Gap Gold: The Best of The Gap Band
| Gap Gold: The Best of The Gap Band | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | March 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1979–1983 | |||
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| Length | 54:26 | |||
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| The Gap Band chronology | ||||
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Gap Gold: The Best of The Gap Band is a greatest hits album by American group The Gap Band. It was released in March 1985 on Total Experience Records. The album contains most of their commercially successful singles from 1979–1983.[1]
Commercial performance
[edit]Gap Gold peaked at number 103 on the US Billboard 200.[2] the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling 1 million copies in the United States.[3]
Track listing
[edit]- Side one
- Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) – 5:16
- Outstanding – 3:18
- I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops) – 8:31
- Party Train – 5:58
- Stay With Me – 4:10
- Side two
- You Dropped A Bomb On Me – 5:10
- Early In The Morning – 6:28
- Yearning For Your Love – 5:41
- Shake – 4:57
- Season's No Reason To Change – 4:47
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 103 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 46 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[3] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Gap Band – Gap Gold / Best of the Gap Band (1985, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "Album Search for "gap gold best of the gap band"". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – The Gap Band – Gap Gold: The Best of The Gap Band". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ "The Gap Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ "The Gap Band Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.