Gap Band IV

Gap Band IV
Studio album by
The Gap Band
ReleasedMay 17, 1982
Recorded1981–82
StudioTotal Experience Recording Studios
(Hollywood, California)
GenreR&B, soul, funk
Length42:05
LabelTotal Experience
ProducerLonnie Simmons
The Gap Band chronology
The Gap Band III
(1980) 		Gap Band IV
(1982) 		Gap Band V: Jammin'
(1983)
Singles from Gap Band IV
  1. "Early in the Morning"
    Released: April 1982
  2. "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"
    Released: August 1982
  3. "Outstanding"
    Released: November 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]

Gap Band IV is the sixth studio album by the Gap Band, 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 Club Play Singles, #24 Pop Singles), "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" (#2 Black Singles, #39 Club Play Singles, #31 Pop Singles), and "Outstanding" (#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 Mercury Records.

  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. Gap Band IV > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Gap Band IV > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-04-15.