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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 1, 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>
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| Studio = [[Sigma Sound Studios]]<br><small>([[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]])</small>
| recorded =
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| Genre = [[Soul music|Soul]], [[disco]]
| venue =
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| Label = [[Philadelphia International Records|Golden Fleece]]
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| studio = [[Sigma Sound Studios|Sigma Sound]], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Producer = [[Ronnie Baker]], [[Norman Harris (musician)|Norman Harris]], [[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]]
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| genre =
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| Last album = ''[[The Legendary Zing Album]]''<br />(1975)
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* [[Soul music|Soul]]
| This album = '''''Trammps'''''<br />(1975)
* [[disco]]
| Next album = ''[[Where the Happy People Go]]''<br />(1976)
| length =
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| label = [[Philadelphia International Records|Golden Fleece]]
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| producer = [[Ronnie Baker (musician)|Ronnie Baker]], [[Norman Harris (musician)|Norman Harris]], [[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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| 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=mw0000659497 |tab=review |label=''Trammps'' review |first=Richie |last=Unterberger |accessdate=2015-05-08}}</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 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
|rev2Score = B+ <ref name="christgau">{{Cite web | last = Christgau | first = Robert | title = ''Trammps'' review | publisher = [[Robert Christgau]] | accessdate = 2015-05-08 | url = http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=8022}}</ref>
| 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 second studio [[album]] by American soul-disco group, [[The Trammps]], released in 1975 through [[Philadelphia International Records|Golden Fleece Records]].
'''''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==
==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.
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
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = [[Ronnie Baker]], except where noted
| all_writing = [[Ronnie Baker (musician)|Ronnie Baker]], except where noted
| title1 = Stop and Think
| title1 = Stop and Think
| length1 = 3:10
| length1 = 3:10
| title2 = Trusting Heart
| title2 = Trusting Heart
| note2 = Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals
| writer2 = Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals
| length2 = 3:20
| length2 = 3:20
| title3 = Every Dream I Dream Is You
| title3 = Every Dream I Dream Is You
| length3 = 3:57
| length3 = 3:57
| title4 = Love Epidemic
| title4 = Love Epidemic
| note4 = [[Norman Harris (musician)|Norman Harris]], Leroy Green
| writer4 = [[Norman Harris (musician)|Norman Harris]], Leroy Green
| length4 = 4:48
| length4 = 4:48
| title5 = Save a Place
| title5 = Save a Place
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| headline = Side two
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Trammps Disco Theme
| title6 = Trammps Disco Theme
| note6 = Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris, [[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]]
| writer6 = Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris, [[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]]
| length6 = 3:25
| length6 = 3:25
| title7 = Where Do We Go from Here
| title7 = Where Do We Go from Here
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| length9 = 3:11
| length9 = 3:11
| title10 = [[Shout (The Isley Brothers song)|Shout]]
| title10 = [[Shout (The Isley Brothers song)|Shout]]
| note10 = [[O'Kelly Isley, Jr.]], [[Rudolph Isley]], [[Ronald Isley]]
| writer10 = [[O'Kelly Isley, Jr.]], [[Rudolph Isley]], [[Ronald Isley]]
| length10 = 3:33
| length10 = 3:33
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
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| headline = 2008 remastered reissue bonus tracks
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| collapsed = yes
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| headline = 2002 remastered reissue bonus tracks
| title11 = Oh Waa Hey
| title11 = Oh Waa Hey
| length11 = 2:38
| length11 = 2:38
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| note13 = Extended Version
| note13 = Extended Version
| length13 = 5:58
| length13 = 5:58
| title14 = Promise Me
| length14 = 4:52

}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Dennis Harris &ndash; lead guitar
*[[Dennis Harris (musician)|Dennis Harris]] &ndash; lead guitar
*Jimmy Ellis &ndash; lead vocal
*Jimmy Ellis &ndash; lead vocal
*Michael Thomas &ndash; drums
*Michael Thompson &ndash; drums
*[[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]] &ndash; drums, vocal
*[[Earl Young (drummer)|Earl Young]] &ndash; drums, vocal
*Doc Wade &ndash; guitar, vocal
*Doc Wade &ndash; guitar, vocal
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1975)
!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>
!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]]
|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs]]
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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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