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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Trammps
| name = Trammps
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[The Trammps]]
| artist = [[The Trammps]]
| Cover = Trammps album small.jpg
| cover = Trammps album small.jpg
| Released = July 1975
| alt =
| 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>
| Recorded = 1973-75 at [[Sigma Sound Studios]], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Soul music|Soul]], [[disco]]
| venue =
| Label = Golden Fleece/[[Philadelphia International Records]]
| studio = [[Sigma Sound Studios|Sigma Sound]], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Producer = [[Ronnie Baker]], [[Norman Harris]], [[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]]<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Trammps-The-Trammps/release/1384122 The Trammps- self-titled debut album @ Discogs]</ref>
| genre =
| Last album = ''[[The Legendary Zing Album]]''<br />(1972)
* [[Soul music|Soul]]
| This album = '''''Trammps'''''<br />(1975)
* [[disco]]
| Next album = ''[[Where the Happy People Go]]''<br />(1976)
| length =
| label = [[Philadelphia International Records|Golden Fleece]]
| producer = [[Ronnie Baker (musician)|Ronnie Baker]], [[Norman Harris (musician)|Norman Harris]], [[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[The Legendary Zing Album]]
| next_year = 1975
}}
}}


{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r70341/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/trammps-mw0000659497 |title=''Trammps'' review |website=[[AllMusic]]|first=Richie |last=Unterberger |accessdate=2015-05-08}}</ref>
| 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 Trammps''''' is an album by [[disco]]/[[soul music|soul]] group [[The Trammps]], released in 1975 on Golden Fleece Records.
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==
{{Track listing
All tracks composed by Ronnie Baker; except where indicated
| headline = Side one
#"Stop and Think"
| all_writing = [[Ronnie Baker (musician)|Ronnie Baker]], except where noted
#"Trusting Heart" (Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals)
| title1 = Stop and Think
#"Every Dream I Dream Is You"
| length1 = 3:10
#"Love Epidemic" (Leroy Green, Norman Harris)
| title2 = Trusting Heart
#"Save a Place"
| writer2 = Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals
#"Trammps Disco Theme" (Earl Young, Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker)
| length2 = 3:20
#"Where Do We Go from Here"
| title3 = Every Dream I Dream Is You
#"Down Three Dark Streets"
| length3 = 3:57
#"I Know That Feeling"
| title4 = Love Epidemic
#"[[Shout (The Isley Brothers song)|Shout]]" ([[O'Kelly Isley]], [[Ronald Isley]], [[Rudolph Isley]])
| writer4 = [[Norman Harris (musician)|Norman Harris]], Leroy Green
| length4 = 4:48
| title5 = Save a Place
| length5 = 5:03
}}
{{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


}}
===CD bonus tracks===
#"Oh Waa Hey"
#"Just Say the Word"
#"Love Epidemic" (Extended version)


==See also==
==Personnel==
*[[Dennis Harris (musician)|Dennis Harris]] &ndash; lead guitar
*[[The Trammps]]
*Jimmy Ellis &ndash; lead vocal
*Michael Thompson &ndash; drums
*[[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]] &ndash; drums, vocal
*Doc Wade &ndash; guitar, vocal
*Stan Wade &ndash; bass, vocal
*John Hart &ndash; organ, vocal
*[[Ron Kersey]] &ndash; piano, vocal
*Roger Stevens &ndash; trumpet
*John Davis &ndash; saxophone
*Fred Jointer &ndash; trombone
*[[MFSB]] &ndash; 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>
|-
|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs]]
|align="center"|159
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top Soul LPs]]
|align="center"|30
|-
|}

'''Singles'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! 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"/>
|-
| rowspan="1"|1973
| align="left"| "Love Epidemic"
| &mdash;
| 75
| &mdash;
|-
| rowspan="2"|1974
| align="left"| "Where Do We Go from Here"
| &mdash;
| 44
| &mdash;
|-
| align="left"| "Trusting Heart"
| 101
| 72
| 13
|-
| rowspan="1"|1975
| align="left"| "Stop and Think"
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
| 5
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
[[Category:Atlantic Records albums]]
*{{discogs master|91380|Trammps}}
{{The Trammps}}

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[[Category:1975 debut albums]]
[[Category:1975 debut albums]]
[[Category:The Trammps albums]]
[[Category:The Trammps albums]]
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[[Category:Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios]]

Latest revision as of 12:38, 11 June 2024

Trammps
Studio album by
The Trammps
ReleasedApril 1975[1]
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre
LabelGolden Fleece
ProducerRonnie Baker, Norman Harris, Earl Young
The Trammps chronology
Trammps
(1975) 		The Legendary Zing Album
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]

The Trammps is the debut album by American soul-disco group, The Trammps, released in April 1975 through Golden Fleece Records.

Commercial performance[edit]

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[edit]

All tracks are written by Ronnie Baker, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stop and Think" 3:10
2."Trusting Heart"Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals3:20
3."Every Dream I Dream Is You" 3:57
4."Love Epidemic"Norman Harris, Leroy Green4:48
5."Save a Place" 5:03
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Trammps Disco Theme"Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris, Earl Young3:25
7."Where Do We Go from Here" 3:45
8."Down Three Dark Streets" 5:01
9."I Know That Feeling" 3:11
10."Shout"O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley3:33
2008 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Oh Waa Hey"2:38
12."Just Say the Word"4:33
13."Love Epidemic" (Extended Version)5:58
14."Promise Me"4:52

Personnel[edit]

  • Dennis Harris – lead guitar
  • Jimmy Ellis – lead vocal
  • Michael Thompson – drums
  • 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[edit]

Album

Chart (1975) Peaks
[4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 159
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 30

Singles

Year Single Peaks
US
[4] 		US
R&B
[4] 		US
Dan
[4]
1973 "Love Epidemic" — 75 —
1974 "Where Do We Go from Here" — 44 —
"Trusting Heart" 101 72 13
1975 "Stop and Think" — — 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New LP/Tape Releases" (PDF). Billboard. 19 April 1975. p. 55. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Trammps review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ a b c d "US Charts > The Trammps". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

External links[edit]

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