
Jiggsaw Productions, Sylvia, Inc. |
The Message is the debut album by American hip hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, released in 1982 on Sugar Hill Records. It is their only album released while the original group was together. The album is best remembered for its title track, which is often called one of the greatest hip hop songs of all time.
Track listing[]
All songs produced by Sylvia, Inc. and Jiggsaw Productions.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "She's Fresh" | Edwards, Knight | 4:56 |
| 2. | "It's Nasty" | Frantz, Weymouth | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Scorpio" | Glover, Glover, Morris, Wiggins, Williams | 5:10 |
| 4. | "It's a Shame (Mt. Airy Groove)" | Garrett, Harmon, Lloyd, Wonder, Wright | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Dreamin'" | Glover, Glover, Henry, Morris, Wiggins, Williams | 5:45 |
| 6. | "You Are" | Glover, Glover, Henry, Morris, Wiggins, Williams | 4:49 |
| 7. | "The Message" | Chase, Fletcher, Glover, Robinson | 7:11 |