''The Trammps'' is the debut album by American soul-disco group,
The Trammps
The Trammps are an American disco and soul band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands.
The band's first major success was their 1972 cover version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart", while the first disco tr ...
, released in April 1975 through
Golden Fleece Records.
Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 30 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 159 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album features the singles "Love Epidemic", which peaked at No. 75 on the
Hot Soul Singles
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...
chart, "Where Do We Go from Here", which charted at No. 44 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Trusting Heart", which reached No. 72 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. "Where Do We Go From Here" was the last song played on closing night of New York's legendary disco Paradise Garage.
Track listing
Personnel
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Dennis Harris – lead guitar
*Jimmy Ellis – lead vocal
*Michael Thompson – drums
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Earl Young – drums, vocal
*Doc Wade – guitar, vocal
*Stan Wade – bass, vocal
*John Hart – organ, vocal
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Ron Kersey
Tyrone Garfield Kersey (April 7, 1949 – January 25, 2005), known as Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, was an American keyboardist, songwriter, producer and arranger most known for writing the music to "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps.
Kersey was born in P ...
– piano, vocal
*Roger Stevens – trumpet
*John Davis – saxophone
*Fred Jointer – trombone
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MFSB
MFSB, officially standing for "Mother Father Sister Brother", was a pool of more than 30 studio musicians based at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bel ...
– music
Charts
Album
Singles
References
External links
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1975 debut albums
The Trammps albums
Albums produced by Norman Harris
Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios