Zapp was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in November 1980.ĭuring the late 1970s, Zapp was noticed by two longstanding friends of the Troutman family, Phelps "Catfish" Collins and William Earl "Bootsy" Collins, both of whom were members of Parliament-Funkadelic since the early 1970s. The album has also served as a partial source toward the creation of the G-funk sound of hip hop music, which became popular on the West Coast of the United States during the early and mid 1990s. The album has been cited as one of the definitive albums of early 1980s electro funk, bringing the genre to mainstream attention. The album reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot R&B tracks chart for 2 weeks in fall 1980. Zapp was recorded between late 1979 and early 1980 at the United Sound Studios in Detroit, Michigan, of which Parliament-Funkadelic frequented. This friendship proved instrumental in Zapp gaining a record deal with Warner Bros. The Troutman family of the Zapp band had close ties with the Collins family, both being Ohio natives. The album was produced by Zapp frontman Roger Troutman along with funk musician Bootsy Collins. The album's style and sound bears a striking resemblance to Parliament-Funkadelic, as the band was working with and being mentored by P-Funk members William Earl "Bootsy" Collins and George Clinton during the album's production. Zapp is the debut studio album by the American funk band Zapp, released on Jby Warner Bros.
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