The Gap Band (1979 album)

The Gap Band (1979)

Studio album by The Gap Band

Released

1979

Recorded

1978-1979

Genre

Soul Funk

Length

42:15

The Gap Band chronology

The Gap Band
(1977)

The Gap Band
(1979)

The Gap Band II
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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.

Track listing

#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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	Cam Wilson/Rick Calhoun/Whitfield, Robert Louis	4:12
5.	Baby Baba Boogie	Cam Wilson/Lonnie Simmons/Ronnie Wilson	6:36
6.	I'm In Love	Lonnie Wilson/Ronnie Wilson	5:25
7.	Got To Get Away	Ronnie Wilson	3:48
8.	I Can Sing	Charlie Wilson/Ronnie Wilson	5:18

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[2]	77
Billboard Top Soul Albums^[2]	10

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[3]
Year	Single	US R&B	US Disco
1979	"Baby Baba Boogie"	-	48
1979	"Shake"	4	-

External links

The Gap Band (1979) at AllMusic
The Gap Band (1979) at Discogs

References

↑ Henderson, Alex. The Gap Band: The Gap Band (1979) > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
1 2 "The Gap Band US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
↑ "The Gap Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-11.

The Gap Band

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Studio albums	Magicians Holiday (1974) The Gap Band (1977) The Gap Band (1979) The Gap Band II (1979) The Gap Band III (1980) Gap Band IV (1982) Gap Band V: Jammin' (1983) Gap Band VI (1984) Gap Band VII (1985) Gap Band 8 (1986) Straight From The Heart (1988) Round Trip (1989) Testimony (1994) Ain't Nothin' But a Party (1995) Y2K: Funkin' Till 2000 Comz (1999)

Live albums	Live & Well (1996)

Compilation albums	The Best of The Gap Band (1995)

Songs	"Oops Up Side Your Head" "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" "Humpin'" "Yearning for Your Love" "Early in the Morning" "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" "Outstanding" "Party Train" "Going in Circles" "All of My Love"

Related articles	Discography Lonnie Simmons Total Experience Records

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