Album dossier / 1985
The New Zapp IV U
Zapp · Electro-Funk
Zapp's fourth album produced 'Computer Love,' the ballad-tempo talk-box duet with Charlie Wilson and Shirley Murdock that became one of the most sampled tracks in West Coast hip-hop, most famously underpinning 2Pac and Dr. Dre's 'California Love' a decade later.
Record facts
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Producer
- Roger Troutman
- Chart peak
- US R&B #8 (Computer Love single)
- Notable tracks
- ★ Computer Love
- ★ It Doesn't Really Matter
- ★ Radio People
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
5 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Zapp. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 9 tracks
- It Doesn't Really Matter
- Computer Love
- Itchin' For Your Twitchin'
- Radio People
- I Only Have Eyes For You
- Rock 'N' Roll
- Cas-Ta-Spellome
- Make Me Feel Good
- Ja Ready To Rock
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Zapp_IV_U, discogs.com/master/9474-Zapp-The-New-Zapp-IV-U · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/release/1216133-Zapp-The-New-Zapp-IV-U · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-09-02