Keep On Truckin' (song)

For other songs with this title, see Keep On Truckin'.
"Keep On Truckin', Pt. 1"
Single by Eddie Kendricks
from the album Eddie Kendricks
B-side"Keep On Truckin', Pt. 2"
ReleasedAugust 1973
Recorded1973
StudioMotown studios in Los Angeles with Crystal Sound Recording Players[1]
Genre
Length3:21 (single edit)
8:00 (album version)
LabelTamla (T 54238)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Frank Wilson
Eddie Kendricks singles chronology
"Girl You Need a Change of Mind (Pt. 1)"
(1972) 		"Keep On Truckin', Pt. 1"
(1973) 		"Boogie Down"
(1973)
Official audio
"Keep On Truckin'" on YouTube

"Keep On Truckin'" is a 1973 hit song recorded by Eddie Kendricks for Motown Records' Tamla label. The clavinet-featuring song was Kendricks' first major hit as a solo artist, coming two years after his departure from The Temptations. "Keep On Truckin'" reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles Chart upon its release, and was Kendricks' only number-one solo hit.[4] It also reached #18 on the UK Charts.[5] Vibes are played by Gary Coleman.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference kt- r&b-book1993 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 614. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
  3. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (April 25, 2019). "The Number Ones: Eddie Kendricks' "Keep On Truckin'"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 18, 2023. That's how we got "Keep On Truckin'," arguably the first disco record ever to hit #1...As much as Kendricks didn't like that Norman Whitfield psychedelic-soul sound, "Keep On Truckin'" is basically a weaponized version of that...
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 319.
  5. ^ Graham Betts (2014). Motown Encyclopedia. AC Publishing. pp. 313–319. ISBN 9781311441546. Retrieved November 13, 2019.