Soul Searching (Average White Band album)

Soul Searching
Studio album by Average White Band
Released	June 24, 1976
Recorded	1975–1976
Genre	Funk, soul
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Arif Mardin
Average White Band chronology
Cut the Cake (1975) Soul Searching (1976) Person to Person (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Soul Searching is the fourth album released by Average White Band. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1 million copies.

Track listing

1. "Overture" (Average White Band, Ball, Stuart) - 2:14
2. "Love Your Life" (Average White Band, Gorrie, Stuart) - 4:49
3. "I'm the One" (Average White Band, Ball, Gorrie, Stuart) - 4:18
4. "A Love of Your Own" (Stuart, Ned Doheny) - 5:28
5. "Queen of My Soul" (Stuart) - 6:05
6. "Soul Searching" (Gorrie, Stuart) - 3:15
7. "Goin' Home" (Ball, Average White Band, Gorrie, Stuart) - 4:36
8. "Everybody's Darling" (Ball, Stuart) - 3:31
9. "Would You Stay" (Ball, Stuart) - 5:33
10. "Sunny Days" (Ferrone, Stuart, Gorrie) - 3:14
11. "Digging Deeper" (Average White Band, Ball, Gorrie) - 2:43

Personnel

Average White Band

• Alan Gorrie – bass, guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Hamish Stuart – bass, guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Roger Ball – keyboards, alto saxophone, string arrangements, horn arrangements
• Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone
• Onnie McIntyre – guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion

with:

• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker – trumpet
• Jim Mullen – guitar
• Kenneth Bichel – synthesizer
• Seymour Barab, Alan Schulman, Jesse Levy – cello
• Carlos Martin – percussion, conga
• Barry Rogers – trombone
• Marvin Stamm – trumpet
• Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
• David Brigati, Eddie Brigati – backing vocals

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions [2]
		US	US R&B	Canada [3]
1976	Soul Searching	9	2	20

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [4]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1976	"Queen Of My Soul"	40	21	—
	"Soul Searching"	—	—	4
1977	"A Love Of Your Own"	101	35	—

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1027/review
2. "Average White Band US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
3. "RPM Top 100 Albums - September 18, 1976" (PDF).
4. "Average White Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

External links

• Average White Band-Soul Searching at Discogs