Zapp (album)

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Zapp
Studio album by Zapp
Released	July 30, 1980
Recorded	1979–1980
Studio	United Sound Systems (Detroit, Michigan)
Genre	Electro-funk
Length	40:16
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Roger Troutman, Bootsy Collins
Zapp chronology
Zapp (1980) Zapp II (1982)
Singles from Zapp
"More Bounce to the Ounce" Released: September 1980[1] "Be Alright" Released: November 1980[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	C+ [4]

Zapp is the debut studio album by the American funk band Zapp, released on July 30, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records. The album's style and sound bears a strong resemblance to Parliament-Funkadelic^{[citation needed]}, as the band was working with Parliament-Funk members Bootsy Collins and George Clinton during the album's production. Produced by frontman Roger Troutman and Bootsy Collins (who also played guitar on the album), Zapp was recorded between late 1979 and early 1980 at the United Sound Studios in Detroit, U.S.A.

Topping the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 2 weeks in fall 1980 ^[5] and certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) that November, the album has been cited as one of the definitive albums of early 1980s electro funk^{[citation needed]}, and partially influenced the creation of the G-funk sound of hip hop music^{[citation needed]}, which became popular on the West Coast of the United States during the early and mid 1990s.