This Is Where the Happy People Go: The Best of the Trammps

by The Trammps

Overview

Due to all the great funk, R&B, and soul bands of the '70s, it's easy to overlook many of the lesser-known (but just as great) bands. Such is the case with the Trammps. Best known for their smash hit from the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack, "Disco Inferno" (their only Top 20 appearance on the pop charts), the group had many other hits on the R&B charts, which were just as deserving of crossover success. Just about any track from the excellent This Is Where All the Happy People Go: The Best of the Trammps compilation is a solid example of '70s R&B at its finest and most expertly crafted. Many overlooked and forgotten gems reside here, such as "Hold Back the Night," "Trammps Disco Theme," "That's Where the Happy People Go," and "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart." Admittedly, the Trammps did seem to jump on the disco bandwagon, like so many other bands from this era, but the quality of the music never suffered. For a representation of some of the '70s most underrated dance music, The Best of the Trammps simply can't be beat. ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/1994
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227172428
Rank:	29962

Tracks

1. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
2. Pray All You Sinners
3. Hold Back the Night
4. Love Epidemic
5. Where Do We Go from Here?
6. Trusting Heart
7. Trammps Disco Theme
8. Hooked for Life
9. That's Where the Happy People Go
10. Soul Searchin' Time
11. Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do)
12. Disco Party
13. Disco Inferno
14. I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On The Dark Side Of The Moon)
15. Body Contact Contract
16. The Night The Lights Went Out
17. Seasons for Girls
18. Soul Bones

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Trammps   Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Bruce Gray   Piano,Keyboards
John Davis   Saxophone,Sax (Alto)
Fred Jointer   Trombone
Reubin Henderson   Horn
Roger Stevens   Trumpet
Don Renaldo   Band,Horn,Strings
Robert Cupit   Congas
Michael Thompson   Drums
T.J. Tindall   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Allan Felder   Tambourine
Bobby Eli   Guitar (Acoustic)
Larry Washington   Congas
Earl Young   Drums,Vocals,Bass (Vocal)
Maurice Spears   Horn
Eugene Lambchops Curry   Keyboards
Ron Baker   Bass
Carla Benson   Vocals (Background)
Ron Tyson   Tambourine
Jimmy Ellis   Vocals
Norman Harris   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Harold Wade   Guitar,Vocals,Tenor (Vocal),Guitar (Acoustic)
Ron Kersey   Piano,Vocals,Keyboards
Dennis Harris   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Bruce Gary   Piano,Keyboards
Keith Benson   Drums
Evette Benton   Vocals (Background)
Barbara Ingram   Vocals (Background)
T.G. Conway   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Keyboard Bass
Harold Watkins   Horn
Paul Schorr   Strings
Keith Errol Benson   Drums
Carlton "Cotton" Kent   Keyboards
Stanley Wade   Bass,Vocals,Tenor (Vocal)
Mikki Farrow   Tambourine
Cotton Kent   Keyboards
Jimmy Williams   Bass
Jillean Williams   Bass
Arthur Williams   Horn
John Hart   Organ,Vocals
Robert Upchurch   Vocals,Baritone (Vocal)
Michael Foreman   Bass
James Walker   Percussion

Technical Credits

Leroy Green   Composer
Bruce Gray   Composer
William Inglott   Producer
Jimmy Hendricks   Composer
Allan Felder   Composer
Earl Young   Composer,Producer
Eddie Floyd   Composer
Ron Baker   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Wilson Pickett   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer
Bob Hughes   Mixing
David McLees   Compilation Producer
Norman Harris   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Ron Kersey   Composer,Producer
Ronald Baker   Composer
Melvin Steals   Composer
James F. Hanley   Composer
Bruce Gary   Producer
Bunny Sigler   Composer
T.G. Conway   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Julie Vlasak   Design
Janine Coveney   Liner Notes