| Where the Happy People Go | ||||
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| Released | April 15, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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| Length | 40:42 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| The Trammps chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [2] |
Where the Happy People Go is the third studio album by American soul-disco group, The Trammps, released in 1976 through Atlantic Records.
The album peaked at No. 13 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 50 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "That's Where the Happy People Go", which peaked at No. 12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, and "Disco Party", which charted at No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Soul Searchin' Time" | Leroy Green, Norman Harris | 6:03 |
| 2. | "That's Where the Happy People Go" | Ronnie Baker | 7:50 |
| 3. | "Can We Come Together" | T.G. Conway, Bruce Gray, Allan Felder | 5:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Disco Party" | T.G. Conway, Bruce Gray | 8:11 |
| 5. | "Ninety-Nine and a Half" | Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd | 5:07 |
| 6. | "Hooked for Life" | Bunny Sigler, Norman Harris, Allan Felder | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Love Is a Funky Thing" | Ronnie Baker | 3:16 |
Album
| Chart (1976) | Peaks [3] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 50 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 13 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] | US R&B [3] | US Dan [3] | ||
| 1975 | "Hooked for Life" | — | 70 | 6 |
| 1976 | "That's Where the Happy People Go" | 27 | 12 | 1 |
| "Disco Party" | — | — | 1 | |
| "Soul Searchin' Time" | — | 67 | — | |
| "Ninety-Nine and a Half" | 105 | 76 | 8 | |
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