The Gap Band

The Gap Band is an American funk band who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems and their sentimental and ethereal love songs. Comprising brothers Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson, the band first formed as the Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band in 1967 in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The group shortened its name to The Gap Band in 1979.

The Gap Band released the following albums including Round Trip (1989), Gap Gold: The Best of the Gap Band (1990), The Gap Band II (1993), The Gap Band (1993), The Gap Band III (1993), Gap Band IV (1994), The Best of the Gap Band (1994), Oops Upside Your Head (1995), Live & Well (1996), The Gap Band - Greatest Hits (1998), Ballads Collection (1998), The 12 Inch Collection & More (1999), Y2K: Funkin' Till 2000 Comz (1999), 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Gap Band (2000), Ultimate Collection (2001), The Best of the Gap Band '84-'88 (2003), Gold (2006), Drop the Bomb (2007) and Jammin' (Incl. Bonus Track) (2009).

Round Trip

Oct 1989

  1. All of My Love
  2. Addicted to Your Love
  3. We Can Make It Alright
  4. It's Our Duty
  5. Wednesday Lover
  6. I Like It
  7. I'm Dreaming
  8. Antidote (To Love)
  9. No Easy Out
  10. Jam
  11. Lets Talk About Love [*]

Gap Gold: The Best of the Gap Band

Oct 1990

  1. Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  2. Outstanding
  3. I Don't Believe You Want to Get up and Dance (Oops!)
  4. Party Train
  5. Stay With Me
  6. You Dropped a Bomb on Me
  7. Early in the Morning
  8. Yearning for Your Love
  9. Shake
  10. Season's No Reason to Change

The Gap Band II

Apr 1993

  1. Steppin' Out
  2. No Hiding Place
  3. I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops)
  4. Who Do You Call
  5. You Are My High
  6. Party Lights
  7. The Boys Are Back In Town

The Gap Band

Apr 1993

  1. Shake
  2. You Can Count On Me
  3. Open Up Your Mind (Wide)
  4. Messin' With My Mind
  5. Baby Baba Boogie
  6. I'm In Love
  7. Got To Get Away
  8. I Can Sing

The Gap Band III

Jul 1993

  1. When I Look In Your Eyes
  2. Yearning For Your Love
  3. Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  4. Nothin Comes To Sleepers
  5. Are You Living
  6. Sweet Caroline
  7. Humpin'
  8. The Way
  9. Gash Gash Gash

Gap Band IV

May 1994

  1. Early In The Morning
  2. Seasons No Reason To Change
  3. Lonely Like Me
  4. Outstanding
  5. Stay With Me
  6. You Dropped A Bomb On Me
  7. I Can't Get Over You
  8. Talkin' Back

The Best of the Gap Band

Jun 1994

  1. Shake
  2. Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  3. Yearning For Your Love
  4. Open Up Your Mind (Wide)
  5. You Can Count On Me
  6. I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops!)
  7. Steppin' (Out)
  8. Humpin'
  9. The Boys Are Back In Town
  10. Party Train
  11. Early In The Morning
  12. Outstanding
  13. You Dropped A Bomb On Me

Oops Upside Your Head

Oct 1995

  1. Oops Upside Your Head
  2. Outstanding
  3. Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  4. Party Lights (Remix)
  5. Jammin' In America
  6. You Dropped A Bomb On Me
  7. The Boys Are Back In Town
  8. Baby Baba Boogie
  9. Steppin' (Out)
  10. Humpin' (Edit Version)
  11. When I Look In Your Eyes
  12. Yearning For Your Love
  13. Sweet Caroline
  14. You Can Count On Me
  15. Open Up Your Mind (Wide)
  16. I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance

Live & Well

Jun 1996

  1. Intro
  2. Gap Band Party
  3. Wide
  4. Oops Upside Your Head
  5. Outstanding
  6. Humpin'
  7. No Hiding Place
  8. Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  9. Gotta Get Up
  10. Early in the Morning
  11. Party Train
  12. Drop the Bomb
  13. Yearning for Your Love
  14. Yearning (Reprise) [Shooby Doo Mix]
  15. Mega Mix [Gotta Get Up Mix]

The Gap Band - Greatest Hits

Apr 1998

  1. Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  2. Shake
  3. Party Lights
  4. Humpin'
  5. Yearning For Your Love
  6. Steppin' (Out)
  7. No Hiding Place
  8. All Of My Love
  9. I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head)
  10. Open Up Your Mind (Wide)

