The Message

~ Release by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

℗ & © «2004 Sugar Hill Records. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing»

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Annotation last modified on 2023-12-21 04:40 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	She’s Fresh recording of: She’s Fresh writer: Milton Edwards and Bobbie Knight	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	5	4:57
2	It’s Nasty producer: Jigsaw Prod. and Sylvia, Inc. performer: Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five (aka The Furious Five) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (not for release, copyright etc.) (in 1982) recorded at: Sweet Mountain Studios in Englewood, New Jersey, United States recording of: It’s Nasty (Genius of Love) (short version) writer: Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth publisher: Island Music Ltd.	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	4.35	4:18
3	Scorpio producer: Jigsaw Productions and Sylvia Inc. performer: Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five (aka The Furious Five) recording of: Scorpio writer: Edward Morris (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five), Guy Todd Williams, Keith Wiggins (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Nathaniel Glover (80s US hip hop MC) publisher: IQ Music Ltd.	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	3.65	4:56
4	It’s a Shame (Mt. Airy Groove) producer: Jigsaw Productions and Sylvia Inc. samples: Mt. Airy Groove (instrumental version) by Pieces of a Dream recording of: It’s a Shame (Mt. Airy Groove) writer: Lee Garrett, Curtis Harmon, James Lloyd (jazz keyboard/piano), Cedric A. Napoleon, Syreeta (US singer‐songwriter active 1970s–80s) and Stevie Wonder is based on: It’s a Shame version of: Mt. Airy Groove	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	5	4:58
5	Dreamin’ recording of: Dreamin’ lyricist and composer: Gary Henry	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	3	5:46
6	You Are recording of: You Are writer: Edward Morris (80s US MC Edward Morris, aka Mr. Ness of Furious Five), Guy Todd Williams, Joseph Saddler, Keith Wiggins (US hip hop MC Keith Wiggins, in The Furious Five), Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Nathaniel Glover (80s US hip hop MC)	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	3.5	4:50
7	The Message producer: Clifton Chase and Ed Fletcher vocals: Duke Bootee and Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) music videos: The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five a cappella versions: The Message (a cappella) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) & Duke Bootee instrumental versions: The Message (instrumental) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 59) recording of: The Message (in 1982) writer: Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel) and Sylvia Robinson publisher: IQ Music Ltd.	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee	4.3	7:12
8	The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel producer: Joey Robinson Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer) and Sylvia Robinson performer: Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five (aka The Furious Five) samples: Apache by Incredible Bongo Band and Good Times (7″ edit) by Chic (US disco group) recording of: The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel writer: Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Gwendolyn Chisolm, Cheryl Lorraine Cook, John Deacon, Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Gabriel Jackson (US oldschool rapper), Master Gee (US rapper Guy Anthony O’Brien), Deborah Harry, Joseph Saddler, Ronald LaPread, Melvin Glover (Melvin Glover aka Melle Mel), Sylvia Robinson, Nile Rodgers, Chris Stein, Angie Stone and Wonder Mike publisher: IQ Music Ltd. is based on: 8th Wonder is based on: Another One Bites the Dust is based on: Apache (Sugarhill Gang version) is based on: Good Times is based on: Monster Jam is based on: Rapture is based on: The Birthday Party	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five	4.65	7:07

Credits

Release

manufactured by and marketed by:	Warner Strategic Marketing
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Sugar Hill Records (US late 70s/early 80s rap) (in 2004)

purchase for download:	https://music.apple.com/us/album/59389719 [info] https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/the-message-grandmaster-flash-the-furious-five/0081227851965 [info]
ASIN:	US: B0014JIV2K [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/album/4dEczweFPXeLMMVD1zIdi7 [info] https://www.deezer.com/album/366780 [info] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lGu7mwW6aPuAOIJKw0Cbi69Ee7iMEftZs [info]
discography entry:	https://www.rhino.com/product/the-message [info]
streaming page:	Amazon Music US [info] https://music.apple.com/us/album/59389719 [info] https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lGu7mwW6aPuAOIJKw0Cbi69Ee7iMEftZs [info] https://tidal.com/album/383956 [info] https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/the-message-grandmaster-flash-the-furious-five/0081227851965 [info]

Release group

part of:	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 496) (order: 497)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/51253 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/grandmaster_flash_and_the_furious_five/the_message/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000458035 [info]
Wikidata:	Q513219 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 081227851965
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 44:04

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Rhino

Release events

United States
2005-02-07

Release group rating

4 (see all ratings)

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