The New Zapp IV U

The New Zapp IV U
The New Zapp IV U
Studio album by Zapp
Released	October 25, 1985
Recorded	1985
Studio	Troutman Sound Labs
Genre	Funk
Length	43:03
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Roger Troutman
Zapp chronology

Last updated June 01, 2025

The New Zapp IV U is the fourth studio album by the American funk band Zapp, released on October 25, 1985 by Warner Bros. Records. The album contained the song "Computer Love", which reached #8 on the US Billboard R&B chart.^[2] The album became the last release before frontman Roger Troutman would focus his efforts on his solo career; their next album, titled Zapp Vibe would be released later in 1989.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic gave the album a lightly positive review: "The previous three Zapp albums were all stellar, and it would have been a shame for him to abandon a winning formula. In the end, the new approach to songwriting here proves just enough change to make this a fresh-sounding album".^[1]

In popular culture

The song "Radio People" was featured in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off .^[3] The album's most popular single, "Computer Love", was also featured in the 1993 movie Menace II Society .

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It Doesn't Really Matter"	5:28
2.	"Computer Love"	4:51
3.	"Itchin' for Your Twitchin'"	4:05
4.	"Radio People"	5:55
5.	"I Only Have Eyes For You"	4:45
6.	"Rock 'n' Roll"	4:51
7.	"Cas-Ta-Spellome"	3:33
8.	"Make Me Feel Good"	5:17
9.	"Ja Ready to Rock"	4:18

Personnel

Roger Troutman: Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Aaron Blackmon: Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Bass
Greg Jackson, Dale DeGroat, Billy Beck, Bernie Worrell: Keyboards
Zapp Troutman: Bass, Keyboards
Damian Black: Drums
Lester Troutman: Drums, Percussion
Larry Troutman, Robert "Kurumba" Jones: Percussion
Carl Cowen, Jerome Derrickson, Michael Warren, Robert Jones: Horns
Shirley Murdock – backing vocals (2)
Charlie Wilson – backing vocals (2)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 ^[4]	110
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard )^[5]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	28

References

1 2 3 https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-new-zapp-iv-u-mw0000199937
↑ "Zapp - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved November 5, 2014.
↑ Roffman, Michael (June 21, 2016). "30 years later, Ferris Bueller's Day Off finally gets an official soundtrack". Consequence .
↑ "Zapp, TLP" . Billboard . Retrieved June 22, 2021.
↑ "Zapp, BLP" . Billboard . Retrieved June 22, 2021.
↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2021.