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The Gap Band | ||||
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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 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
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.
# | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | Shake | Charlie Wilson | 4:57 |
2. | You Can Count On Me | Buddy Jones, Charlie Wilson | 4:59 |
3. | Open Up Your Mind (Wide) | Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson | 7:08 |
4. | Messin' With My Mind | Charlie Wilson, Rick Calhoun, Robert Louis Whitfield | 4:12 |
5. | Baby Baba Boogie | Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson | 6:36 |
6. | I'm In Love | Ronnie Wilson | 5:25 |
7. | Got To Get Away | Robert Lynn Wilson | 3:48 |
8. | I Can Sing | Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson | 5:18 |
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Billboard Pop Albums [3] | 77 |
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] | 10 |
Year | Single | Chart positions [4] | |
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US R&B | US Disco | ||
1979 | "Baby Baba Boogie" | - | 48 |
"Shake" | 4 | - | |
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