It’s a beautiful thing when two people have that kind of connection. We talk about that all the time as we have a lot of admiration and respect for each other. “Bruno is a firecracker high energy like me onstage. So, we’d sing every day at lunch time as we further hashed out the song.”Īlso co-produced by Grammy-winning production team The Stereotypes (Mars’ “That’s What I Like”) and D-Mile, “Forever Valentine” features backing vocals by Mars, Wilson and James Fauntleroy, among others.Īs for the secret behind his and Mars’ creative combustion, Wilson says it’s simple. “We first performed together at London’s Hyde Park Festival in 2018 then we ended up on the road together for his 24K Magic Tour.
“I’ve been having so much fun with this record,” says the R&B/funk pioneer of “Forever Valentine,” whose birth took some time owing to the pair’s respective jam-packed schedules.
“One day out the year ain’t enough for my baby,” he declares as his fresh, effervescent vocals glide across a contemporary, soul-infused track that stays true to Wilson’s essence. Co-written and co-produced by Bruno Mars, the exuberant romantic romp finds Wilson extolling the virtues of year-round love. The song had the highest chart debut and scored into the Top 10 after only 3 weeks, two milestones that haven’t happened on that respective chart since 2018. Now Wilson is kicking off the new decade with his latest “happy” project, his new single: “Forever Valentine” (P Music Group/BMG) is currently Top 7 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Songs chart. And when I’m happy, I like to cut records.” He keeps me connected to the streets and the younger generation of talents who keep calling me to do duets, hooks or verses-which also keeps me in a happy place. That’s not counting a string of diverse cameos on tracks by everyone from Tyler, the Creator, “nephew” Snoop Dogg and Kanye West to hip-hop next-geners Chika, Aminé and Guapdad 4000.Īsk Wilson what keeps pushing him to burn rubber, the lead singer and co-founding member of The Gap Band explains, “I have a very young spirit that likes to play with music. 1 singles (“Chills,” “I’m Blessed”) that both went #1 on two different Billboard charts at the same time for the first time, claimed his 13 th Grammy nomination, headlined a two-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl, sold out another arena tour and opened on Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic World Tour finale. Within the last three years alone, everyone’s favorite uncle added two more No. He celebrated Valentine’s Day with a performance of “Forever Valentine” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “The Wendy Williams Show” and “Live with Kelly and Ryan.” Wilson hit the ground running in this new decade when he performed “Earfquake” on the 2020 Grammy Awards with Boyz II Men and 2020 Grammy Award winner, Tyler, The Creator. In addition to enjoying the success of his current single, “Forever Valentine,” he is in the studio working on a new album. “There’s no stopping the whirlwind force that is “Uncle” Charlie Wilson. Additionally, they were a popular source for rap and R&B producers, as heard in Nas' "Life's a Bitch," Soul for Real's "Every Little Thing I Do," and Ashanti's "Happy," among dozens of other. The impact of Wilson and his group was lasting, exemplified by Guy's faithful cover of "Yearning for Your Love" and Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk," the latter of which credited the Gap Band as co-writers.
Four of their albums from this period went either gold or platinum in the U.S. Active for over 40 years, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Gap Band were most successful during the late '70s and early '80s. The powerful lead singer for funk legends the Gap Band, Charlie Wilson fronted 15 Top Ten R&B singles, four of which - "Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)," "Early in the Morning," "Outstanding," and "All of My Love" - went to number one.
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