Album · 1974

AWB

by Average White Band

AWB is a 1974 funk album by Average White Band. It runs 11 tracks across 48 minutes.

Funk · Soul · Blue-Eyed Soul

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Tracks: 48 min
Runtime: 102 bpm
Tempo: A major
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Christgaus Record GuideA−

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AWB album cover

The AWB cover was designed by Alan Gorrie, photographed by Barry Feinstein, and illustrated by Tim Bruckner.

Design: Alan Gorrie
Photography: Barry Feinstein
Illustration: Tim Bruckner

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About

AWB is the second studio album by the Scottish funk and soul band Average White Band, released in August 1974 (see 1974 in music). An enormous best-seller, AWB was the Average White Band's breakthrough record. AWB topped Billboard's Pop Albums and Black Albums charts. Its million-selling single "Pick Up the Pieces" knocked Linda Ronstadt's classic "You're No Good" out of #1 on Billboard's Hot 100. A 2004 expanded re-issue from Sony/Columbia in the UK includes a bonus CD with several demo session recordings made before the group joined Atlantic Records – taken from the so-called 'clover sessions'

In brief

When was AWB released?: AWB was released in 1974.
How many tracks are on AWB?: AWB has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 48 minutes.
What genre is AWB?: AWB is catalogued under Funk, Soul, Blue-Eyed Soul.
What BPM is AWB?: AWB runs at a median tempo of 102 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to AWB?: Listeners of AWB also rate That's the Way of the World by Earth, Wind & Fire, We Came to Play by Tower of Power, Fire by Ohio Players.

AWB at a glance

Label: Atlantic Records
Produced by: Arif Mardin

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