A Message from the People

A Message from the People
Studio album by
Released1972
GenreR&B, soul
LabelTangerine/ABC[1]
ProducerQuincy Jones
Ray Charles chronology
A 25th Anniversary in Show Business Salute to Ray Charles
(1971)
A Message from the People
(1972)
Through the Eyes of Love
(1972)

A Message from the People is a studio album by the American R&B musician Ray Charles, released in 1972.[2][3] MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide called it "a protest album of sorts."[4]

The album peaked at No. 52 on the Billboard 200.[5]

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Perry, Imani (February 2, 2018). May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem. UNC Press Books – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "'Message' Album Is Released". Oakland Post. No. 8. Apr 6, 1972. p. 5.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference MH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Ray Charles". Billboard.