The Gap Band (1979 album)

The Gap Band is the major label debut album by the Gap Band, released in 1979 on Mercury Records. It is the group's second self-titled album, and their third album overall. It reached number ten on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

The Gap Band
Studio album by the Gap Band
Released	February 26, 1979
Recorded	1978–1979
Studio	Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood)
Genre	Soul funk
Length	42:15
Label	Mercury
Producer	Lonnie Simmons
The Gap Band chronology
The Gap Band (1977) The Gap Band (1979) The Gap Band II (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Track listing

#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Shake	Charlie Wilson	4:57
2.	You Can Count on Me	Buddy Jones, Charlie Wilson	4:59
3.	Open Up Your Mind (Wide)	Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson	7:08
4.	Messin' with My Mind	Charlie Wilson, Rick Calhoun, Robert Louis Whitfield	4:12
5.	Baby Baba Boogie	Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson	6:36
6.	I'm in Love	Ronnie Wilson	5:25
7.	Got to Get Away	Robert Lynn Wilson	3:48
8.	I Can Sing	Charlie Wilson, Ronnie Wilson	5:18

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[3]	77
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3]	10

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[4]
		US R&B	US Disco
1979	"Baby Baba Boogie"	-	48
	"Shake"	4	-