Album dossier / 1980
The Gap Band III
The Gap Band · Funk / R&B
Confusingly titled despite being their fifth album overall, Gap Band III was the Tulsa trio's commercial breakthrough at Total Experience Recording Studios in Hollywood -- their first platinum record, topping the R&B albums chart behind the Charlie Wilson-led electro-funk of 'Burn Rubber' -- two years before 1982's Gap Band IV (already in this catalogue).
Record facts
- Label
- Mercury
- Producer
- Lonnie Simmons
- Chart peak
- US 16, US R&B 1
- Notable tracks
- ★ Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
- ★ Yearning for Your Love
- ★ Humpin'
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
6 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by The Gap Band. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 9 tracks
- When I Look In Your Eyes
- Yearning For Your Love
- Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
- Nothin' Comes To Sleepers
- Are You Living
- Sweet Caroline
- Humpin'
- The Way
- Gash Gash Gash
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gap_Band_III, https://www.discogs.com/master/122686-The-Gap-Band-Gap-Band-III, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gap_Band_discography · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/master/122686-The-Gap-Band-Gap-Band-III · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-09-03