The song was partwritten by ron kersey, a producerarranger and a member of mfsb, who also played with trammps in the 1970s for a time. In order to render this album its due, one must allow for the jaded bias which can result from the overplay the main track disco inferno has gotten over the years. Disco inferno was first released in 1976 on the album of the same name. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. The pinnacle of the trammps career was their atlantic sound track, disco inferno. Disco inferno is the fourth studio album by american souldisco group, the trammps, released in 1976 through atlantic records. Jun 26, 2011 the trammps was an american disco band, who were based in philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands.
The trammps was an american disco band, who were based in philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands. The trammps disco inferno 1976, pr pressing, vinyl discogs. The original vinyl lps of the period sounded excellent due to very good recording techniques but the cd format has really lifted the sound to new heights. The trammps disco inferno lyrics and tracklist genius. In the song, the singer used to live a lonely existence until he eased on down to the disco because thats where the happy people go. The success of the title track, featured in saturday night fever, likely overshadowed the remainder of the album. The trammps disco inferno 1977, specialty pressing. The bands first major success was with their 1972 cover version of zing. The trammps disco inferno lp 1976 atlantic near mint ebay. Welcome to the trammps official website the trammps doc wade, stan wade, robert upchurch, and van fields, along with the trammps rhythm rusty stone bass, sir charles armington rhythm guitar, mike natalini aka italian stallion drums, dave rue lead guitar, fred vesci and ed cermanski keyboards, and phillys sensatonal inner city horns dont mess with bill and carmen. I feel like ive been livin on the dark side of the moon, 6. Check out disco inferno by the trammps on amazon music. With two other cuts by the group it reached number one on the billboard hot dance club play chart in early 1977, but had limited mainstream success in the u.
Disco inferno, the second fulllength the trammps released in 1976, features five other cuts, all of which are laced with the kind of philly soulrooted elegance heard on the groups biggest hit, with the likes of norman harris, allan felder, ron kersey, and ron tyson involved with. This classic disco album from the trammps is so hot you can almost feel the heat every track is burning with fire and rhythm to the 1970s disco sound but the songs have real soul too. Disco inferno is a song by american disco band the trammps from their 1976 fourth studio album of the same name. Having already charted in the early 70s for buddah, the trammps achieved global recognition by the inclusion of their classic dance floor filler, the grammy award winning disco inferno, in one of the bestselling soundtrack albums of all time, saturday night fever. Disco inferno bass tab by the trammps with free online tab player. In 1977 disco inferno, was the hottest song on the international disco scene and the group was recognized as the best performing group by one of new yorks most popular clubs, 2001 space odyssey, the location for the motion picture, saturday night fever. Disco inferno intro over verse chords less one phrase bass run then cm7 keys eb f cm7 cm7 keys bb f cm7 cm7 keys eb f cm7 change to c f bb burn baby burn c c burn baby burn f bb burn baby burn c bb f burn baby burn burnin verse 1 cm7 k eb f cm7 k bb f cm7 to my surprise, listen one hundred stories high cm7 k eb f cm7 k bb f cm7 people gettin loose yall gettin down on the. Vinyl 7 the trammps disco inferno 1977, specialty pressing, vinyl discogs. It became a success in 1978 after being included on the soundtrack to the 1977 film saturday night fever. Get all the lyrics to songs on disco inferno and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Disco inferno intro over verse chords less one phrase bass run then cm7 keys eb f cm7 cm7 keys bb f cm7 cm7 keys eb f cm7 change to c f bb burn baby burn c c burn baby burn f bb burn baby burn c bb f burn baby burn burnin verse 1 cm7 k eb f cm7 k bb f cm7 to my surprise, listen one hundred stories high cm7 k eb f cm7 k bb f cm7. The title alludes to the 1974 film the towering inferno, and the burn, baby, burn chorus references a saying attributed to activist bill epton. Mar 24, 2016 disco inferno is a 1976 song by the trammps from the album of the same name.
Discos most soulful vocal group began in the 60s as the volcanos, and were also called the moods. During the 90s, disco inferno was licensed for numerous tv ad campaigns, including one for amoco. With two other cuts by the group it reached number one on the billboard hot dance club play chart in early 1977, but. The correct name of the band is the trammps two ts. Burn baby burn, disco inferno burn baby burn, burn that mother down, yo burn baby burn, disco inferno burn baby burn, burn that mother down burnin up above my head, i hear music in the air i hear music that makes me know theres a party somewhere satisfaction. But by the time theyd gone through various identities and emerged as the trammps. The trammps disco inferno 1977, specialty pressing, vinyl. Gene faith was the original lead vocalist, with earl young, jimmy ellis, guitarist dennis harris, keyboardist ron kersey, organist john hart, bassist stanley wade, and drummer michael thomas. The trammps disco inferno 1976, pr pressing, vinyl. Disco inferno is the fourth studio album by american soul disco group, the trammps, released in 1976 through atlantic records. On september 19, 2005, the groups disco inferno was inducted into the dance music hall of fame at a ceremony held in new york. Disco inferno is a 1976 song by the trammps from the album of the same name. At its original release it reached 53 on the billboard top 100. Outside of disco inferno, probably their best song was thats where the happy people go, an extremely catching 1976 song.
Disco s most soulful vocal group began in the 60s as the volcanos, and were also called the moods. With two other cuts by the group it reached numberone on the us billboard dance club songs chart in early 1977, but had limited mainstream success until 1978, after being included on the soundtrack to the 1977 film saturday night fever, when a rerelease hit number eleven on the. During the ceremony, the original band members performed together for the first. Listen online and get new recommendations, only at. It did not find major success until being released on the saturday night fever. Philadelphiabased the trammps, were one of the first disco bands. Find the trammps disco inferno lyrics and search for the trammps. Provided to youtube by rhino atlantic disco inferno the trammps playlist. The trammpsdisco inferno sd 18211 1976 lp promo excellent condition. Aug 03, 2016 the folks was flaming, out of control it was so entertaining, when the boogie started to explode hook i heard somebody say e a burn baby burn, disco inferno b burn baby burn, burn the mother down e a burn baby burn, disco inferno b burn baby burn, burn the mother down burning verse 2 bm satisfaction, came in the chain reaction i couldnt. Song disco inferno from ghostbusters artist the trammps.
Disco inferno, the second fulllength the trammps released in 1976, features five other cuts, all of which are laced with the kind of philly soulrooted elegance heard on the groups biggest hit, with the likes of norman harris, allan felder, ron kersey, and ron tyson involved. Amii stewart knock on wood remix thelma houston dont leave me this way remix. The trammps disco inferno lp 1976 atlantic near mint. May 31, 2011 disco inferno is a 1976 song by the trammps from the album of the same name. The trammps is the second studio album by american souldisco group, the trammps, released in 1975 through golden fleece records. But by the time theyd gone through various identities and emerged as the trammps in the mid70s, the. You can dance with disco inferno, the night the lights went out, thats where the happy people go and other big hits. As proof of its timeless partysong pedigree, young and the trammps were still performing the song all over the world as the 21st century began.