The Power of Music is a 1976 studio album by American soul vocal group The Miracles.
Reception
Editors at AllMusic Guide rated this album two out of five stars, with critic Ed Hogan writing that Warren "Pete" Moore's production was "somewhat muddled", but pointed out several stand-out tracks. In the 1983 edition of The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, this album was scored two out of five stars. In 2011's The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, this album received two out of five stars.
Track listing
All songs written by William Griffin and Warren "Pete" Moore
"The Power of Music" – 5:39
"Love to Make Love" – 4:59
"Can I Pretend" – 5:29
"Let the Children Play (Overture)" – 3:55
"Gossip" – 6:20
"Let the Children Play" – 4:13
"The Street of Love" – 3:00
"You Need a Miracle" – 6:16
Personnel
The Miracles
Billy Griffin – vocals, guitar, co-production
Donald Griffin – vocals, guitar, co-production
Warren "Pete" Moore – vocals, production
Bobby Rogers – vocals
Ronnie White – vocals
Additional personnel
Jack Ashford – percussion
John Barnes – keyboards, synthesizer, rhythm section arrangement, co-producer, horn arrangement, string arrangements Kevin Beamish – recording engineering, mixing, co-production Eddie Brown – bongos, congas Ollie E. Brown – drums, timbales Scott Edwards – bass guitar James Gadson – drums, timbales Lenni Groves – vocals Jimmy Johnson – gong Wade Marcus – horn arrangement, string arrangement, co-production Frank Mulvey – art direction Jeff Sanders – mastering Julia Tillman – vocals Willie Weeks – bass guitar Maxine Willard – vocals
Chart performance
The Power of Music reached 35 on the Top R&B Albums and peaked at 178 on the Billboard 200.