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| released = April 1975<ref>{{cite magazine|date=19 April 1975|title=New LP/Tape Releases|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1975/Billboard%201975-04-19.pdf|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=55|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref>
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| studio = [[Sigma Sound Studios|Sigma Sound]], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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* [[Soul music|Soul]]
* [[disco]]
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| label = [[Philadelphia International Records|Golden Fleece]]
| producer = [[Ronnie Baker (musician)|Ronnie Baker]], [[Norman Harris (musician)|Norman Harris]], [[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]]
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| next_title = [[The Legendary Zing Album]]
| next_year = 1975
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| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
| rev2Score = B+<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: T|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=T&bk=70|accessdate=March 16, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
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'''''The Trammps''''' is the debut album by American soul-disco group, [[The Trammps]], released in April 1975 through [[Philadelphia International Records|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]] 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==
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = [[Ronnie Baker (musician)|Ronnie Baker]], except where noted
| title1 = Stop and Think
| length1 = 3:10
| title2 = Trusting Heart
| writer2 = Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals
| length2 = 3:20
| title3 = Every Dream I Dream Is You
| length3 = 3:57
| title4 = Love Epidemic
| writer4 = [[Norman Harris (musician)|Norman Harris]], Leroy Green
| length4 = 4:48
| title5 = Save a Place
| length5 = 5:03
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{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Trammps Disco Theme
| writer6 = Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris, [[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]]
| length6 = 3:25
| title7 = Where Do We Go from Here
| length7 = 3:45
| title8 = Down Three Dark Streets
| length8 = 5:01
| title9 = I Know That Feeling
| length9 = 3:11
| title10 = [[Shout (The Isley Brothers song)|Shout]]
| writer10 = [[O'Kelly Isley, Jr.]], [[Rudolph Isley]], [[Ronald Isley]]
| length10 = 3:33
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2008 remastered reissue bonus tracks
| title11 = Oh Waa Hey
| length11 = 2:38
| title12 = Just Say the Word
| length12 = 4:33
| title13 = Love Epidemic
| note13 = Extended Version
| length13 = 5:58
| title14 = Promise Me
| length14 = 4:52
}}
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*[[Dennis Harris (musician)|Dennis Harris]] – lead guitar
*Jimmy Ellis – lead vocal
*Michael Thompson – drums
*[[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]] – drums, vocal
*Doc Wade – guitar, vocal
*Stan Wade – bass, vocal
*John Hart – organ, vocal
*[[Ron Kersey]] – piano, vocal
*Roger Stevens – trumpet
*John Davis – saxophone
*Fred Jointer – trombone
*[[MFSB]] – music
==Charts==
'''Album'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1975)
!Peaks<br /><ref name="us">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AThe%20Trammps&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=The%20Trammps|title=US Charts > The Trammps|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
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|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs]]
|align="center"|159
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top Soul LPs]]
|align="center"|30
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|}
'''Singles'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="3"| Peaks
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="us"/>
! width="35"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B]]<br /><ref name="us"/>
! width="35"| [[Hot Dance Club Songs|US<br>Dan]]<br><ref name="us"/>
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| rowspan="1"|1973
| align="left"| "Love Epidemic"
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| 75
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| rowspan="2"|1974
| align="left"| "Where Do We Go from Here"
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| 44
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| align="left"| "Trusting Heart"
| 101
| 72
| 13
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| rowspan="1"|1975
| align="left"| "Stop and Think"
| —
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| 5
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==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{discogs master|91380|Trammps}}
{{The Trammps}}
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[[Category:1975 debut albums]]
[[Category:The Trammps albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Norman Harris]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios]]
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