Cut the Cake (album)

Cut the Cake
Studio album by Average White Band
Released	June 10, 1975
Recorded	1974–1975
Genre	Funk, soul
Length	42:02
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Arif Mardin
Average White Band chronology
AWB (1974) Cut the Cake (1975) Soul Searching (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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."

Recording notes

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]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Cut the Cake" (Average White Band, Gorrie, McIntosh) – 4:07
2. "School Boy Crush" (Average White Band, Stuart, Ferrone, Gorrie) – 4:58
3. "It's A Mystery" (Stuart, Average White Band, McIntosh) – 3:34
4. "Groovin' the Night Away" (Average White Band, Stuart) – 3:42
5. "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" (Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer) – 5:00

Side B

1. "Why" (Ball, Stuart, Gorrie) – 3:57
2. "High Flyin' Woman" (Average White Band, McIntyre, Gorrie) – 3:47
3. "Cloudy" (Stuart, Gorrie) – 4:18
4. "How Sweet Can You Get" (Ball, Stuart, Gorrie) – 3:57
5. "When They Bring Down the Curtain" (Gorrie, Ball) – 4:42

Personnel

Average White Band

• Alan Gorrie – vocals, bass, guitar on "Cut the Cake" and "School Boy Crush"
• Hamish Stuart – vocals, guitar, bass on "Cut the Cake" and "School Boy Crush"
• Roger Ball – keyboards, synthesizer, alto and baritone saxophones, arranger (Dundee horns)
• Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone
• Onnie McIntyre – guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion

with:

• Ray Barretto – congas on "It's a Mystery" and "When They Bring Down the Curtain"

Technical

• Gene Paul – engineer, recording
• Neal Schwartz, Peter Granet – additional recording
• Bob Defrin – art direction
• Vincent Topazio – cover illustration

Charts

Year	Chart positions[3]
	US	US R&B	Canada [4]
1975	4	1	11

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[5]
		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	—	—

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1975 (U.S.)

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1025/review
2. CG Book '70s: A
3. "Average White Band US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
4. "RPM Top 100 Albums - September 6, 1975" (PDF).
5. "Average White Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

External links

• Average White Band-Cut The Cake at Discogs