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| Released | 1980 | |||
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| Genre | Disco | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Earl Young, Ron Kersey, Ron Baker | |||
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Mixin' It Up is the seventh studio album by American soul-disco group, The Trammps, released in 1980 through Atlantic Records.
The album features the single "Hard Rock and Disco", which peaked at No. 76 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. [1]
All tracks are written by Earl Young, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hard Rock and Disco" | 6:44 |
| 2. | "You Can Make It" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Music Freek" | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Dance Contest" | 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Everybody Boogie" | 5:21 | |
| 6. | "V.I.P." | 5:09 | |
| 7. | "Let Me Dance Real Close" | Ron Kersey, Leroy Green | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Wake Up from Yesterday" | Ron Baker | 3:25 |
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