Average White Band "The Collection - Volume Two" (2009) -Smooth Soul / Blue-Eyed Soul / Soul / Funk2009-

Label : Demon Music Group Ltd / Edsel Records (EDSD 2031)

 Disc 1 

'Cut The Cake'

01 - Cut The Cake (Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball, Onnie McIntyre, Malcolm Duncan & Robbie McIntosh)
02 - School Boy Crush (Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Steve Ferrone, Roger Ball, Onnie McIntyre & Malcolm Duncan)
03 - It's A Mystery (Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Onnie McIntyre, Malcolm Duncan & Robbie McIntosh)
04 - Groovin' The Night Away (Hamish Stuart, Onnie McIntyre, Alan Gorrie, Steve Ferrone, Malcolm Duncan & Roger Ball)

05 - If I Ever Lose This Heaven (Leon Ware & Pam Sawyer)
06 - Why (Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart & Alan Gorrie)

07 - High Flyin' Woman (Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Onnie McIntyre, Malcolm Duncan, Steve Ferrone & Alan Gorrie)

08 - Cloudy (Alan Gorrie & Hamish Stuart)
09 - How Sweet Can You Get? (Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie & Roger Ball)
10 - When They Bring Down The Curtain (Alan Gorrie & Roger Ball)

'Soul Searching' (Part 1)

11 - Overture (Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Onnie McIntyre, Alan Gorrie, Malcolm Duncan & Steve Ferrone)
12 - Love Your Life (Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Onnie McIntyre, Malcolm Duncan & Steve Ferrone)
13 - I'm The One (Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Onnie McIntyre, Malcolm Duncan & Steve Ferrone)
14 - A Love Of Your Own (Hamish Stuart & Ned Doheny)
15 - Queen Of My Soul (Hamish Stuart)

Disc 2 

'Soul Searching' (Part 2)

01 - Soul Searching (Alan Gorrie & Hamish Stuart)
02 - Goin' Home (Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Onnie McIntyre, Malcolm Duncan & Steve Ferrone)
03 - Everybody's Darling (Roger Ball & Hamish Stuart)
04 - Would You Stay (Roger Ball & Hamish Stuart)
05 - Sunny Days (Make Me Think Of You) (Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie & Steve Ferrone)
06 - Digging Deeper (Finale) (Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Onnie McIntyre, Malcolm Duncan & Steve Ferrone)

'Benny & Us'

07 - Get It Up For Love (Ned Doheny)
08 - Fool For You Anyway (Mick Jones)
09 - A Star In The Ghetto (Phillip Mitchell)
10 - The Message (Hamish Stuart, Onnie McIntyre, Alan Gorrie, Steve Ferrone, Malcolm Duncan, Roger Ball & Ben E. King)
11 - What Is Soul (Bob Gallo & Ben E. King)
12 - Someday We'll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway & Edward Howard)
13 - Imagine (John Lennon)
14 - Keepin' It To Myself (Alan Gorrie)

Project Co-ordination : Val Jennings

CD Package : Tony Hodsoll at Wildlife

CD Mastering : Alchemy

Disc 1 - 'Cut The Cake'

Atlantic K 50146, June 1975

Produced by Arif Mardin

Recording Engineer : Gene Paul
Engineers for Additional Recording : Peter Granet, Neal Schwartz

Alan Gorrie : Vocals, Bass

Hamish Stuart : Vocals, Guitars

Roger Ball : Keyboards, Synthesizer, Alto & Baritone Saxophones

Onnie McIntyre : Guitars

Malcolm (Molly) Duncan : Tenor Saxophone & Flute

Steve Ferrone : Drums & Percussion

"Dundee Horns" Arranged by Roger Ball

Additional Musician :

Ray Barretto : Congas on "It's A Mystery" & "When They Bring Down The Curtain"

01 - Cut The Cake

Alan Gorrie : Guitar

Hamish Stuart : Bass

02 - School Boy Crush

Alan Gorrie : Guitar

Hamish Stuart : Bass

03 - It's A Mystery
04 - Groovin' The Night Away
05 - If I Ever Lose This Heaven
06 - Why

07 - High Flyin' Woman
08 - Cloudy
09 - How Sweet Can You Get?
10 - When They Bring Down The Curtain

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'Soul Searching' 

