For the 2010 film by Werner Herzog, see Happy People: A Year in the Taiga.

"Happy People" is a 1974 single by The Temptations, co-written by Lionel Richie. The song was the first single from the A Song For You album. In the United States, the single went to number one on the R&B chart and number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[1] "Happy People" also peaked at number eleven on the disco/dance charts.[2] The single was the first Tempations release without the guidance of Norman Whitfield since 1966.[3]

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 572. 
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 256. 
  3. ^ Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 155. 
Preceded by
"Fire" by Ohio Players		 Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single
February 8, 1975		 Succeeded by
"I Belong To You" by Love Unlimited


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Happy People (Peace album)

Happy People is the second studio album by British indie rock band Peace, released on 9 February 2015. Happy People was produced by Jim Abbiss and Duncan Mills.

Reception

Happy People received generally positive reviews upon release, gaining a score of 8/10 with NME, and 5/5 stars from The Independent, and positive reviews from Redbrick, who stated that "you'll still find yourself singing along to the hook hours after". However, The Guardian gave the album 2/5 stars, calling it "reheated baggy leftovers skilfully marketed at people who hadn't yet been born in 1990". Most reviewers have picked up on the clear 90s influences on the album, stating similarities between Peace and bands such as Oasis and Blur.

Track listing

Personnel

  • Harrison Koisser – lead vocals, guitar
  • Samuel Koisser – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Douglas Castle – lead guitar
  • Dominic Boyce – drums, backing vocals

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    Happy People (album)

    Happy People is the second solo album by Brazilian percussionist Paulinho Da Costa released in 1979, recorded for Pablo Records.

    Track listing

  • "Déjà Vu" (John Barnes, Vella Cameron) – 4:32
  • "Take It On Up" (Kevin Barnes, Louis Satterfield, Robert Wright, Verdine White) – 3:12
  • "Love Till The End Of Time" (Greg Phillinganes) – 3:27
  • "Seeing Is Believing" (John Barnes, Vella Cameron) – 3:58
  • "Dreamflow" (Larry Carlton) – 3:45
  • "Carnival Of Colors" (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins) – 3:28
  • "Let's Get Together" (Marlo Henderson, Paulinho Da Costa) – 5:41
  • "Happy People" (Erich Bulling, Paulinho Da Costa) – 4:08
  • "Put Your Mind On Vacation" (Deborah Thomas, Greg Mathieson) – 5:14

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  • Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
  • John Barnes, Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards
  • Nathan Watts - Bass
  • Al McKay, Larry Carlton, Marlo Henderson - Guitars
  • Michael Boddicker - Synthesizers
  • James Gadson - Drums
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr, Eric Culver, Tom "Bones" Malone, Lew McCreary, Dick Hyde - Trombones
  • Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Steve Madaio – Trumpets and Flugelhorns
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    by: Gaia Mesiah

    Happy people shining through the sunrise
    through the days and nights into my mind
    Windy weather makes me crazy tonight
    And tomorrow I can die
    I´m still waiting for somebody to come




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