''The Gap Band III'' is the fifth

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(contrary to the title) by American R&B band

the Gap Band The Gap Band was an American Contemporary R&B, R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie Wilson (musician), Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it wa ...

, released in

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. 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)".

Reception

The album reached #1 on the Black Albums chart and #16 on the

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. The album yielded 3 charting singles: the #60 R&B song " Humpin'", " Yearning for Your Love", a #5 R&B single which peaked at #60 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and the #1 R&B hit " Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)", which reached #19 on the dance charts and #84 on the Hot 100.Singles Charts and Awards at Allmusic/ref> This would be the group's final release by Mercury Records (via Total Experience Productions). The Gap Band's next six albums were released on Total Experience Records.

Track listing

Personnel

* Charlie Wilson - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals *Ronnie Wilson - Trumpet, Keyboards, Backing Vocals *Robert Wilson - Bass, Backing Vocals (Lead vocals on "Gash Gash Gash") *Oliver Scott - Horns, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals *Raymond Calhoun - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals *Melvin Webb, Ronnie Kaufman - Drums *John Black - Keyboards, Backing Vocals *Malvin "Dino" Vice - String Arrangements, Backing Vocals * Cavin Yarbrough - Synthesizer *Robert "Goodie" Whitfield - Keyboards *Fred Jenkins - Guitar *Glen Nightingale - Guitar * Marlo Henderson - Guitar *Wilmer Raglin- Horns, Backing Vocals *Earl Roberson - Horns *Katie Kilpatrick - Harp *The Gap Band, Howard Huntsberry, Jonah Ellis, Marva King, Maxanne Lewis, Rudy Taylor, Val Young,

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 ...

, Malvin "Dino" Vice - Backing Vocals

Charts

Singles

References

External links

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