Disco Inferno (album)
| Disco Inferno | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 29, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 42:36 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Norman Harris, Ronald Baker, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, Earl Young | |||
| The Trammps chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Disco Inferno is the fourth studio album by American soul-disco group, The Trammps, released in 1976 through Atlantic Records.
Commercial performance
The 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
| 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 | 10:50 |
| 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
- The Trammps
- Jimmy Ellis – lead vocal
- Robert Upchurch – lead and baritone vocal
- Earl Young – bass vocal
- Harold Wade – first tenor
- Stanley Wade – second tenor
- Additional Personnel
- Ronald Baker – bass
- Earl Young – drums
- 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
Album
| Chart (1976) | Peaks [3] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 46 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 16 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US R&B [3] |
US Dan [3] | ||
| 1976 | "Disco Inferno" | 53 | 9 | 1 |
| "Starvin'" | — | — | ||
| "Body Contact Contract" | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On the Dark Side of the Moon)" | 105 | 52 | — |
| 1978 | "Disco Inferno" (re-release) | 11 | — | — |
References
- ^ 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 c d "US Charts > The Trammps". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
External links
- Disco Inferno at Discogs (list of releases)