Gap Band V: Jammin'

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Gap Band V: Jammin'
Gap Band V.jpg
Studio album by
the Gap Band
ReleasedAugust 22, 1983
Recorded1983
Studio Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood)
Genre
Length46:55
Label Total Experience
Producer
The Gap Band chronology
Gap Band IV
(1982)		Gap Band V: Jammin'
(1983)		 Gap Band VI
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau B+ [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Gap Band V: Jammin' is the seventh studio album by the Gap Band, released in 1983 on Total Experience Records. [3] The album was reissued on CD in 1997 by Mercury Records. In 2009, the album was remastered by PTG Records.

Contents

The album reached #2 on the Black Albums chart and #28 on the Pop Albums chart. The album produced the singles "Party Train" (#3 R&B) and "Jam the Motha'" (#16 R&B). Other less successful singles include "Shake A Leg", "I'm Ready (If You're Ready)" (which were both released as remixes); and the UK-only singles "Jammin' In America" and "Someday". To date, it is the Gap Band's last gold album.

Production

With the exception of "Party Train" and "Smile" (which were co-produced by label owner Lonnie Simmons), the album was produced by oldest brother Ronnie Wilson.

Critical reception

Robert Christgau wrote: "Like Cameo and Rick James before them, these old pros blew their sure shots on the breakthrough--this drops no bombs. But once again the follow-up album compensates for never getting up by never letting up--the uptempo stuff steadfastly maintains their hand-stamped party groove, and like Cameo (forget Rick James), they've figured out what to do with the slow ones." [2]

Track listing

#TitleWriter(s)Length
1.Introduction - Where Are We Going? (Instrumental)Oliver Scott1:35
2.Shake a LegCharlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Rudy Taylor3:58
3.I'm Ready (If You're Ready)Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Hamilton, Maurice Hayes Nestor5:12
4.You're My EverythingRonnie Wilson4:13
5.Jammin' in AmericaBernard Spears, Ronnie Wilson4:59
6.SmileOliver Scott, Ronnie Wilson3:02
7. Party Train Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson, Rudy Taylor5:50
8.Jam the Motha'Charlie Wilson, Robert Wilson, Rudy Taylor4:18
9.I Expect MoreFred Jenkins, Kenny Rich, Ronnie Wilson3:54
10.You're Something SpecialRonnie Wilson5:20
11.Someday (featuring Stevie Wonder)Billy Young, Ronnie Wilson4:34
12.Party Train [Special Dance Mix][Bonus Track]Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson, Rudy Taylor7:28

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Gap Band V: Jammin' - The Gap Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: Gap Band". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 676.
  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 272.
  5. ↑ "The Gap Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "The Gap Band Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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