Average White Band ‎– Soul Searching lp1976

Average White Band Soul Searching  Funk & Soul Album

 Atlantic records  1976 ‎– SD 18179

Notes:

Soul Searching is the fourth studio album by the Average White Band, 

released in 1976 on Atlantic Records. Recorded at Atlantic Studios

 in New York, the album captures the group at a creative high point,

 blending polished funk grooves with smooth soul and jazz-influenced 

arrangements. Coming after the success of AWB and Cut the Cake, 

this record continued the band’s strong presence in the US soul and funk 

charts during the mid-1970s.

By 1976, Average White Band had established themselves as one of 

the most respected funk and soul groups of the era. Although Scottish

 by origin, their sound was deeply rooted in American R&B and funk 

traditions. Soul Searching reflects this transatlantic identity, featuring

 lush orchestration, fluid basslines, and rhythmic guitar work.

Crédits:

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

Cello – Alan Schulman* (tracks: A4, B5, B6), 

Jesse Levy (tracks: A4, B5, B6), 

Seymour Barab (tracks: A4, B5, B6)

Congas – Carlos Martin (tracks: A1, A5, B1, B6)

Saxophone [Baritone] – Ronnie Cuber (tracks: A1, B3, B4)

Saxophone [Tenor] –  Michael Brecker (tracks: A1, B3, B4)

Synthesizer – Ken Bichel (tracks: A1, A4, B3, B5)

Trombone – Barry Rogers (tracks: A1, B3, B4)

Trumpet – Marvin Stamm (tracks: A1, B2 to B4, B6), 

Randy Brecker (tracks: A1, B3, B4)

Written-By – Gorrie* (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B5, B6), 

Stuart* (tracks: A1 to B5), 

Ball* (tracks: A1 to A3, B2 to B4, B6)

Recorded at:

Atlantic Studios, NYC, June 3, 1976

Engineer – Gene Paul

Engineer [Additional] – Bobby Warner, Jerry Smith, 

Jimmy Douglass, Lew Hahn

Engineer [Assistant] – Randy Mason, Tom Heid

Mastered By – Dennis King

Producer – Arif Mardin

 Tracklist

Written-By – Gorrie* (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B2, B5, B6),

 Stuart* (tracks: A1 to B5), Ball (tracks: A1 to A3, B2 to B4, B6)

A1 Overture 2:14

A2 Love Your Life 4:49

A3 I'm The One 4:18

A4 A Love Of Your Own 5:28

Written-By – Doheny

A5 Queen Of My Soul 6:05

Chorus – Dave Brigati*, Eddie Brigati

B1 Soul Searching 3:15

B2 Goin' Home 4:36

B3 Everybody's Darling 3:31

B4 Would You Stay 5:33

B5 Sunny Days 3:14

Written-By – Ferrone

Guitar – Jim Mullen

B6 Digging Deeper 2:43

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