The Gap Band II


The Gap Band II is the fourth studio album by The Gap Band, released in 1979 on Mercury Records. It is their second major label release, and produced by Lonnie Simmons.

Reception

The album reached #3 on the Black Albums chart and #42 on the Pop Albums chart. The album produced the singles "Steppin' ", "Party Lights", and "I Don't Believe You Want to Get up and Dance ".
The album established the Gap Band as leaders in the R&B market, becoming their first gold album, selling over 500,000 copies through 1980. The album's most successful track, "I Don't Believe You Want to Get up and Dance ", was their first to incorporate aspects of the P-Funk sound. The song also alludes to a well-known corruption of the childhood nursery rhyme, Jack and Jill.

Track listing

#TitleWriterLength
1.Steppin' Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson4:25
2.No Hiding PlaceCharlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson5:34
3.I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Rudolph Taylor8:39
4.Who Do You CallCharlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson4:57
5.You Are My HighCharlie Wilson, Johnsye Smith, Ronnie Wilson5:38
6.Party LightsCharlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson, Rudolph Taylor3:54
7.The Boys Are Back in TownCharlie Wilson, Malvin Dino Vice, Lonnie Simmons5:45

Personnel

Singles