| Cut the Cake | ||||
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| Released | June 10, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1974–1975 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Length | 42:02 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
| Average White Band chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+ [2] |
Cut the Cake is the third album released by Average White Band, released in 1975. This album's hit title track reached #10 on the Billboard pop singles chart. It was dedicated to "our friend and brother Robbie McIntosh."
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The follow-up album to the immensely successful AWB in 1974, recording was plagued by creative and artistic differences, with several members of the band walking out of the studio on three occasions.[ citation needed ] One point of conflict was the band's mourning for original drummer Robbie McIntosh, who died of a heroin overdose in 1974.[ citation needed ] Producer Arif Mardin considered pulling the plug on the project due to this tension but ultimately persevered and oversaw its completion.[ citation needed ]
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| Year | Chart positions [3] | ||
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| US | US R&B | Canada [4] | |
| 1975 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions [5] | |||
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| US | US R&B | US Dance | UK | ||
| 1975 | "Cut the Cake" | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" | 39 | 25 | — | — | |
| "School Boy Crush" | 33 | 22 | — | — | |
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