| Gap Band III | ||||
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| Released | December 8, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 44:45 | |||
| Label | Mercury PTG Records | |||
| Producer | Lonnie Simmons[1] | |||
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The Gap Band III is the fifth studio album (contrary to the title) by American R&B band the Gap Band, released in 1980 on Mercury Records. 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)".