The Gap Band (1977 album)

The Gap Band
Studio album by The Gap Band
Released	1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Soul funk
Label	Tattoo, RCA
Producer	John Ryan
The Gap Band chronology
Magicians Holiday (1974) The Gap Band (1977) The Gap Band (1979)

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The Gap Band is the second album by the Gap Band in 1977 on Tattoo/RCA Records. This is not to be confused with the 1979 Mercury Records self-titled album.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Out of the Blue (Can You Feel It)"	Charles Wilson	3:26
2.	"Stand up and Dance With Me"	Charles Wilson, Ronnie Wilson	4:15
3.	"Not Guilty"	Robert Wilson, Charles Wilson	4:18
4.	"God Is Watching You"	Charles Wilson, Robert Wilson	5:05

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Little Bit of Love"	Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke, Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser	2:58
6.	"Hang on (To Yourself)"	Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Charles Wilson	3:18
7.	"Knuckle Head Funkin'"	Robert Wilson, Tommy Lokey	3:48
8.	"Thinking of You"	Ronnie Wilson, Tommy Lokey	4:10
9.	"Silly Grin"	Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Charles Wilson	4:28

Personnel

• Charles Wilson – keyboards, lead vocals
• Robert Wilson – bass, vocals
• Ronnie Wilson – trumpet, electric piano, vocals
• James Macon – guitar
• Tommy Lokey – trumpet
• Chris Clayton – alto and tenor saxophone, vocals
• The Gap Band – percussion, backing vocals
• Rick Calhoun – drums
• Leon Russell – piano
• Chaka Khan, D.J. Rogers, Mary Russell, Johnny Lee Samuels – backing vocals
• The Cornerstone Institutional Baptist and Southern Californian Community Choir – choir
• Reverend James Cleveland – choir director
• Les McCann – keyboards
• Jesse Ehrlich – cello
• Jerry Jumonville – alto saxophone
• Gino Piserchio, Robert Margouleff – synthesizer

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US R&B
1977	"Out of the Blue (Can You Feel It)"	42
	"Little Bit of Love"	95

External links

• The Gap Band (1977) at Discogs