The Trammps III

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The Trammps III
Trammps III.jpg
Studio album by
The Trammps
ReleasedNovember 10, 1977
StudioSigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
GenreDisco, soul
Length43:05
LabelAtlantic
ProducerNorman Harris, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, Ron Baker
The Trammps chronology
Disco Inferno
(1976) 		The Trammps III
(1977) 		The Whole World's Dancing
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide2/5 stars[3]

The Trammps III is the fifth studio album by the American soul-disco group the Trammps, released in 1977 through Atlantic Records.[2]

Commercial performance[]

The album peaked at No. 27 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 85 on the Billboard 200. The album includes the singles "The Night the Lights Went Out", which peaked at No. 80 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Seasons for Girls", which charted at No. 50 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Night the Lights Went Out"Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson7:06
2."Love Per Hour"Leroy Green, Ron Kersey5:11
3."People of the World, Rise"Bruce Gray, T.G. Conway, Norman Harris9:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Living the Life"Ron Baker, Ron Tyson3:50
5."Seasons for Girls"Jerry Akins, Johnny Bellmon, Reginald Turner7:56
6."Life Ain't Been Easy"Ron Baker, Ron Tyson3:12
7."I'm So Glad You Came Along"Ron Baker, Ron Tyson2:55
8."It Don't Take Much"Ron Baker, Ron Tyson3:18

Personnel[]

The Trammps
  • Earl Young
  • Harold Wade
  • Stanley Wade
  • Robert Upchurch
  • Jimmy Ellis
Additional Personnel
  • Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall – guitars
  • Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, Bruce Gray, Carlton Kent – keyboards
  • Ron Baker, Sugar Bear Foreman – bass
  • Earl Young – drums
  • T.G. Conway – synthesizer
  • Don Renaldo and His Strings and Horns (except on "Love Per Hour" horns by Fred Wesley and The Horny Horns)

Charts[]

Album

Chart (1977) Peaks
[4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 85
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 27

Singles

Year Single Peaks
US
[4] 		US
R&B
[4] 		US
Dan
[4]
1977 "The Night the Lights Went Out" 104 80 6
1978 "Seasons for Girls" — 50 —

References[]

  1. ^ Elias, Jason. "The Trammps III review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 8: MUZE. p. 242.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 516.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "US Charts > The Trammps". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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