The Average White Band are a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million-selling instrumental track "Pick Up the Pieces",and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake. The band name was initially proposed by Bonnie Bramlett. They have influenced others,such as the Brand New Heavies,and been sampled by various musicians,including the Beastie Boys,Public Enemy,TLC,The Beatnuts,Too Short,Ice Cube,Eric B. &Rakim,Nas,A Tribe Called Quest,Christina Milian,and Arrested Development,making them the 15th most sampled act in history.
AWB is the second studio album by the Scottish funk and soul band Average White Band,released in August 1974.
"Nights on Broadway" is a song by the Bee Gees from the Main Course album released in 1975. The second single released from the album,it immediately followed their number-one hit "Jive Talkin'". This track was credited to Barry,Robin and Maurice Gibb.
"Jive Talkin'" is a song by the Bee Gees,released as a single in May 1975 by RSO Records. This was the lead single from the album Main Course and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100;it also reached the top-five on the UK Singles Chart in the middle of 1975. Largely recognised as the group's comeback song,it was their first US top-10 hit since "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (1971).
"I'm Every Woman" is a song by American singer Chaka Khan,released in September 1978 by Warner Bros. as her debut solo single from her first album,Chaka (1978). It was Khan's first hit outside her recordings with the funk band Rufus. "I'm Every Woman" was produced by Arif Mardin and written by the successful songwriting team Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. The single established Chaka's career outside the group Rufus,whom she would leave after their eighth studio album,Masterjam,was released in late 1979.
"December,1963" is a song originally performed by the Four Seasons,written by original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker,produced by Gaudio,and included on the group's album Who Loves You (1975).
"Let's Go" is a song by American rock band the Cars,written by Ric Ocasek for the band's second studio album,Candy-O (1979). A new wave rock song,the song's hook was inspired by the Routers. The song's vocals are performed by bassist Benjamin Orr.
"Get Down Tonight" is a song released in 1975 on the self-titled album by the disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The song became widely successful,becoming the first of their five No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart and was an international chart hit,reaching No. 1 in Canada and charting in Australia,Belgium,the Netherlands,and the UK.
"Think" is a song written by American singer Aretha Franklin and Ted White,and first recorded by Franklin. It was released as a single in 1968,from her Aretha Now album. The song reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100,becoming Franklin's seventh top 10 hit in the United States. The song also reached number 1 on the magazine's Hot Rhythm &Blues Singles,becoming her sixth single to top the chart. Franklin re-recorded the song in the Atlantic Records New York studio for the soundtrack of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers and in 1989 for the album Through the Storm. Pitchfork placed it at number 15 on its list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".
"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" is a song written by Morris Broadnax,Clarence Paul,and Stevie Wonder. The song was originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1967,but his version was not released as a single and did not appear on an album until 1977's anthology Looking Back. The best-known version of this song is the 1973 release by Aretha Franklin,who had a million-selling top 10 hit on Billboard charts. The song reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart in 1974. It became an RIAA Gold record.
"Feelings" is a song by the Brazilian singer Morris Albert,who also wrote the lyrics. Albert released "Feelings" in 1974 as a single and later included it as the title track of his 1975 debut album. The song's lyrics,recognizable by the "whoa whoa whoa" chorus,concern the singer's inability to "forget my feelings of love". Albert's original recording of the song was hugely successful,performing well internationally.
"Who Loves You" is the title song of a 1975 album by The Four Seasons. It was composed by Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker and produced by Gaudio. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1975.
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."
"Call Me" is a song written and recorded by American singer Aretha Franklin. The song was co-produced by Jerry Wexler,Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin.
"This Is My Night" is a song by Chaka Khan from the album I Feel for You. The song went to number one for one week on the Billboard dance chart in 1985. The single also peaked at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the R&B chart.
"Shame,Shame,Shame" is a 1974 hit song written by Sylvia Robinson,performed by American disco band Shirley &Company and released on the Vibration label. The lead singer is Shirley Goodman,who was one half of Shirley &Lee,who had enjoyed a major hit 18 years earlier,in 1956,with the song "Let The Good Times Roll" for Aladdin Records. The male vocalist is Jesus Alvarez. The saxophone solo is by Seldon Powell,whose instrumental version,"More Shame",is the B-side.
"Lady Love Me (One More Time)" is a single recorded and released by George Benson. It was written by David Paich and James Newton Howard,both of whom were associated with rock band Toto,Paich being a member and Howard a frequent collaborator. The song was produced by Arif Mardin. While the single was moderately successful in the United States,charting at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100,No. 21 on the Soul singles chart and No. 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart,it was markedly more successful in the United Kingdom. The single entered the UK Singles Chart on 21 May 1983. It reached a peak position of number 11,and remained in the chart for 10 weeks.
"Don't Let Go" is a song written by Jesse Stone. The song was first a hit for Roy Hamilton in 1958. The Roy Hamilton version reached number 2 on the R&B charts and number 13 on the pop charts.
Warmer Communications is a studio album released by Average White Band. The title is a play on Warner Communications,parent company of AWB's Atlantic Records label at the time of the album's release.
"Cut the Cake" is a song written and performed by Average White Band. It was featured on their 1975 album Cut the Cake. The song was arranged by Roger Ball and produced by Arif Mardin.
