''Where the Happy People Go'' is the third studio

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by American soul-disco group,

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, released in 1976 through

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Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 13 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 50 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album features the singles "

That's Where the Happy People Go "That's Where the Happy People Go" is a crossover single by Philadelphia-based 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 maj ...

", which peaked at No. 12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, No. 27 on the

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, and No. 1 on the

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chart, and "

Disco Party "Disco Party" is a 1976 disco single by Philadelphia-based disco group, The Trammps. The single was successful on the disco/dance chart reaching the number-one spot for five weeks. "Disco Party" replaced The Trammps' own, "That's Where the Happy P ...

", which charted at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Track listing

Personnel

;The Trammps *Jimmy Ellis – lead vocal *Stanley Wade – vocal, bass *Harold Wade – vocal * Earl Young – vocal, drums *Robert Upchurch – vocal ;Additional Personnel *

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, Norman Harris – guitar * Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey – keyboards *Bruce Gray – Grand piano *T.G. Conway – bass keyboards * Ronnie Baker, Michael Foreman – bass *Larry Washington – congas

Charts

Album Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1976 albums The Trammps albums Albums produced by Norman Harris Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios Atlantic Records albums