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The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie , Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it was named after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and Pine) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in the historic Greenwood neighborhood in the brothers' hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma .
Since their inception in 1967, the Gap Band has released 16 studio albums, 12 compilation albums and 2 live albums. They released nine self-titled albums (including two of the same name). Each album does not reflect which number they released, only which point it is in the series ( Gap Band IV , for example, is actually their sixth album).
The humorous monologues throughout the song by Gap Band lead singer Charlie Wilson were inspired by his cousin Bootsy Collins' own humorous slant in his songs.; Wilson's spoken intro, "this is radio station W-GAP", was a reference to Parliament's opening line in "P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)", "welcome to radio station W-E-F-U-N-K, better known as WE-FUNK."
Y2K: Funkin' Till 2000 Comz is the 15th and final album by the Gap Band, released in 1999 on Eagle Records. Track listing. Title Writer(s) Length 1.
Round Trip is an album by the Gap Band, released on November 14, 1989, on Capitol and EMI Records. The album includes the singles " All of My Love " (which hit number one on the American R&B chart) and "Addicted to Your Love".
The Gap Band III is the fifth studio album (contrary to the title) by American R&B band the Gap Band, released in 1980 on Mercury Records. It was produced by Lonnie Simmons. It was their first album to achieve platinum status. The album was remastered by PTG Records in 2009 including the radio edit of "Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)".
The Gap Band, an American music group; The Gap (Joan of Arc album), a 2000 album by Joan of Arc; The Gap (Bryn Haworth album), a 1980 studio album by Bryn Haworth; The Gap, a 1982 song by The Thompson Twins; The Gap (El Boquete), a 2006 Argentine film; Der Spalt (The Gap), a 2014 German film
Testimony is an album by the Gap Band, released in 1994. [3] The album pulled several songs from Charlie Wilson 's solo album You Turn My Life Around (1992). None of the songs charted.