Gap Band V: Jammin'

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Gap Band V: Jammin'
Studio album by
the Gap Band
ReleasedAugust 22, 1983
Recorded1983
StudioTotal Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood)
Genre
Length46:55
LabelTotal Experience
Producer
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 studio album 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

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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

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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

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# 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

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References

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  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.
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