''Gap Band IV'' is the sixth studio album by

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, released in 1982 on Total Experience Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Black Albums chart and No. 14 on the Pop Albums chart, achieved platinum status, and is considered their most successful project. The album produced the singles " Early in the Morning" (#1 Black Singles, #13

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, #24 Pop Singles), "

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" (#2 Black Singles, #39 Club Play Singles, #31 Pop Singles), and "

Outstanding "Outstanding" is a song originally performed by the Gap Band and written by member Raymond Calhoun. The song originally appeared on the group's platinum-selling 1982 album ''Gap Band IV''. It is one of their signature songs and biggest hits, rea ...

" (#1 Black Singles, #24 Club Play Singles, #51 Pop Singles). It also achieved a rare feat in which every song on the album received radio airplay. It was the first album producer Lonnie Simmons released directly on his label, Total Experience Records. The album was reissued on CD in 1994 by

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Track listing

Personnel

* Charlie Wilson – Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals *Ronnie Wilson – Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion, Backing Vocals *Robert Wilson – Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals *Oliver Scott – Horns, Synthesizer, Keyboards *Raymond Calhoun – Drums, Percussion *Melvin Webb, Ronnie Kaufman – Drums *Dionne Oliver – Bass *Fred Jenkins, Glen Nightingale, Jimi Macon – Guitar *Robert "Goodie" Whitfield, Louis Cabaza – Keyboards, Synthesizer *Wilmer Raglin- Horns, Backing Vocals *Andy Ward, Earl Roberson, Larry Stone – Horns *David Drew, Marva King,

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, Alisa Peoples, Calvin Yarbrough,

Lonnie Simmons Lonnie Simmons (December 12, 1944 – February 6, 2019) was an American record producer from Los Angeles, California. He was founder and president of the now defunct Total Experience Records. As a composer, he co-wrote several #1 R&B songs for ...

, Rudy Taylor, Sheila Young,

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– Backing Vocals

Charts

Singles

References

External links

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