AWB (album)

AWB (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = AWB
Type = Album
Artist = The Average White Band


Released = August 1974
Recorded = 1974
Genre = Funk
Length = 40:24
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Arif Mardin
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:i1uf6j2h7190 link]
Last album = "Show Your Hand"
(1973)
This album = "AWB"
(1974)
Next album = "Put It Where You Want It"
(1975)
Misc =

"AWB" is an album by Scottish funk band Average White Band, released in August 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.

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]

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

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America)

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