Where the Happy People Go
| Where the Happy People Go | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 15, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
| Genre | Soul, disco | |||
| Length | 40:42 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris, Earl Young, T.G. Conway, Bruce Gray, Allan Felder, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey | |||
| The Trammps chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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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.
Commercial performance
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.
Track listing
| 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 |
Personnel
- The Trammps
- Jimmy Ellis – lead vocal
- Stanley Wade – vocal, bass
- Harold Wade – vocal
- Earl Young – vocal, drums
- Robert Upchurch – vocal
- Additional Personnel
- Bobby Eli, Norman Harris – guitar
- Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey – keyboards
- Bruce Gray – Grand piano
- T.G. Conway – bass keyboards
- Ron Baker, Michael Foreman – bass
- Larry Washington – congas
Charts
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 | |
References
- ^ Lytle, Craig. "Where the Happy People Go 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 c d "US Charts > The Trammps". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
External links
- Where the Happy People Go at Discogs (list of releases)