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AVERAGE WHITE BAND
Glasgow, Scotland, GB
* 1971

Line-Up:

Alan Gorrie - voc,bg,g
Owen McIntyre - g
Alex Ligertwood - g,voc
Roger Ball - sax,kb
Tiger McNeil - ds

Former Members:

Steve Ferrone (ds, 1972-73, 10/74-1983); Robbie McIntosh (ds, cca 12/72-22.9.74)
Hamish Stuart (g,voc, 1972-83)
Malcolm Duncan (sax, cca 1972-1983)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Show Your Hand produced by: Robin Turner	25.05.1973	MCA
2.	Average White Band produced by: Aris Marden	05.07.1974	MCA		6	1
3.	Put It Where You Want It	25.04.1975	MCA
4.	Cut The Cake produced by: Arif Marden	13.06.1975	MCA		28	3
5.	Soul Searchin' (prod Arif Marden)	21.05.1976	MCA		60	6
6.	Person To Person (2LP)	14.01.1977	MCA			28
7.	Ben E And Us & Ben E King	08.07.1977	Atlantic			33
8.	Warner Communications (in the USA 3/78 Atlantic)	02.06.1978	RCA			28
9.	Feel No Fret	2/1979	RCA		15	32
10.	The Best Of The Average White Band	30.11.1979	RCA
11.	Shine produced by: David Foster	01.04.1980	RCA		14
12.	Volume VIII	9/1980	RCA
13.	Cupid's In Fashion	9/1982	RCA
14.	After Shock	8/1989	Polydor
15.	The Best Of The Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again	3/1994	The Hit Label		38
16.	Soul Tattoo	02.12.1996	SPV
17.	Essentials	18.06.2002	Rhino
18.	Greatest and Latest	19.04.2005	Liquid 8
19.	The Very Best Of Average White Band	19.06.2006	Sony BMG
20.	Definitive Groove Collection	08.08.2006	Rhino
21.	Cut the Cake & Other Hits	30.01.2007	Collectables
22.	Soul of the City	19.02.2008	CC Ent/Copycat
23.	Live At Montreux 1977	19.08.2011	Eagle
24.	Times Squared: Live from New York	12.02.2013	The Store For Music
25.	All The Pieces: The Complete Studio Recordings 1973-2003	22.07.2014	Edsel
26.	Access All Areas	05.02.2016	Demon
27.	British Live Performance Series	29.07.2016	Rainman
28.	Gold	6/2019	Crimson		99

Alan Gorrie:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Sleepless Nights	1985	A&M

Hamish Stuart:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Sooner Or Later	11.04.2000	Compass

Steve Ferrone:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	It Up	16.09.2003	Surf

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Put It Where You Want It / Reach Out	2/1973	MCA
2.	Show Your Hand / The Jugglers	1973	MCA
3.	How Can You Go Home / Twilight Zone	18.01.1974	Atlantic
4.	You Got It / Pick Up The Pieces	02.08.1974	Atlantic	6
5.	Nothing You Can Do / I Just Can't Give You Up	04.10.1974	Atlantic
6.	Pick Up The Pieces / Work To Dot produced by: Arif Marden	11/1974	Atlantic	6	1
7.	How Can You Go Home	11.04.1975	Atlantic
8.	Cut The Cake / Person To Person	16.05.1975	Atlantic	31	10
9.	If You Ever Lose This Heaven / High Flyin' Woman	08.08.1975	Atlantic		39
10.	Schoolboy Crush / Groovin' The Night Away	28.11.1975	Atlantic		33
11.	Everybody's Darling / Why	04.06.1976	Atlantic
12.	Queen Of My Soul / Would You Stay produced by: Arif Marden	03.09.1976	Atlantic	19	40
13.	A Love Of Your Own / Soul Searchin'	12/1976	Atlantic		101
14.	Goin' Home / I'm The One (live)	18.03.1977	Atlantic
15.	Cloudy / Love Your Life (v USA, live)	3/1977	Atlantic
16.	Keeping It To Myself / Get It Up & Ben E. King, (v USA)	6/1977	Atlantic
17.	A Star In The Ghetto / Keepin' It To Myself & Ben E. King	01.07.1977	Atlantic
18.	A Star In The Ghetto / What Is Soul & Ben E. King, (v USA)	8/1977	Atlantic
19.	Imagine & Ben E. King	10/1977	Atlantic
20.	Fool For You Anyway / The Message & Ben E. King, (v USA)	12/1977	Atlantic
21.	One Look Over My Shoulder / Love Is A Miracle (v USA)	6/1978	Atlantic
22.	One Look Over My Shoulder (Is This Really Goodbye?) / Big City Lights	6/1978	RCA
23.	She's A Dream / Big City Lights (v USA)	8/1978	Atlantic
24.	Atlantic Avenue / She's A Dream	2/1979	RCA
25.	Walk On By / Too Late To Cry	4/1979	RCA	46	92
26.	Feel No Fret / Fire Burning (v USA)	5/1979	Atlantic
27.	When Will You Be Mine / Ace Of Hearts	7/1979	RCA	49
28.	Let's Go Round Again / Let's Go Round Again Pt. 2	2/1980	RCA	11
29.	Let's Go Round Again / Shine	5/1980	Atlantic		53
30.	For You, For Love / Help Is On The Way	7/1980	RCA	46
31.	For You, For Love / Whatcha Gonna Do For Me	7/1980	Atlantic		106
32.	Pick Up The Pieces / Cut The Cake	7/1981	RCA
33.	You're My Number One / Theatre Of Excess	7/1982	RCA
34.	I Believe / Reach Out I'll Be There	9/1982	RCA
35.	The Spirit Of Love	4/1989	Polydor
36.	Let's Go Round Again (The CCN Mix)	3/1994	The Hit Label	56
37.	Every Beat Of My Heart	02.12.1996	SPV
38.	Back To Basics	12.05.1997	SPV
39.	Schoolboy Crush / Do The Funky Penguin (1973 original 12version) & Rufus Thomas	16.05.2005	School Yard Breaks
40.	Soul Party Vol 4 (Let's Go Round Again / Dance The Night Away / Weekend / Djobi Djoba / Happy / Hunk Of Heaven) & Ecstasy Passion & Pain & Wet Willie & Gipsy Kings	25.08.2008	More Groove

