Songoftheday 8/7/12 - You lit the fuse, I stand accused, you were the first for me..

The Gap Band - "You Dropped A Bomb On Me" 

from the album Gap Band IV (1982)

Billboard Hot 100 peak: #31 (five weeks)

Weeks in the top-40: 7

Today's Song of the Day are by the funky brothers from Oklahoma, the Gap Band. Their last hit, "Early In The Morning", became their second #1 R&B single and their first top-40 hit. The Wilsons followed it up with an even more addictive slice of groove, "You Dropped A Bomb On Me"...

The song also hit the top-40 on the dance chart, and helped the album become their highest charter at #14.

Up Tomorrow: An Eagle, torn between two lovers.