Atlantic K 50272, July 1976

Produced by Arif Mardin
Engineer : Gene Paul
Additional Engineering : Bobby Warner, Jimmy Douglass, Lew Hahn, Jerry Smith
Assistant Engineers : Randy Mason, Tom Heid

Roger Ball : Alto Saxophone, Keyboards
Malcolm Duncan : Tenor Saxophone
Steve Ferrone : Drums & Percussion
Alan Gorrie : Lead & Background vocals, Bass, Guitar
Onnie McIntyre : Guitar
Hamish Stuart : Lead & Background vocals, Guitar, Bass

All Horn & String Arrangements by Roger Ball 

11 - Overture

Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Michael Brecker : Tenor Saxophone
Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Sax
Barry Rogers : Trombone
Marvin Stamm : Trumpet
Kenny Bichel : Synthesizer
Carlos Martin : Congas

12 - Love Your Life
13 - I'm The One
14 - A Love Of Your Own

Seymour Barab : Cello

Jesse Levy : Cello

Alan Schulman : Cello

Kenny Bichel : Synthesizer

15 - Queen Of My Soul

Carlos Martin : Congas
Dave & Eddie Brigati : Vocal Choruses

Disc 2

01 - Soul Searching

Carlos Martin : Congas

02 - Goin' Home

Marvin Stamm : Trumpet

03 - Everybody's Darling

Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Michael Brecker : Tenor Saxophone
Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Sax
Barry Rogers : Trombone
Marvin Stamm : Trumpet
Kenny Bichel : Synthesizer

04 - Would You Stay

Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Michael Brecker : Tenor Saxophone
Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Sax
Barry Rogers : Trombone
Marvin Stamm : Trumpet

05 - Sunny Days (Make Me Think Of You)

Seymour Barab : Cello

Jesse Levy : Cello

Alan Schulman : Cello
Kenny Bichel : Synthesizer
Jim Mullen : Guitar 
  
06 - Digging Deeper (Finale)

Marvin Stamm : Trumpet

Seymour Barab : Cello

Jesse Levy : Cello

Alan Schulman : Cello

Carlos Martin : Congas

'Benny & Us'

Atlantic K 50384, July 1977

Produced by Arif Mardin & Jerry Greenberg
Ably Assisted by Average White Band

All Selections Recorded by Gene Paul except "The Message" & "Someday We'll All Be Free" Recorded by Bobby Warner
Assistant Engineers : Tom Heid & Steve Klein
Engineers for Additional Recording : Lew Hahn & Jimmy Douglass

Ben E. King : Lead vocals
Alan Gorrie : Bass, Guitar & Background vocals
Hamish Stuart : Guitar & Background vocals
Onnie McIntyre : Guitar
Roger Ball : Keyboards & Alto Sax
Malcolm Duncan : Tenor Sax
Steve Ferrone : Drums & Percussion

07 - Get It Up For Love

Nicholas Marrero : Congas & Percussion

Luther Vandross : Additional Background vocals

08 - Fool For You Anyway

Randy Brecker : Trumpet

Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax

Lew Del Gatto : Baritone Sax

Barry Rogers : Trombone

Marvin Stamm : Trumpet

Jim Mullen : Guitar Solo

Luther Vandross : Additional Background vocals

Horn Arrangement : Roger Ball

09 - A Star In The Ghetto

Ray Barreto : Congas

Horn & String Arrangements : Arif Mardin

10 - The Message

Luther Vandross : Additional Background vocals

Horn Arrangement : Roger Ball

11 - What Is Soul

Randy Brecker : Trumpet

Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax

Lew Del Gatto : Baritone Sax

Barry Rogers : Trombone

Marvin Stamm : Trumpet

Jim Mullen : Guitar Solo

Luther Vandross : Additional Background vocals

Horn Arrangement : Roger Ball

12 - Someday We'll All Be Free

Luther Vandross, Robin Clark & Debra Gray : Additional Background vocals

String Arrangement : Gengiz Yaltkaya

13 - Imagine

Luther Vandross, Robin Clark & Debra Gray : Additional Background vocals

String Arrangement : Gengiz Yaltkaya & Arif Mardin

14 - Keepin' It To Myself

Nicholas Marrero : Congas & Percussion

Randy Brecker : Trumpet

Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax

Lew Del Gatto : Baritone Sax

Barry Rogers : Trombone

Marvin Stamm : Trumpet

Luther Vandross : Additional Background vocals

Horn Arrangement : Roger Ball