| Percussion Explosion | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1978 |
| Studio | Miami Sound Studio, R.C.A. Studios |
| Genre | Soul Funk |
| Length | 32:11 |
| Label | Alston Records |
| Producer | Herman Kelly |
Percussion Explosion is the only studio album by short lived and revolutionary Miami, Florida group Herman Kelly & Life.
| Year | Single | Chart positions [1] |
|---|---|---|
| US R&B | ||
| 1978 | "Dance To The Drummer's Beat" | 92 |
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