Music Trance

Music Trance is a studio album by Ben E. King, released in 1980.[5]

Music Trance
Studio album by
Ben E. King
Released1980
RecordedAtlantic Studios, New York
GenreSoul
Length40:04
LabelAtlantic[1]
ProducerBert DeCoteaux, Mass Production
Ben E. King chronology
Let Me Live in Your Life
(1978)		 Music Trance
(1980)		 What Is Soul
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[4]

It contains only seven tracks; however, the tracks are some of the longest he ever recorded. As a result, the length of the album is longer than many of his others.

The single "Music Trance" peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[6] The B-side contained "And This Is Love". The album peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.[7]

Production

The production was shared by Mass Production and Bert DeCoteaux.[2]

Track listing
  1. "Music Trance" (Ben E. King) [5:56]
  2. "And This Is Love" (Barrie Palmer, Janet Alhanti) [4:07]
  3. "Touched By Your Love" (Ben E. King, Bert DeCoteaux, Melvin Shaw) [5:39]
  4. "You've Only Got One Chance To Be Young" (Ben E. King, Melvin Shaw) [6:16]
  5. "Hired Gun" (Gregory McCoy, James Drumgole) [6:11]
  6. "Everyday" (Gregory McCoy, James Drumgole) [5:35]
  7. "Work That Body" (Tyrone Williams) [6:20]

References
  1. "Ben E. King | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. "Music Trance - Ben E. King | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 844.
  4. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 275.
  5. Grimes, William (May 1, 2015). "Ben E. King, Soulful Singer of 'Stand by Me,' Dies at 76" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. "Ben E. King". Billboard.
  7. "Ben E. King". Billboard.
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