Greatest Messages
1984 compilation album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Greatest Messages | ||||
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Released | January 1, 1984 | |||
Genre | Hip-hop, funk | |||
Label | Sugar Hill/MCA Records SH-9121 | |||
Producer | Sylvia Inc. | |||
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Village Voice | B+[2] |
Sounds | [3] |
Greatest Messages is a compilation album release by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (On the Strength is their official second album). It was released in January 1984, and it is a compilation of their Sugar Hill Records hit singles including "The Message". Over half of the tracks were single-only releases prior to this compilation. Singles from Melle Mel are also on this compilation.
The jacket, labels, and liners of this recording incorrectly pluralize the title as Greatest Message's.
Track listing
US and international edition
- Vinyl LP and Cassette
- "Freedom" – 8:14
- "The Birthday Party" – 5:42
- "Flash to the Beat" – 4:27
- "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" – 4:20
- "The Message" – 4:44
- "Scorpio" – 4:55
- "Message II (Survival)" – 6:37
- "New York, New York" – 7:24
UK edition
- Vinyl LP
- "The Message"
- "Survival (Message II)"
- "Freedom"
- "Flash to the Beat"
- "Jesse"
- "White Lines"
- "New York, New York"
- "Internationally Known"
- "Birthday Party"
- "Adventures on the Wheels of Steel"
- Cassette
- "The Message"
- "Survival (Message II)"
- "Freedom"
- "Flash to the Beat"
- "Jesse"
- "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)"
- "White Lines"
- "New York, New York"
- "Internationally Known"
- "Birthday Party"
- "Adventures on the Wheels of Steel"
- "Scorpio"
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r53310
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five [extended]". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ Rouse, Rose (30 June 1984). "Grandmater Flash and the Furious Five: Greatest Messages". Sounds. p. 37.
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- They Said It Couldn't Be Done
- The Source
- Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang
- Flash Is Back
- The Bridge (Concept of a Culture)
- Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
- Greatest Messages
- Message from Beat Street
- The Greatest Mixes
- Adventures on the Wheels of Steel
- Salsoul Jam 2000
- Essential Cuts
- Essential Mix: Classic Edition
- Essential Cuts
- Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel and the Furious Five: The Definitive Groove Collection
- The Essential Grandmaster Flash
- The Message
- On the Strength
- "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel"
- "The Message"
- "Magic Carpet Ride" (with Steppenwolf)
- "Scorpio"
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