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Average White Band "The Collection - Volume Four" (2009) -Blue-Eyed Soul / Westcoast Rock-



Label : Demon Music Group Ltd / Edsel Records (EDSD 2033)


Royaume-Uni Disc 1 - 'Feel No Fret'

01 - When Will You Be Mine (Alan Gorrie & Average White Band)
02 - Please Don't Fall In Love (Roger Ball & Alan Gorrie)
03 - Walk On By* (Hal David & Burt Bacharach)
04 - Feel No Fret (Hamish Stuart, Average White Band, Alan Gorrie & Steve Ferrone)
05 - Stop The Rain (Alan Gorrie & Hamish Stuart)
06 - Atlantic Avenue* (Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie & Average White Band)
07 - Ace Of Hearts (Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart)
08 - Too Late To Cry (Hamish Stuart)
09 - Fire Burning (Alan Gorrie & Average White Band)

'Volume VIII'

10 - Kiss Me (Hamish Stuart)
11 - Love Gives, Love Takes Away (Alan Gorrie)
12 - Growing Pains (Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart & David Foster)
13 - Love Won't Get In The Way (Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart & Gavin Christopher)

Bonus Track

14 - Miss Sun (David Paich)

'Shine' (Part 1)

15 - Our Time Has Come (Alan Gorrie & Hamish Stuart)
16 - For You, For Love (Roger Ball & Bill Champlin)
17 - Let's Go Round Again (Alan Gorrie)
18 - Whatcha Gonna Do For Me? (Hamish Stuart & Ned Doheny)

Disc 2 - 'Shine' (Part 2)

01 - Into The Night (Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart & Alan Gorrie)
02 - Catch Me (Before I Have To Testify) (Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie & David Foster)
03 - Help Is On The Way (Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart & David Foster)
04 - If Love Only Lasts For One Night (Alan Gorrie)
05 - Shine (Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart & Ned Doheny)

Bonus Track

06 - Wasn't I Your Friend (Previously Unreleased) (Larry John McNally)
07 - Let's Go Round Again (12" Version) (Alan Gorrie)

'Cupid's In Fashion'

08 - You're My Number One (Dan Hartman)
09 - Easier Said Than Done (Kashif)
10 - You Wanna Belong (Roger Ball & Vivian Cherry)
11 - Cupid's In Fashion (Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Onnie McIntyre & Steve Ferrone)
12 - Theatre Of Excess (Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Steve Ferrone, Onnie McIntyre & Malcolm Duncan)
13 - I Believe (Keith Forsey & Harold Faltermeyer)
14 - Is It Love That You're Running From (Alan Gorrie)
15 - Reach Out (I'll Be There) (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland)
16 - Isn't It Strange (Hamish Stuart & Ned Doheny)
17 - Love's A Heartache (Ned Doheny)


Disc 1 - 'Feel No Fret'
RCA XL 13063, March 1979

Produced by Average White Band & Gene Paul
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Recording Engineer : Gene Paul
Assisted by Benji Armbrister
Mixed at Soundmixers, New York
Remix Engineer : Gene Paul
Assisted by Tim Bomba

Alan Gorrie : Vocals, Bass, Guitar
Hamish Stuart : Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Roger Ball : Keyboards, Synthesizer, Alto Sax
Malcolm Duncan : Tenor Sax
Steve Ferrone : Drums & Percussion
Onnie McIntyre : Guitar & Vocals
Horn & Synthesizer Arrangements by Roger Ball

01 - When Will You Be Mine

Alan Gorrie : Guitar
Hamish Stuart : Bass

02 - Please Don't Fall In Love

Alan Gorrie Guitar
Hamish Stuart : Bass

03 - Walk On By

Alan Gorrie Guitar
Hamish Stuart : Bass

04 - Feel No Fret

Airto Moreira : Percussion

05 - Stop The Rain

Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Lew Delgatto : Baritone Sax

06 - Atlantic Avenue

Alan Gorrie Guitar
Hamish Stuart : Bass
Airto Moreira : Percussion
Luis Carlos Dos Santos : Surdo
Zeca da' Cuica : Cuica

