The Whole World's Dancing

The Whole World's Dancing
Studio album by
the Trammps
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1979
Studio
GenreDisco, soul
Length38:18
LabelAtlantic
ProducerNorman 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)

The Whole World's Dancing is the sixth studio album by American musical 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[2]

The New York Times noted that, "for simple-minded reductionism, these five men approach the Ramones, and presumably aren't trying to be funny or arty."[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Insurance Policy"Norman Harris, Bruce Gray7:02
2."Teaser"Norman Harris, Ron Tyson, Allan Felder6:16
3."The Whole World's Dancing"Ron Baker6:03
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."My Love, It's Never Been Better"Bruce Gray5:36
5."Soul Bones"Ron Kersey, Leroy Green5:35
6."Love Magnet"Norman Harris, Leroy Green4:41
7."More Good Times to Remember"Ron Baker3:05

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
[4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 184

Singles

Year Single Peaks
US
R&B
[4] 		US
Dan
[4]
1978 "Soul Bones" 91 31
1979 "Teaser" — 75

References

  1. ^ Elias, Jason. The Whole World's Dancing review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 336.
  3. ^ Rockwell, John (8 June 1979). "The Pop Life: Four new disks by established black artists". The New York Times. p. C12.
  4. ^ a b c "US Charts > The Trammps". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2017.