The Gap Band III

The Gap Band III is the fifth studio album (contrary to the title) by American R&B band the Gap Band, released in 1980 on Mercury Records. It was produced by Lonnie Simmons. It was their first album to achieve platinum status. The album was remastered by PTG Records in 2009 including the radio edit of "Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)".

Reception
The album reached #1 on the Black Albums chart and #16 on the Billboard Hot 200. The album yielded 3 charting singles: the #60 R&B song "Humpin'", "Yearning for Your Love", a #5 R&B single which peaked at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the #1 R&B hit "Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)", which reached #19 on the dance charts and #84 on the Hot 100.

This would be the group's final release by Mercury Records (via Total Experience Productions). The Gap Band's next six albums were released on Total Experience Records.

Personnel

 * Charlie Wilson - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals
 * Ronnie Wilson - Trumpet, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
 * Robert Wilson - Bass, Backing Vocals (Lead vocals on "Gash Gash Gash")
 * Oliver Scott - Horns, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals
 * Raymond Calhoun - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
 * Melvin Webb, Ronnie Kaufman - Drums
 * John Black - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
 * Malvin "Dino" Vice - String Arrangements, Backing Vocals
 * Cavin Yarbrough - Synthesizer
 * Robert "Goodie" Whitfield - Keyboards
 * Fred Jenkins - Guitar
 * Glen Nightingale - Guitar
 * Marlo Henderson - Guitar
 * Wilmer Raglin- Horns, Backing Vocals
 * Earl Roberson - Horns
 * Katie Kilpatrick - Harp
 * The Gap Band, Howard Huntsberry, Jonah Ellis, Marva King, Maxanne Lewis, Rudy Taylor, Val Young, Lonnie Simmons, Malvin "Dino" Vice - Backing Vocals