Gap Band IV

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Gap Band IV
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Studio album by
the Gap Band
ReleasedMay 17, 1982
Recorded1981–1982
Studio Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood)
Genre
Length42:05
Label Total Experience
Producer Lonnie Simmons
The Gap Band chronology
The Gap Band III
(1980)		Gap Band IV
(1982)		 Gap Band V: Jammin'
(1983)
Singles from Gap Band IV
  1. "Early in the Morning"
    Released: April 1982
  2. "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"
    Released: August 1982
  3. "Outstanding"
    Released: November 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Robert Christgau B+ [2]

Gap Band IV is the sixth studio album by the Gap Band, released in 1982 on Total Experience Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Black Albums chart and No. 14 on the Pop Albums chart, achieved platinum status, and is considered their most successful project.

Contents

The album produced the singles "Early in the Morning" (#1 Black Singles, #13 Club Play Singles, #24 Pop Singles), "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" (#2 Black Singles, #39 Club Play Singles, #31 Pop Singles), and "Outstanding" (#1 Black Singles, #24 Club Play Singles, #51 Pop Singles). It also achieved a rare feat in which every song on the album received radio airplay.

It was the first album producer Lonnie Simmons released directly on his label, Total Experience Records. The album was reissued on CD in 1994 by Mercury Records.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Early in the Morning"Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor6:30
2."Season's No Reason to Change"Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson4:49
3."Lonely Like Me"Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson, Rudy Taylor5:21
4."Outstanding"Raymond Calhoun3:18
5."Stay with Me"Ronnie Wilson4:11
6."You Dropped a Bomb on Me"Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor5:10
7."I Can't Get Over You"Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson6:02
8."Talkin' Back"Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Rudy Taylor6:42

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [3] 14
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] 1

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [4]
US
Pop 		US
R&B 		US
Disco
1982"Early in the Morning"24113
"You Dropped a Bomb on Me"31239
1983"Outstanding"51124

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lytle, Craig. Gap Band IV > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Gap Band IV > review". Robert Christgau . Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "The Gap Band US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ "The Gap Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
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