The Gap Band II
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| Gap Band II | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 19, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 38:52 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Lonnie Simmons | |||
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The Gap Band II is the fourth studio album by the Gap Band, released in 1979 on Mercury Records. It is their second major label release, and produced by Lonnie Simmons.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
The album reached No. 3 on the
I Don't Believe You Want to Get up and Dance (Oops!)
" (No. 4 Black Singles, No. 52 Club Play Singles).
The album established the Gap Band as leaders in the R&B market, becoming their first
Jack and Jill (a pattern later continued on "Humpin'
").
Track listing
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steppin' (Out) | Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson | 4:25 |
| 2. | No Hiding Place | Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson | 5:34 |
| 3. | I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!) |
Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Rudolph Taylor | 8:39 |
| 4. | Who Do You Call | Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson | 4:57 |
| 5. | You Are My High | Charlie Wilson, Johnsye Smith, Ronnie Wilson | 5:38 |
| 6. | Party Lights | Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson, Rudolph Taylor | 3:54 |
| 7. | The Boys Are Back in Town | Charlie Wilson, Malvin Dino Vice, Lonnie Simmons | 5:45 |
Personnel
- Charlie Wilson- Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals
- Ronnie Wilson - Trumpet, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Robert Wilson - Bass, Backing Vocals (Lead vocals on "Who Do You Call")
- Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer
- John Black, Louie Cabaza - Keyboards
- Emzie Parker III, Glenn Nightingale, James Macon - Guitar
- Raymond Calhoun - Drums, Percussion
- Ronnie Kaufman - Drums
- Malvin "Dino" Vice, Trumpet, Backing Vocals, Horn Arrangements
- Oliver "Gussie" Scott - Trombone - Backing Vocals
- Malvin "Dino" Vice - Horn Arrangements
- Benjamin Wright - String Arrangements
- Bernard Baisden - Trombone
- Fernando Harkless - Tenor Saxophone
- Lois Peoples, Angela Smith, Calvin Yarbrough, Gail Johnson, Howard Huntsberry, Robert "Goodie" Whitfield, Rudolph Taylor - Backing Vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B |
US
Disco | ||
| 1980 | "I Don't Believe You Want to Get up and Dance (Oops!)" | 4 | 52 |
| "Party Lights" | 36 | - | |
| "Steppin' (Out)" | 10 | - | |
References
- AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 271.
- ^ "The Gap Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "The Gap Band Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "The Gap Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
