The Gap Band (1979 album)

The Gap Band
Studio album by The Gap Band
Released February 26, 1979
Recorded 1978-1979
Studio Total Experience Recording Studios
(Hollywood, California)
Genre Soul, funk
Length 42:15
Label Mercury
Producer Lonnie Simmons
The Gap Band chronology
The Gap Band
(1977)The Gap Band1977		 The Gap Band
(1979)		 The Gap Band II
(1979)The Gap Band II1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The Gap Band is the major label debut album by The Gap Band, released in 1979 on Mercury Records. It is the group's second self-titled album, and their third album overall. It reached number ten on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

Track listing

#TitleWriter(s)Length
1.ShakeCharlie Wilson4:57
2.You Can Count On MeBuddy Jones, Charlie Wilson4:59
3.Open Up Your Mind (Wide)Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson7:08
4.Messin' With My MindCharlie Wilson, Rick Calhoun, Robert Louis Whitfield4:12
5.Baby Baba BoogieCharlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson6:36
6.I'm In LoveRonnie Wilson5:25
7.Got To Get AwayRobert Lynn Wilson3:48
8.I Can SingCharlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson5:18

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 77
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 10

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
R&B		 US
Disco
1979 "Baby Baba Boogie" - 48
"Shake" 4 -

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. The Gap Band: The Gap Band (1979) > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 "The Gap Band US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  3. ↑ "The Gap Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
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