Disco Inferno (The Trammps album)
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Disco Inferno is an album released by the Trammps
The Trammps
The Trammps were an American disco band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands. The band's first major success was with their 1972 cover version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart". The first disco track they released was "Love Epidemic" in 1973...

 in 1976.

Track listing

Side A
  1. "Body Contact Contract" (Bruce Gray, Norman Harris, Jimmy Hendricks) – 6:55
  2. "Starvin'" (Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ronald Tyson, Earl Young) – 7:05
  3. "I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On the Dark Side of the Moon)" (Ronald Baker) – 6:59


Side B
  1. "Disco Inferno
    Disco Inferno (The Trammps song)
    -Tina Turner version:Tina Turner covered the song in 1993 for the What's Love Got to Do with It soundtrack and it charted at number twelve in the UK Singles Chart, 4 places higher than The Trammps' version...

    " (Leroy Green, Ron Kersey
    Ron Kersey
    Tyrone Garfield "Ron " Kersey was an American keyboardist, songwriter, producer and arranger most known for writing the music to "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps....

    ) – 10:54
  2. "Don't Burn No Bridges" (T.G. Conway, Allan Felder, Ronald Tyson) – 6:00
  3. "You Touch My Hot Line" (Jerry Akins, Johnny Bellmon, Victor Drayton, Reginald Turner) – 4:23

The Trammps

  • Jimmy Ellis: Lead Vocal
  • Harold Wade: First Tenor
  • Stanley Wade: Second Tenor
  • Robert Upchurch: Lead & Baritone Vocal
  • Earl Young
    Earl Young (drummer)
    Earl Young is a Philadelphia-based drummer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s as part of the Philly Soul sound. Young is best known as the founder and leader of The Trammps who had a hit record with "Disco Inferno". Young, along with Ronnie Baker and Norman Harris, was the owner of the...

    : Bass Vocal, Drums
  • with Flash Wilson: MC
    Master of Ceremonies
    A Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....


Musicians

  • Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey
    Ron Kersey
    Tyrone Garfield "Ron " Kersey was an American keyboardist, songwriter, producer and arranger most known for writing the music to "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps....

    , T.G. Conway, Bruce Gray, Carlton Kent: Keyboards
  • Norman Harris
    Norman Harris
    Norman Harris was an American guitarist, producer, arranger and songwriter associated with Philly soul. He was a founding member of MFSB and one-third of the production trio of Baker-Harris-Young...

    , Bobby Eli
    Bobby Eli
    Bobby Eli is a Grammy Award winning musician, arranger, composer and record producer from Philadelphia, USA. He is a founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio group MFSB.-Biography:...

    , T.J. Tindall: Guitars
  • Ronald Baker
    Ronnie Baker
    Ronnie Baker was a famous record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter. He participated on many Gamble and Huff recordings and was one-third of the production team of Baker-Harris-Young. He was one of The Trammps, who had a #5 UK/#35 US hit with Hold Back The Night....

    : Bass
  • Larry Washington, Robert Cupit: Conga
    Conga
    The conga, or more properly the tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum with African antecedents. It is thought to be derived from the Makuta drums or similar drums associated with Afro-Cubans of Central African descent. A person who plays conga is called a conguero...

    s
  • Allan Felder, Ronald Tyson: Tambourine
    Tambourine
    The tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....

    s
  • Barbara Ingram
    Barbara Ingram
    Barbara Jane Ingram was an American R&B singer-songwriter, who was active throughout the early 1970s until the mid-late 1980s, enjoying modest success a backup singer for almost two decades.-Career:...

    , Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Don Renaldo (with Renaldo's strings & horns): Vocal Backing

Production

  • Tracks 1, 2 & 4 published by Six Strings Ltd. Track 3 published by Burma East Ltd. Track 5 published by Golden Fleece-Top Bound. Track 6 published by Writers Music-Golden Fleece.
  • Arrangements By Norman Harris, Ronald Baker, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey & T.G. Conway
  • Produced By Norman Harris, Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, Ronald Baker & Earl Young
  • Engineered By Carl Paruolo & Dirk Devin; assisted by Arthur Stoppe, Peter Humphreys & Carla Bandini
  • Mixed By Tom Moulton
    Tom Moulton
    Tom Moulton is an American record producer, and originator of the remix, the breakdown section, and the 12-inch single vinyl format.-Life and career:Thomas Jerome Moulton was born in Schenectady, New York, United States....

  • Remix
    Remix
    A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

    : Jay Mark
  • Mastered By Jose Rodriguez
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