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The Gap Band - The Gap Band flac album
  • Performer The Gap Band
  • Title The Gap Band
  • Date of release 1977
  • Country Germany
  • Style Soul, Funk, Disco
  • Other formats MP1 MMF XM VQF DTS VOX ASF
  • Genre Soul & Funk
  • Size MP3 1747 mb
  • Size FLAC 1741 mb
  • Rating: 4.8
  • Votes: 555

Many Gap Band fans think that 1979's The Gap Band was the Wilson Brothers' first album, but, in fact, it was their third. Before becoming well-known, they recorded 1974's Magician's Holiday for Shelter and 1977's The Gap Band (which shouldn't be confused with this album, although both are self-titled) for Tattoo. This LP is, without question, stronger and more consistent than the Gap Band's previous albums of 1974 and 1977. The above-mentioned hits established the Gap Band as funk heavyweights, and yet not everything on this album is hardcore funk - equally appealing are tracks that range from the hypnotic disco number "Baby Baba Boogie" and the soul ballad "You Can Count on Me" to the jazzy quiet storm item "Messin' With My Mind

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The Gap Band caught a small break in 1988 with the Keenen Ivory Wayans film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. They contributed the non-charting "You're So Cute" and the R&B title track to the film (The first was not on the soundtrack, but was used in the film). hit. The album also produced the R&B "Addicted to Your Love" and the R&B ""We Can Make it Alright. The band reunited in 1996, and issued The Gap Band: Live and Well, a live greatest hits album. On August 26, 2005, The Gap Band was honored as a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI Urban Awards. The honor is given to a creator who has been "a unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers.

The Gap Band is a . disco, funk and soul music group who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems and their sentimental and ethereal love songs. Comprising brothers Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson, the band first formed as the Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band in 1967 in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The group shortened its name to The Gap Band. Members: Charlie Wilson, James Macon, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Val Young.

The Gap Band is the second album by The Gap Band in 1977 on Tattoo Records. This is not to be confused with the 1979 Mercury Records self-titled album. Studio album by. The Gap Band. Privacy Terms of Use Contact About.

The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band, who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. Comprising brothers Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson, the band first formed as theGreenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band in 1967 in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The group shortened its name to The Gap Band in 1973, though some would think that it was a play on the term band gap, in which many funk bands have had similar word plays with "funk" rhyming with one of the original words in other ones.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Out Of The Blue (Can You Feel It)
Lyrics By, Music By – Charles Wilson*
3:26
A2 Stand Up And Dance With Me
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Johnny Lee SamuelsBass, Soloist – Robert WilsonLyrics By – Ronnie WilsonLyrics By, Music By – Charles Wilson*
4:15
A3 Not Guilty
Guitar, Soloist – James MaconLyrics By, Music By – Charles Wilson*Music By – Robert Wilson
4:18
A4 God Is Watching You
Choir – The Cornerstone Institutional Baptist And Southern Californian Community Choir*Directed By [Choir] – Reverend James Cleveland*Lyrics By, Music By, Piano [Pentecostal] – Charles Wilson*Music By – Robert Wilson
5:05
B1 Little Bit Of Love
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Chris ClaytonLyrics By, Music By – Andy Fraser, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rogers*, Simon KirkeSynthesizer [Moog Three] – Charles Wilson*Synthesizer, Programmed By – Gino Piserchio, Robert Margouleff
2:58
B2 Hang On (To Yourself)
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Chaka KhanLyrics By – Charles Wilson*, Ronnie WilsonMusic By – Robert Wilson
3:18
B3 Knuckle Head Funkin'
Lyrics By – Ronnie WilsonLyrics By, Lead Vocals – Charles Wilson*Lyrics By, Music By – Tommy LokeyMusic By – Robert Wilson
3:48
B4 Thinking Of You
Alto Saxophone – Jerry JumonvilleBacking Vocals [Additional] – D. J. Rogers, Mary RussellCello – Jesse EhrlichKeyboards – Les McCannLyrics By, Music By – Ronnie WilsonLyrics By, Trumpet, Soloist – Tommy LokeyPiano – Leon Russell
4:10
B5 Silly Grin
Lyrics By – Ronnie WilsonLyrics By, Lead Vocals – Charles Wilson*Music By, Lead Vocals – Robert Wilson
4:28

Companies, etc.

  • Printed By – Garrodprint Ltd.

Credits

  • Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Chris Clayton
  • Art Direction – Tom Drennon
  • Bass, Vocals – Robert Wilson
  • Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Ivy Skoff
  • Design – Richard Seireeni
  • Engineer – Michael Stone*
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Michael Clink
  • Guitar – James Macon
  • Keyboards, Lead Vocals – Charles Wilson*
  • Management – Richard Steckler
  • Mastered By – Larry Nix
  • Percussion, Backing Vocals – The Gap Band
  • Photography By – Jonathan Exley
  • Producer – John Ryan
  • Trumpet – Tommy Lokey
  • Trumpet, Electric Piano, Vocals – Ronnie Wilson

Notes

Produced for Chicago Kid Productions
Engineered at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered at Ardent Recorders, Memphis, Tennessee

Design for Rod Dyer Inc.

Marketed by RCA Limited Record Division, RCA House, Curzon St., London W.1
Printed and Made in Great Britian by Garrodprint Ltd

Sheet with photo of group members and credits.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
FL 12168 The Gap Band The Gap Band ‎(LP, Album) RCA Victor FL 12168 Germany 1977
BJL1 2168 The Gap Band The Gap Band ‎(LP, Album) RCA Victor BJL1 2168 Peru 1977
BJK1-2168 The Gap Band The Gap Band ‎(Cass, Album) Tattoo Records BJK1-2168 US 1977
CYL1-2168 The Gap Band The Gap Band ‎(LP, Album) Tattoo Records CYL1-2168 Canada 1977
FL-12168 The Gap Band The Gap Band ‎(LP, Album) RCA Victor FL-12168 Spain 1977