THE TRAMMPS - THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO

THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO

THE TRAMMPS

SONGWRITER: RONALD BAKER

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO

LABEL: ATLANTIC RECORDS

GENRE: R & B

YEAR: 1976

 

         The Trammps are an American disco and soul band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands.

        The band's first major success was their 1972 cover version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart", while the first disco track they released was "Love Epidemic" in 1973. However, they are best known for their song "Disco Inferno" which was included on the Grammy-winning, Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. When originally released in 1976, "Disco Inferno" became a UK pop hit and US R&B and Dance hit topping the Dance chart for 5 weeks in early 1977. After inclusion in the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, the song was re-released in 1978 and became a modest US pop hit peaking at number 11.

          Where the Happy People Go is the third studio album by American soul-disco group, The Trammps, released in 1976 through Atlantic Records.

        The album peaked at Nº 13 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached Nº 50 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "That's Where the Happy People Go", which peaked at Nº 12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, Nº 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Nº 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, and "Disco Party", which charted at Nº 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

I used to spend most of my time

Just being alone, yes, I did

Nothing to do, no place to go

Just stayed at home

 

So I put my blues upon the shelf

And I made up my mind

To live a little myself

So I went on down to a disco

 

Disco, that's where

The happy people go

(Happy people go)

And they're just dancing along

To a perfect song at the disco

 

Disco, that's where

The happy people go

And they're just dancing along

To a perfect song at the disco

 

Now listen, all my friends

They wonder what's come over me

They all say I'm not the

Same old guy I used to be, yeah

 

First of all, I got myself together

I danced my blues away

They're gone forever

Then I ease on down to the disco

 

Disco, that's where

The happy people go

(Happy people go)

And they're just dancing along

To a perfect song at the disco

 

Clap your hands

Just stomp your feet, alright

Get on down, get on down

Just get on down

 

Sing the song, children

Boogie, boogie, boogie

Boogie, boogie

Boogie, boogie

Boogie, boogie

Boogie, boogie

Boogie, boogie

 

Oh, yeah

Keep on, keep on

Keep on

 

Disco, that's where

The happy people go

And they're just dancing along

To a perfect song at the disco.