Original Artist Hit List (2003)

Product Summary Label: Intersound Records UPC: 00015095481627 Release Date: 1/28/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60588428 Item#: MCYKKN Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Intro ~ The Gap Band 2. Gap Band Party ~ The Gap Band 3. Wide ~ The Gap Band 4. Oops Upside Your Head ~ The Gap Band 5. Outstanding ~ The Gap Band 6. Humpin' ~ The Gap Band 7. No Hiding Place ~ The Gap Band 8. Burn Rubber ~ The Gap Band 9. Gotta Get Up ~ The Gap Band 10. Early In The Morning ~ The Gap Band 11. Party Train ~ The Gap Band 12. Drop The Bomb ~ The Gap Band 13. Yearning For Your Love ~ The Gap Band 14. Yearning - (Shooby Doo mix, Reprise) ~ The Gap Band 15. Mega Mix - (Gotta Get Up mix) ~ The Gap Band   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Terry Scott (guitar, keyboards); LaSalle Gabriel (guitar); Stutz Wimmer, Sam Skelton (saxophone); Mike Barry (trumpet); Ronnie Wilson (flugelhorn, keyboards, background vocals); Eric Alexander (trombone); Billy Young (keyboards); Raymond Calhoun (drums); Robert Wilson, Alfreda Gerald, Val Young (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Alvin Speights. Audio Remasterer: Glenn Meadows. Recording information: Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA (02/26/1996). Though it doesn't say it is, this release is actually a live album, capturing the Gap Band in a not particularly soulful latter-day incarnation. While the Wilson brothers' voices are still vibrant, their backing band merely muddles through the set, which is heavy on the midtempo and stalls out midway through. While it sounds like both the crowd and the Gap Band themselves are having a real good time, the fun doesn't find its way into your living room, falling flat long before the band's biggest hits -- "Party Train" and "Drop the Bomb" (as it's named here) -- arrive late in the set. Though "Oops Upside Your Head" makes some noise early, it's difficult to get past the stilted, almost perfunctory quality of the performances here. Ultimately, the album plays out as a nostalgia piece, which is too bad, since the Gap Band's vocals show flashes of strength throughout. Fans looking for a proper retrospective of the group should pick up the Ultimate Collection, issued by Hip-O in 2001. ~ Johnny Loftus Though it doesn't say it is, this release is actually a live album. The Wilson brothers' voices are still vibrant, and it sounds like both the crowd and the Gap Band themselves are having a real good time, although the band's biggest hits -- "Party Train" and "Drop the Bomb" (as it's named here) -- arrive late in the set. "Oops Upside Your Head" makes some noise early on. Ultimately, the album plays out as a nostalgia piece. Fans looking for a more comprehensive retrospective the group should pick up the Ultimate Collection, issued by Hip-O in 2001. ~ Johnny Loftus Producer: Robert Wilson; Ronnie Wilson Engineer: Joe Neil   Compilation Appearances Vol. 2-Old School Vol. 1-Jointz From Back In Da Vol. 1-Pure Funk Millennium Funk Party Funk Box Funk From Da Old School I Want My 80's Box! (Box Set) Jukebox Hits Of The 80's Funk Explosion 1 Soul Hits Of The 80s Magnum Opus V2 1001 Wdas 105.3 Fm: Classic Soul Hits 7 / Various Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Soundtrack (Explicit Version) Get Down Tonight: Disco Explosion Old School Soul Party Funk Comes A Live More Of Funk Comes A Live Express Yourself:soul In The 20th Cen Essential Hip Hop Collection (Box) Party 80S Soul Gold 0906 Essential Playlist:20 Non Stop Hits F Blues And Soul Years V.8 82-83 Old School 80S 0207 Body Soul:funky Love Gold:quiet Storm Now That's What I Call Dance Classics Old School Box Set   Technical Info Release Date : 03/25/2003 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : 4816 Label : Intersound Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00015095481627