AWB (album)
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| Studio album by The Average White Band | |||||
| Released | August 1974 | ||||
| Recorded | 1974 | ||||
| Genre | Funk | ||||
| Length | 40:24 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic Records | ||||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | ||||
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AWB is a funk album by Average White Band, released in August of 1974 (see 1974 in music). An enormous best-seller, AWB was the Average White Band's breakthrough record, stunning many listeners with its soul and funk coming from a Scottish band.
AWB topped Billboard's Pop Albums and Black Albums charts.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "You Got It" (Ball/Gorrie/Stuart)
- "Got the Love" (Ball/McIntosh/Stuart)
- "Pick Up The Pieces" (Average White Band/Ball/Stuart)
- "Person to Person" (Average White Band/Gorrie/Stuart)
- "Work to Do" (Isley/Isley/Isley)
- "Nothing You Can Do"
- "Just Wanna Love You Tonight" (Ball/Gorrie)
- "Keepin' It to Myself" (Gorrie)
- "I Just Can't Give You Up" (Stuart)
- "There's Always Someone Waiting" (Gorrie)
- "Pick Up the Pieces" (Average White Band/Ball/Stuart)[Bonus Track in some territories]
[edit] Credits
The Band:
- Alan Gorrie - Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Hamish Stuart - Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Roger Ball - Arranger, Keyboards, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Malcolm Duncan - Sax (Tenor)
- Ronnie McIntyre - Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Robbie McIntosh - Drums, Percussion
Session musicians:
- Michael Brecker - Sax (Tenor)
- Sonny Fortune - Sax (Alto)
- Joe Farrell - Sax (Alto)
- Jaroslav Jakubovic - Sax (Baritone)
- David "Fathead" Newman - Sax (Alto)
- Dick Morrissey - Sax (Tenor)
- Herbie Mann - Flute
- Don Ellis - Trumpet
- Lew Soloff - Trumpet
- Marvin Stamm - Trumpet
- Gil Rathel - Trumpet
- Melvin Davis - Trumpet
- Randy Brecker - Trumpet, Horn
- Barry Rogers - Trombone
- Alan Kaplan - Trombone
- Glen Ferris - Trombone
- Jim Mullen - Guitar
- Richard Tee - Piano (Electric)
- Kenneth Bichel - Keyboards, Mellotron
- Ralph MacDonald - Percussion, Conga
- Raphael Cruz - Percussion
- Sammy Figueroa - Percussion
Other credits:
- Gene Paul - Engineer
- Howard Albert - Engineer
- Ron Albert - Engineer
- Lewis Hahn - Engineer
- Steve Klein - Engineer
- Karl Richardson - Engineer
- Arif Mardin - Arranger, Producer
- A. Scott Galloway - Liner Notes
[edit] Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America)
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1974 | "Pick Up The Pieces" | Disco Singles | 10 |
| 1974 | "Work To Do" | 10 | |
| 1975 | "Pick Up The Pieces" | Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1975 | "Pick Up The Pieces" | Black Singles | 5 |
| Preceded by Heart Like a Wheel by Linda Ronstadt |
Billboard 200 number-one album February 22 - February 28, 1975 |
Succeeded by Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan |
