Early in the Morning
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| "Early in the Morning" | ||
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| Single by The Gap Band | ||
| from the album Gap Band IV | ||
| B-side(s) | I'm in Love | |
| Released | 1982 | |
| Recorded | 1982 | |
| Genre | Funk | |
| Length | 3:59 (single version) 6:30 (album version) |
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| Label | Total Experience | |
| Writer(s) | Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor | |
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| The Gap Band singles chronology | ||
| Humpin' (1981) |
Early in the Morning (1982) |
You Dropped a Bomb on Me (1982) |
"Early in the Morning" is a song originally performed by The Gap Band and written by member Charlie Wilson and producers Lonnie Simmons and Rudy Taylor. It was released as a single in 1982 and went on to become their biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #24. It also topped Billboard's R&B chart.
The song became a hit again when Robert Palmer remade it in 1988. This version peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is to date the highest charting version of the song on that chart.
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