Alan Gorrie:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Age Of Steam / I Can Take It / Diary Of A Fool / In The Jungle	1985	A&M

Hamish Stuart:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Midnight Rush / It Is What It Is	17.05.2012	Sonic Wax

Various:

disbanded 1983
reunited 1989
reunited 1994

Compilation Appearances:

"Pick Up The Pieces" on OST "Undercover Brother" (21.5.02, Hollywood)

Steve Ferrone:

appeared on the LP:

Freddie King: Burglar (1.11.74, RSO)
Christine McVie: Christine McVie (2/84, Warner Bros)
Gail Ann Dorsey: The Corporate World (1988, WEA)
Jonathan Elias: Requiem For The Americas - Songs From The Lost World (1989, Enigma)
Pat Metheny: Secret Story (7/92, Geffen)
Eric Clapton: Unplugged (8/92, Duck)
Bryan Ferry: Mamouna (29.8.94, Virgin)
Stone Soup: Spooge (5.5.97, MTM)
Kirstin Candy: Another Sweet Mess (20.8.02, Escalator)
Steve Cropper: Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales (12.7.11, 429)
LeAnn Rimes: Today Is Christmas (16.10.15)

Hamish Stuart:

appeared on the LP:

David Foster: River Of Love (1990, Atlantic)

Malcolm Duncan:

appeared on the LP:

John Wetton: Caught In The Crossfire (7.11.80, EG)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	30.12.1972	4
1973	10	10.03.1973	18		profile, interview
1973	14	07.04.1973	49	Caught In The Act	gig review
1973	27	07.07.1973	27	Albums	album review
1974	30	27.07.1974	52	Albums	album review
1974	45	09.11.1974	13	News
1975	3	18.01.1975	11	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	10	08.03.1975	28	MM Band Breakdown	profile, discography
1975	11	15.03.1975	26	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	15	12.04.1975	13	Singles	single review
1975	21	24.05.1975	39	Albums	album review
1975	33	16.08.1975	18	Singles	single review
1976	16	17.04.1976	26	Making Waves	interview
1976	21	22.05.1976	21	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	24	12.06.1976	20	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	32	07.08.1976	18	New Albums	album review
1977	12	19.03.1977	26	Singles	single review
1977	31	30.07.1977	43	Singles	single review
1977	34	20.08.1977	15	Albums	album review
1979	2	13.01.1979	4
1979	8	03.03.1979	38	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	29	04.08.1979	22	Singles	single review
1980	5	02.02.1980	3	News
1980	13	29.03.1980	4	News
1980	17	14.06.1980	17	Caught In The Act	gig review
1980	27	16.08.1980	16	Caught In The Act	gig review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	30.12.1972	14	Scotland
1973	0	19.05.1973	27	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1973	0	16.06.1973	38	Albums	album review
1973	0	28.07.1973	27
1974	0	26.01.1974	20	Thrills
1974	0	13.07.1974	16	Albums	album review
1974	0	13.07.1974	29
1974	0	05.10.1974	16
1975	0	18.01.1975	5
1975	0	01.03.1975	9	Thrills
1975	0	22.03.1975	8	Thrills
1975	0	29.03.1975	5
1975	0	21.06.1975	17	Platters	album review
1975	0	12.07.1975	8	Thrills
1975	0	06.12.1975	35
1976	0	29.05.1976	5		interview
1976	0	29.05.1976	17	Platters	album review, single review
1976	0	05.06.1976	14	Platters	album review, single review
1976	0	10.07.1976	39	Platters	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	2	31.01.1994	7	Galerie