07 - Ace Of Hearts

Arif Mardin : String Arrangement

08 - Too Late To Cry

Luther Vandross : Additional Background vocals

09 - Fire Burning

Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Lew Delgatto : Baritone Sax


'Volume VIII'
Atlantic SD 19266, September 1980

Produced by David Foster
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Humberto Gatica
Assistant Engineer : Joe Laux
Mixing Engineer on "Kiss Me" : George Massenburg
Additional Engineers : Mark Linett, Steve McManus

Alan Gorrie : Vocals, Bass, Guitar
Hamish Stuart Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Roger Ball : Keyboards, Synthesizer, Alto Sax
Malcolm Duncan : Tenor Sax
Steve Ferrone : Drums & Percussion
Onnie McIntyre : Guitar, Vocals

Additional Musicians :
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Gary Grant : Trumpet
Ernie Watts : Saxophone
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone

10 - Kiss Me 

Horn Arrangement : Roger Ball
 
11 - Love Gives, Love Takes Away

String Arrangement : Roger Ball & David Foster

12 - Growing Pains

Horn Arrangement Roger Ball
String Arrangement Roger Ball & David Foster

13 - Love Won't Get In The Way

Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey

14 - Miss Sun

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'Shine'
RCA XL 13123, May 1980

Produced by David Foster
Engineered & Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles
Assistant Enginers : David Leonard & Joe Laux
Additional Engineering by Mark Linett
Additional Recording at Davlen Studios, Los Angeles
Assistant Engineer : Jeff Borgeson
Mixed at Nova Sound Studios, Los Angeles
Assistant Engineers : Craig Widby & Ron Pendragon

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

String & Horn Arrangements : Roger Ball, Jerry Hey & David Foster

Additional Musicians :
David Foster : Keyboards
Lenny Castro, Paul Lani, Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Brenda Russell : Background vocals
Ralph Dyck, Michal Boddicker : Synthesizer Programming
Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Larry Hall : Trumpets & Flugelhorns
Lew McCreary, Bill Reichenbach : Trombones
Ernie Watts, Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams : Saxes & Woodwinds
String Contractor : Frank DeCaro
Concert Master : Jerry Vinci


'Cupid's In Fashion'
RCA RCALP 6052, 1982

Produced by Dan Hartman
Engineered by Mike Hutchinson
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Additional Engineering at 'The Schoolhouse', Westport
Engineer Dan Hartman

Alan Gorrie : Lead vocals, Bass, Clavinet
Hamish Stuart : Lead vocals, Guitar
Roger Ball : Keyboards, Synthesizer, Alto Sax
Steve Ferrone : Drums
Malcolm Duncan : Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute
Onnie McIntyre : Guitar, Background vocals

Horn & Synthesizer Arrangements by Roger Ball
Vocal Arrangements : Alan Gorrie & Hamish Stuart

08 - You're My Number One

Roger Ball : Alto Sax Solo
Jeff Bova : Synthesizer
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Dan Hartman : Piano

09 - Easier Said Than Done

Alan Gorrie : Guitar
Hamish Stuart : Bass, Guitar Solo
Roger Ball : Alto Sax Solo
Jeff Bova Synthesizer
Dan Hartman : Background vocals

10 - You Wanna Belong

Roger Ball : Alto Sax Solo
Jeff Bova Synthesizer
Randy Brecker : Flugelhorn

11 - Cupid's In Fashion

Alan Gorrie : Guitar
Hamish Stuart Bass
Joe Melotti : Background vocals

12 - Theatre Of Excess

Onnie McIntyre : Guitar Solo
Richie Stotts : Guitar Sound Effects
Mike Hutchinson : Harmoniser

13 - I Believe

Malcolm Duncan : Tenor Sax Solo
Jeff Bova Synthesizer

14 - Is It Love That You're Running From

Alan Gorrie : Guitar
Hamish Stuart Bass
Roger Ball : Alto Sax Solo
Jeff Bova Synthesizer

15 - Reach Out (I'll Be There)

Alan Gorrie : Guitar
Hamish Stuart Bass

16 - Isn't It Strange

Alan Gorrie : Guitar
Hamish Stuart : Bass
Malcolm Duncan : Soprano Sax Solo
Jeff Bova Synthesizer
Randy Brecker  : Trumpet

17 - Love's A Heartache

Mark Gray : Synthesizer Solo
Jeff Bova Synthesizer
Randy Brecker  : Trumpet
Sammy Figueroa : Percussion