The New Zapp IV U explained

The New Zapp IV U
Type:	studio
Artist:	Zapp
Cover:	Zapp - New Zapp IV U album cover.jpg
Released:	October 25, 1985
Recorded:	1985
Studio:	Troutman Sound Labs
Length:	43:03
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Roger Troutman
Prev Title:	Zapp III
Prev Year:	1983
Year:	1985
Next Title:	Zapp Vibe
Next Year:	1989

The New Zapp IV U is the fourth studio album by the American funk band Zapp, released on October 25, 1985 by Warner Bros. Records. The album contained the song "Computer Love", which reached #8 on the US Billboard R&B chart.^[1] The album became the last release before frontman Roger Troutman would focus his efforts on his solo career; their next album, titled Zapp Vibe would be released later in 1989.

In popular culture

The song "Radio People" was featured in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.^[2] The album's most popular single, "Computer Love", was also featured in the 1993 cult classic film Menace II Society.

Personnel

Roger Troutman: Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Aaron Blackmon: Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Bass
Greg Jackson, Dale DeGroat, Billy Beck, Bernie Worrell: Keyboards
Zapp Troutman: Bass, Keyboards
Damian Black: Drums
Lester Troutman: Drums, Percussion
Larry Troutman, Robert "Kurumba" Jones: Percussion
Carl Cowen, Jerome Derrickson, Michael Warren, Robert Jones: Horns
Shirley Murdock – backing vocals (2)
Charlie Wilson – backing vocals (2)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	110
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	8

Year-end charts

Notes and References

Web site: Zapp - Awards - AllMusic. AllMusic. All Media Network. November 5, 2014.
Web site: 30 years later, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off finally gets an official soundtrack. Consequence. Roffman, Michael. June 21, 2016.
Zapp, TLP. Billboard. June 22, 2021. subscription.
Zapp, BLP. Billboard. June 22, 2021. subscription.
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986. Billboard. 2 January 2013. June 22, 2021.