Ballads Collection

May 1998

  1. Yearning For Your Love
  2. Going In Circles
  3. You Can Count On Me
  4. Nothin Comes To Sleepers
  5. I'm In Love
  6. I Want A Real Love
  7. Season's No Reason To Change
  8. Outstanding
  9. No Hiding Place
  10. I'm So Satisfied
  11. You're My Everything
  12. You Are My High

The 12 Inch Collection & More

May 1999

  1. You Dropped A Bomb On Me
  2. Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  3. Early In The Morning
  4. Party Train
  5. Outstanding
  6. I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops)
  7. Shake
  8. Humpin'

Y2K: Funkin' Till 2000 Comz

May 1999

  1. Funkin' Till 2000 Comz
  2. Baby I Remember Your Face
  3. Good Old Fashion Lovin'
  4. Untouchable
  5. Scandalous
  6. No Color Lines
  7. Messin with My Flow
  8. For the People
  9. Style & Grace
  10. Otta Be Like This
  11. Good Old Fashion Lovin' [AC Mix][*]
  12. Funkin' Till 2000 Comz [Millennium Mix]

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Gap Band

Jan 2000

  1. Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  2. Outstanding
  3. I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops)
  4. Party Train
  5. You Dropped A Bomb On Me
  6. Early In The Morning
  7. Yearning For Your Love
  8. Shake
  9. Season's No Reason To Change
  10. Steppin' Out
  11. Humpin'

Ultimate Collection

Feb 2001

  1. Beep A Freak
  2. I Found My Baby
  3. Going In Circles
  4. Big Fun
  5. Sweeter Than Candy (From Penitentiary III)
  6. I'm Gonna Git U Sucka
  7. All Of My Love
  8. Addicted To Your Love
  9. We Can Make It Alright
  10. Shake
  11. Open Up Your Mind (Wide)
  12. Steppin' Out
  13. I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head)
  14. Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  15. Yearning For Your Love
  16. Early In The Morning
  17. You Dropped A Bomb On Me
  18. Outstanding
  19. Party Train

The Best of the Gap Band '84-'88

Sep 2003

  1. Zibble Zibble (Get the Money) (aka Get Loose, Get Funky)
  2. Beep a Freak
  3. I Found My Baby
  4. Going in Circles
  5. Ooh, What a Feeling
  6. Sweeter Than Candy
  7. Disrespect
  8. Straight from the Heart
  9. ' il Red Funkin' Hood
  10. Big Fun
  11. Automatic Brain
  12. Video Junkie
  13. Desire
  14. Sun Don't Shine Every Day
  15. I Know We'll Make It

Gold

Aug 2006

  1. Party Lights
  2. Boys Are Back in Town
  3. No Hiding Place
  4. Yearning for Our Love
  5. Jam the Motha' (Munchkin People) [7" Single Version]
  6. Someday
  7. Disrespect
  8. Automatic Brain
  9. Zibble, Zibble (Got the Money) (aka Get Loose, Get Funky)
  10. Sweeter Than Candy/Penitentiary III
  11. Straight from the Heart
  12. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka [From I'm Gonna Git You Sucka]
  13. All My Love
  14. Sprung on Me
  15. You Turn My Life Around
  16. Shake
  17. Open Up Your Mind (Wide)
  18. I Don't Believe You Wanna Get Up and Dance (Oops, Upside Your Head)
  19. Steppin' (Out)
  20. Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
  21. Humpin'
  22. Early in the Morning
  23. You Dropped a Bomb on Me
  24. Outstanding
  25. Season's No Reason to Change
  26. Party Train
  27. Beep a Freak
  28. I Found My Baby
  29. Going in Circles [Single Remix Version]
  30. Big Fun
  31. Addicted to Your Love
  32. We Can Make It Alright

Drop the Bomb

Aug 2007

  1. Intro
  2. Gap Band Party
  3. Wide
  4. Oops Upside Your Head
  5. Outstanding
  6. Humpin'
  7. No Hiding Place
  8. Burn Rubber
  9. Gotta Get Up
  10. Early In The Morning
  11. Party Train
  12. Drop The Bomb
  13. Yearning For Your Love
  14. Yearning - Reprise (Shooby Doo Mix)
  15. Swoop - Dazz Band
  16. Say Yes - Lakeside

Jammin' (Incl. Bonus Track)

May 2009

  1. Introduction - Where are we going?
  2. Shake a leg
  3. Im ready (if you'e ready)
  4. You're everything
  5. Jammin' in America
  6. Smile
  7. Party train
  8. Jam the motha
  9. I expect more
  10. You're something special
  11. Someday
  12. Party Train (12-inch Special Dance Mix)

Songs

  1. Steppin' (Out)
  2. I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops!)
  3. Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)

The Gap Band