The Legendary Zing Album
The Legendary Zing Album is the second studio album by American soul-disco group, The Trammps, released in 1975 through Buddah Records.
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| Released | June 1975 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia) | |||
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| Length | 34:08 | |||
| Label | Buddah | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Commercial performance
The album consists of tracks recorded in the early 1970s with the Philadelphia Soul sound. The album features the singles "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart", which peaked at No. 17 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Pray All You Sinners", which peaked at #34 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Hold Back the Night", which peaked at No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Legacy
The track "Rubber Band" was 30 years later sampled and used by rap artist the Game for his 2005 hit "Hate It Or Love It", and again the same year by Mary J. Blige on her song "MJB Da MVP". The song also appears in Grand Theft Auto V in the in-game radio station The Lowdown 91.1.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 |
Charts
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
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| 1972 | "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" | 64 | 17 |
| "Sixty Minute Man" | 108 | — | |
| 1973 | "Pray All You Sinners" | — | 34 |
| 1975 | "Hold Back the Night" | 35 | 10 |
References
- Hamilton, Andrew. "The Legendary Zing Album review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "US Charts > The Trammps". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
External links
- The Legendary Zing Album at Discogs (list of releases)