The Whole World's Dancing

The Whole World's Dancing
Studio album by The Trammps
Released	February 14, 1979
Studio	Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Disco, soul
Length	38:18
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Norman Harris, Bruce Gray, Ron Baker, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey
The Trammps chronology
The Trammps III (1977) The Whole World's Dancing (1979) Mixin' It Up (1980)

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The Whole World's Dancing is the sixth studio album by American soul-disco group, The Trammps, released in 1979 through Atlantic Records.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 184 on the Billboard 200. The album features the single "Soul Bones", which peaked at No. 91 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Insurance Policy"	Norman Harris, Bruce Gray	7:02
2.	"Teaser"	Norman Harris, Ron Tyson, Allan Felder	6:16
3.	"The Whole World's Dancing"	Ron Baker	6:03

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"My Love, It's Never Been Better"	Bruce Gray	5:36
5.	"Soul Bones"	Ron Kersey, Leroy Green	5:35
6.	"Love Magnet"	Norman Harris, Leroy Green	4:41
7.	"More Good Times to Remember"	Ron Baker	3:05

Personnel

The Trammps

• Earl Young
• Harold Wade
• Stanley Wade
• Robert Upchurch
• Jimmy Ellis

Additional Personnel

• Norman Harris, T.J. Tindall, Bobby Eli, Harold Wade, Charles Ellerbee, Larry Washington, Carlton Kent, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, Bruce Gray, Eugene Curry, Ronald Baker, Earl Young, James Walker, Keith Benson, Jimmy Williams, Mikki Farrow – rhythm section
• Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson – background vocals
• Artie Williams, Harold Watkins, Rueben Henderson – horn section
• Don Renaldo and His Strings and Horns (except on "Soul Bones" horns by Paul Schorr & His Strings and Maurice Spears & His Horns)
• Stevie Wonder – harmonica on "Soul Bones

Charts

Album

Chart (1979)	Peaks
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	184

Singles

Year	Single	Peaks
		US R&B	US Dan
1978	"Soul Bones"	91	31
1979	"Teaser"	—	75

External links

• The Whole World's Dancing at Discogs (list of releases)