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The Trammps - Hold Back The Night (Live)

Hold Back The Night (Live)
by The Trammps

This Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA-based disco outfit was formed by vocalists Earl Young and Jimmy Ellis. The duo had originally worked together in the mid-60s R&B outfit the Volcanos, who scored a local hit with their "Storm Warning" single. The original line-up also featured Gene Faith (b. Gene Jones; vocals), Dennis Harris (guitar), Ron Kersey (b. Tyrone Garfield Kersey, 7 April 1949, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 25 January 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; keyboards), John Hart (organ), Stanley Wade (bass/vocals) and Michael Thomas (drums). By the early 70s the band had evolved again, taking their name from a jibe that "all (they would) ever be is tramps." Initially the band, now comprising vocalists Young, Ellis, Stanley Wade, Harold Doc Wade and Robert Upchurch, won its reputation updating "standards" of which the Buddah Records release "Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart" (1972) was a minor US and UK hit. They then followed a more individual direction on their own label, Golden Fleece, before scoring a major transatlantic hit with the excellent "Hold Back The Night" (1975). A distribution deal with Atlantic Records helped propel the following year's "That's Where The Happy People Go" into the US Top 30. In 1977 the Trammps completed their tour de force, "Disco Inferno", which reached the upper regions of the pop charts after being featured in the movie Saturday Night Fever. The track irrevocably linked their name to the dancefloor, confirming a reputation established with club classics such as "Soul Bones" and "I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On The Dark Side Of The Moon)'. Further personnel changes could not, however, halt the Trammps" commercial slide when the disco bubble burst and their 80s releases made little impression on either the soul or pop charts. The group continued touring on the nostalgia circuit, although lead singer Jimmy Ellis retired from performing in 1985. A rival group was set up former member Earl Young in the 90s, while Ellis reunited with his former colleagues in the new millennium.
DISCOGRAPHY: The Legendary Zing Album (Golden Fleece/Buddah 1975)***, Trammps (Golden Fleece 1975)***, Where The Happy People Go (Atlantic 1976)****, Disco Inferno (Atlantic 1977)***, Trammps III (Atlantic 1977)**, The Whole World's Dancing (Atlantic 1979)**, Mixin' It Up (Atlantic 1980)**, Slipping Out (Atlantic 1981)**.
COMPILATIONS: The Best Of The Trammps (Atlantic 1978)****, This Is Where The Happy People Go: The Best Of The Trammps (Rhino 1994)****, Dance Fever (Park South 2002)***, Burn Baby Burn (Collectables 2004)***.

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