The Gap Band III
| Gap Band III | ||||
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| Studio album by The Gap Band | ||||
| Released | December 8, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 at Total Experience Recording Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Soul Funk | |||
| Length | 44:45 | |||
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Mercury PTG Records |
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| Producer | Lonnie Simmons | |||
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The Gap Band III is the fifth album (contrary to the title) by 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)".
The album reached #1 on the Black Albums chart and #16 on the Billboard Hot 200. 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.
This would be the group's final release by Mercury Records. The Gap Band's next six albums were released on Total Experience Records.
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