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The Gap Band is the second album by the Gap Band in 1977 on Tattoo/RCA Records. This is not to be confused with the 1979 Mercury Records self-titled album.
Track listing
Side one| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Out of the Blue (Can You Feel It)" | Charles Wilson | 3:26 |
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| 2. | "Stand Up and Dance with Me" | Charles Wilson, Ronnie Wilson | 4:15 |
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| 3. | "Not Guilty" | Robert Wilson, Charles Wilson | 4:18 |
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| 4. | "God Is Watching You" | Charles Wilson, Robert Wilson | 5:05 |
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Side two| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 5. | "Little Bit of Love" | Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke, Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser | 2:58 |
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| 6. | "Hang On (To Yourself)" | Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Charles Wilson | 3:18 |
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| 7. | "Knuckle Head Funkin'" | Robert Wilson, Tommy Lokey | 3:48 |
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| 8. | "Thinking of You" | Ronnie Wilson, Tommy Lokey | 4:10 |
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| 9. | "Silly Grin" | Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Charles Wilson | 4:28 |
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Personnel
- Charles Wilson – keyboards, lead vocals
- Robert Wilson – bass, vocals
- Ronnie Wilson – trumpet, electric piano, vocals
- James Macon – guitar
- Tommy Lokey – trumpet
- Chris Clayton – alto and tenor saxophone, vocals
- The Gap Band – percussion, backing vocals
- Rick Calhoun – drums[2]
- Leon Russell – piano
- Chaka Khan, D.J. Rogers, Mary Russell, Johnny Lee Samuels – backing vocals
- The Cornerstone Institutional Baptist and Southern Californian Community Choir – choir
- Reverend James Cleveland – choir director
- Les McCann – keyboards
- Jesse Ehrlich – cello
- Jerry Jumonville – alto saxophone
- Gino Piserchio, Robert Margouleff – synthesizer
Charts
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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| 1977 | "Out of the Blue (Can You Feel It)" | 42 |
| "Little Bit of Love" | 95 |
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