Cut the Cake (album)

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.

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

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 & baritone saxophones, arranger (Dundee horns)
• Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone
• Onnie McIntyre – guitar
• Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion

with:

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

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

• Average White Band-Cut The Cake at Discogs