Track Listing 1. Pick up the Pieces 2. You Got It 3. Got the Love 4. Person to Person 5. Work to Do 6. Nothing You Can Do 7. I Just Can't Give You Up 8. There's Always Someone Waiting 9. Cut the Cake 10. If I Ever Lose This Heaven 11. School Boy Crush 12. Groovin' the Night Away 13. Queen of My Soul 14. Cloudy 15. Goin' Home
DISC 2: 1. I'm the One 2. Love of Your Own, A 3. Soul Searching 4. Love Your Life - (live) 5. Get It Up - (with Ben E. King) 6. Star in the Ghetto, A - (with Ben E. King) 7. Message, The - (with Ben E. King) 8. Your Love Is a Miracle 9. Big City Lights 10. Sweet & Sour 11. Walk on By 12. When Will You Be Mine 13. Atlantic Avenue 14. Let's Go Round Again 15. For You, For Love
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Ben E. King | | Producer: | Arif Mardin | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Average White Band: Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie (vocals, guitar, bass guitar); Onnie McIntyre (guitar, background vocals); Malcolm Duncan (flute, saxophone); Roger Ball (saxophone, keyboards, synthesizer); Robbie McIntosh, Steve Ferrone (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: Ben E. King (vocals). Recording information: 1974 - 1980. The Average White Band installment in Rhino's DEFINITIVE GROOVE series demonstrates the same care in song selection, sound, and packaging that make the discs the last word in 1970s funk compilations. With 30 tracks spread across two discs, the set features all the band's major hits, including seminal funk staples like "Cut the Cake" and "Pick Up the Pieces." The set also ranges into the group's material from the '80s, an era that found the Average White Band exploring a slicker, more disco-inflected sound. While this work isn't quite on par with the fierce, sweaty workouts from the band's prime, it gives a complete picture of the Scottish ensemble's artistic trajectory (another valuable asset of the DEFINITIVE GROOVE series). Nevertheless, listeners seeking a round-up of AWB's still-fresh, compelling essentials will find them here.
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