The Legendary Zing Album
| The Legendary Zing Album | ||||
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| Studio album by The Trammps | ||||
| Released | February 14, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Soul, disco | |||
| Length | 34:08 | |||
| Label | Buddah | |||
| Producer | Ron Baker, Norman Harris, Earl Young | |||
| The Trammps chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [2] |
The Legendary Zing Album is an album by soul-disco group The Trammps, released in 1975. It consists of tracks recorded for Buddah Records in the early 1970s, including the singles "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" which peaked at #17 on the Billboard R&B charts in 1972 and #64 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Pray All You Sinners", which peaked at #34 on the R&B charts in 1973.[3] The songs were remixed by Tom Moulton for this album, which was released after the Trammps left Buddah to form Golden Fleece Records.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Penguin at the Big Apple" / "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" (Medley) | Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Earl Young / James F. Hanley | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Pray All You Sinners" | Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Sixty Minute Man" | Billy Ward, Rose Marks | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Scruboard" | Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Earl Young | 3:12 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Tom's Song" | Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Earl Young | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Rubber Band" | Ronnie Baker, Allan Felder, Norman Harris | 5:14 |
| 7. | "Hold Back the Night" | Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris, Allan Felder, Earl Young | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Penguin at the Big Apple" | Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Earl Young | 3:24 |
References
- ↑ Hamilton, Andrew. The Legendary Zing Album review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "The Legendary Zing Album review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ↑ The Trampps charts and awards at Allmusic
External links
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