Cut the Cake (album)

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.

Cut the Cake
Studio album by
Average White Band
ReleasedJune 1975
Recorded1974-1975
GenreFunk, soul
Length42:02
LabelAtlantic
ProducerArif Mardin
Average White Band chronology
AWB
(1974)		 Cut the Cake
(1975)		 Soul Searching
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

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. One point of conflict was the band's mourning for original drummer, Robbie McIntosh, who died of a heroin overdose in 1974. Producer Arif Mardin considered pulling the plug on the project due to this tension but ultimately persevered and oversaw its completion.

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

with:

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

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[4]
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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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 2011-07-14.
  4. "Average White Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
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