Love Is the Message (MFSB song)

"Love Is the Message"
Single by MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
from the album Love is the Message
B-side	"My One and Only Love"
Released	June 7, 1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Proto-disco[1][2]
Length	6:37 (album cut) 2:39 (single version) 11:30 (12" version)
Label	Philadelphia International Records
Songwriter	Gamble and Huff
Producers	Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
MFSB featuring The Three Degrees singles chronology
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" (1974) "Love Is the Message" (1974) "Sexy" (1975)

"Love Is the Message" is a 1974 song by MFSB featuring vocals by The Three Degrees, written by Gamble and Huff and the follow-up to their #1 hit TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia). It reached #85 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Weekly charts

Chart (1973–74)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3]	37
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	85
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5]	42

References

1. Lhoog, Michelle (July 19, 2019). "20 Tracks That Defined the Sound of Ballroom, New York's Fiercest Queer Subculture". Vulture. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
2. "The First Years of Disco (1972-1974)". discosavvy.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
3. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5024a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
4. "MFSB Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
5. "MFSB Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.