The Gap Band, Feb 19, 2013
**** INFORMATION ABOUT THE GAP BAND From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gap_Band "Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it was named after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and Pine)[1][2] in the historic Greenwood neighborhood in the brothers' hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.[3]
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The band reached a whole new level of fame in 1980 with the release of the number 1 R&B and number 16 Billboard 200 hit, The Gap Band III. That album had soul ballads such as the number 5 R&B song "Yearning for Your Love", and funk songs such as the R&B chart-topper "Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" and "Humpin'".[10] They repeated this formula on the number 1 R&B album Gap Band IV in 1982 (the first album released on Simmons' newly launched Total Experience Records), which resulted in three hit singles: "Early in the Morning" (number 1 R&B, number 13 Dance, number 24 Hot 100), "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" (number 2 R&B, number 31 Hot 100, number 39 Dance), and "Outstanding" (number 1 R&B, number 24 Dance). It was during this time that former Brides of Funkenstein singer Dawn Silva joined them on tour. [...] Background information
Origin Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genres Funk, boogie, R&B, soul
Years active 1967–2010"...
**** INFORMATION ABOUT THE GAP BAND'S 1982 HIT SONG "EARLY IN THE MORNING" From https://genius.com/The-gap-band-early-in-the-morning-lyrics " “Early In The Morning” is a 1982 hit song by The Gap Band. It topped the R&B chart for 3 weeks and is their highest-charting pop crossover hit, peaking at #24 that summer.
It was later covered by Robert Palmer in 1988 for his album Heavy Nova. Palmer released it as a single and it went even higher on the pop chart than the original – all the way to #19."
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LYRICS = EARLY IN THE MORNING
(The Gap Band)
[Intro]
Okay
[Verse 1]
Oh, I never knew I loved you 'til you left me
Oh, I never knew I cared 'til you were gone
I was young and foolish, I didn't know what I was doin'
I didn't know I'd lost you 'til you're gone
Oh, I never knew I loved you 'til you were gone
[Chorus]
So I gotta get up early in the morning (Early in the
morning)
To find me another lover
So I gotta get up early (Early) in the morning
To find me another lover
So I gotta get up early in the morning (Early in the
morning)
To find me another lover
Gotta get up early in the morning (Gotta get up early in the
morning)
To find me another lover
[Verse 2]
Now I gotta get up early every morning
'Cause the early bird always catches the worm
Now I gotta get up every morning
Gotta make up for the lesson I learned
Gotta find me a lover that won't run for cover
Gotta find me a lover that won't run to mother
[Chorus]
'Cause I gotta get up early in the morning
To find me another lover
So I gotta get up early in the morning (Early in the morning)
To find me another lover
So I gotta get up early in the morning (Early in the
morning)
To find me another lover
So I gotta get up early in the morning (Early in the
morning)
To find me another lover
[Bridge]
I was young and foolish, I didn't know what I was doin'
I didn't know what I'd lost 'til you were gone
She had a pretty face that drove men wild
I even wanted her to have my child
[Chorus]
Early in the morning (Early in the morning)
To find me another lover
So I gotta get up early in the morning (Early, early in the
morning)
To find me another lover
So I gotta get up early in the morning (Early, early in the
morning)
To find me another lover
So I gotta get up early in the morning (Get up early in the
morning)
To find me another lover
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Early in the morning
In the middle of the day, baby
Late at night, mama
Everything's gonna be alright
Early in the morning
In the middle of the day, baby
Late at night, baby
Everything will be alright
Early in the morning, hee
In the middle of the day, baby
Late at night, baby
Everything will be alright
Early in the morning, baby
In the middle of the day, baby
Late at night, mama
Everything will be alright, yeah
Early in the morning, baby
In the middle of the day, baby
Late at night, mama
Everything will be alright"
Source - https://genius.com/The-gap-band-early-in-the-morning-lyrics
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