Trammps (album)

Trammps
Studio album by the Trammps
Released	April 1975 [1]
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul disco
Label	Golden Fleece
Producer	Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris, Earl Young
The Trammps chronology
Trammps (1975) The Legendary Zing Album (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [3]

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

All tracks are written by Ronnie Baker, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stop and Think"		3:10
2.	"Trusting Heart"	Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals	3:20
3.	"Every Dream I Dream Is You"		3:57
4.	"Love Epidemic"	Norman Harris, Leroy Green	4:48
5.	"Save a Place"		5:03

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Trammps Disco Theme"	Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris, Earl Young	3:25
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 Isley	3:33

2008 remastered reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
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

• 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

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

1. "New LP/Tape Releases" (PDF). Billboard . April 19, 1975. p. 55. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
2. Unterberger, Richie. "Trammps review". AllMusic . Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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. "US Charts > The Trammps". Billboard . Retrieved May 25, 2017.

External links

• Trammps at Discogs (list of releases)