''Gap Band VII'' is the ninth album by
the Gap Band
The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it was named after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and ...
, released in 1985 on
Total Experience Records
Total Experience Records was a record label founded by Lonnie Simmons. Its two major acts were The Gap Band and Yarbrough & Peoples. It originally began in 1977 as a production company whose albums were released by Mercury Records before becoming ...
. The album includes the single from original Jerry Peters's song "
Going in Circles". As
AllMusic
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's Amy Hanson said in her review of the album, "The band was quickly back to business across the eminently catchy tunes "Automatic Brain" and "Ooh, What a Feeling," leaving both "L'il Red Funkin' Hood" and "Bumpin' Gum People," which features funkier vocals than listeners had heard from the band in quite some time, to round out the set with some good-old Gap Band sonics. Elsewhere, the band pulled a quiet storm trick out of their bag on 'I Know We'll Make It'."
An expanded and remastered version of the album was released on April 29, 2013, by Big Break Records with six additional tracks.
Track listing
(*) Bonus tracks on the remastered version
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
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Charlie Wilson in-depth interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' August 2011
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1985 albums
The Gap Band albums
Total Experience Records albums