Gap Band V: Jammin'

Gap Band V: Jammin'
Studio album by
The Gap Band
ReleasedAugust 22, 1983
Recorded1983
StudioTotal Experience Recording Studios
(Hollywood, California)
GenreR&B, funk
Length46:55
LabelTotal Experience
ProducerRonnie Wilson, "Smile" and "Party Train" produced by Lonnie Simmons and Ronnie Wilson
The Gap Band chronology
Gap Band IV
(1982) 		Gap Band V: Jammin'
(1983) 		Gap Band VI
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Gap Band V- Jammin' is the seventh album (contrary to the title) by the Gap Band, released in 1983 on Total Experience Records.[3] The album was reissued on CD in 1997 by Mercury Records. In 2009, the album was remastered by PTG Records.

The album reached #2 on the Black Albums chart and #28 on the Pop Albums chart. The album produced the singles "Party Train" (#3 R&B) and "Jam the Motha'" (#16 R&B). Other less successful singles include "Shake A Leg", "I'm Ready (If You're Ready)" (which were both released as remixes); and the UK-only singles "Jammin' In America" and "Someday". To date, it is the Gap Band's last gold album.

Production

"Someday" (a loose cover of the Donny Hathaway song "Someday We'll All Be Free") and the single remix of "Shake A Leg" as a form of a dub version was on the Party train maxi single. With the exception of "Party Train" and "Smile" (which were co-produced by label owner Lonnie Simmons), the album was produced by oldest brother Ronnie Wilson.

Critical reception

Robert Christgau wrote: "Like Cameo and Rick James before them, these old pros blew their sure shots on the breakthrough--this drops no bombs. But once again the follow-up album compensates for never getting up by never letting up--the uptempo stuff steadfastly maintains their hand-stamped party groove, and like Cameo (forget Rick James), they've figured out what to do with the slow ones."[2]

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. Introduction - Where Are We Going? (Instrumental) Oliver Scott 1:35
2. Shake A Leg Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Rudy Taylor 3:58
3. I'm Ready (If You're Ready) Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Hamilton, Maurice Hayes Nestor 5:12
4. You're My Everything Ronnie Wilson 4:13
5. Jammin' In America Bernard Spears, Ronnie Wilson 4:59
6. Smile Oliver Scott, Ronnie Wilson 3:02
7. Party Train Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson, Rudy Taylor 5:50
8. Jam The Motha' Charlie Wilson, Robert Wilson, Rudy Taylor 4:18
9. I Expect More Fred Jenkins, Kenny Rich, Ronnie Wilson 3:54
10. You're Something Special Ronnie Wilson 5:20
11. Someday (featuring Stevie Wonder) Billy Young, Ronnie Wilson 4:34
12. Party Train [Special Dance Mix][Bonus Track] Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson, Rudy Taylor 7:28

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Gap Band V: Jammin' - The Gap Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Gap Band". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 676.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 272.
  5. ^ "The Gap Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Gap Band Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.