Disco Inferno is the fourth studio album by American soul-disco group, The Trammps, premiered in discothèques on December 29, 1976 for New Year's Eve celebrations, and then widely released through Atlantic Records in 23 January 1978.[3]
| Disco Inferno | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 29, 1976 (discothèques) January 1977 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 42:21 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | ||||
| The Trammps chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Commercial performance
editThe album peaked at No. 16 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 46 on the Billboard 200. The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 9 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, and "I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On the Dark Side of the Moon)", which charted at No. 52 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Body Contact Contract" | Norman Harris, Bruce Gray, Jimmy Hendricks | 6:55 |
| 2. | "Starvin'" | Allan Felder, Ronald Tyson, Norman Harris, Earl Young | 7:05 |
| 3. | "I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On the Dark Side of the Moon)" | Ronald Baker | 6:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Disco Inferno" | Leroy Green, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey | 10:59 |
| 5. | "Don't Burn No Bridges" | Allan Felder, Ronald Tyson, T.G. Conway | 6:00 |
| 6. | "You Touch My Hot Line" | Jerry Akins, Johnny Bellmon, Victor Drayton, Reginald Turner | 4:23 |
Personnel
editThe Trammps
- Jimmy Ellis – lead vocal
- Robert Upchurch – lead and baritone vocal
- Earl Young – bass vocal, drums
- Harold Wade – first tenor
- Stanley Wade – second tenor
Additional personnel
- Ronald Baker – bass
- Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall – guitars
- Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, T.G. Conway, Bruce Gray, Carlton Kent – keyboards
- Larry Washington, Robert Cupit – congas
- Allen Felder, Ronald Tyson – tambourines
- Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton – background vocals
- Don Renaldo and His Strings and Horns
- Flash Wilson – The Trammps' M.C.
Charts
editAlbum
| Chart (1976–1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] | 65 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 27 |
| US Billboard Top LPs[5] | 46 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs[5] | 16 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US R&B [5] |
US Dan [5] | ||
| "Disco Inferno" | 1976 | 53 | 9 | 1 |
| "Starvin'" | — | — | ||
| "Body Contact Contract" | — | — | ||
| "I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On the Dark Side of the Moon)" | 1977 | 105 | 52 | — |
| "Disco Inferno" (re-release) | 1978 | 11 | — | — |
References
edit- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Disco Inferno review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 312. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Trammps – Disco Inferno". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "US Charts > The Trammps". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
External links
edit- Disco Inferno at Discogs (list of releases)