The Gap Band (1979 album)

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The Gap Band
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1979
Recorded1978–1979
Studio Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood)
Genre
Length42:15
Label Mercury
Producer Lonnie Simmons
The Gap Band chronology
The Gap Band
(1977)
The Gap Band
(1979)
The Gap Band II
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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.

Contents

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 [3] 77
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] 10

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [4]
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. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 271.
  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.