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Average White Band: Warner Communications

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In March 1978, “Atlantic” label released “Warmer Communications” the sixth Average White Band studio album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Arif Mardin.

Personnel:

  • Onnie McIntyre – vocals, guitar
  • Alan Gorrie – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar
  • Hamish Stuart – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar
  • Roger Ball – keyboards, alto saxophone, string and horn arrangements
  • Malcolm Duncan – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar
  • Michael Brecker – flute, additional tenor saxophone
  • Lew Delgatto – additional baritone saxophone and flute
  • Randy Brecker – additional trumpet
  • Marvin Stamm – additional trumpet
  • Barry Rogers, Tom Malone – additional trombone
  • Ray Barretto – additional percussion and congas
  • Rubens Bassini – additional percussion

Track listing:

  1. Your Love Is a Miracle – Alan Gorrie
  2. Same Feeling, Different Song – Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball
  3. Daddy’s All Gone – James Taylor
  4. Big City Lights – Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart
  5. She’s a Dream – Hamish Stuart
  6. Warmer Communications – Alan Gorrie, Steve Ferrone, Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart
  7. The Price of the Dream – Alan Gorrie
  8. Sweet & Sour – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball
  9. One Look Over My Shoulder (Is This Really Goodbye?) – Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart

The Avarage White Band: Show Your Hand

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In September 1973, “MCA” label released “Show Your Hand”, the first Average White Band (The) album. It was recorded in 1973, at “R.G. Jones Studio” in London, and was produced by Robin Turner, Malcolm Duncan, Hamish Stuart, Onnie McIntyre, Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie and Robbie McIntosh.

Personnel:

  • Hamish Stuart– lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Onnie McIntyre – guitars, backing vocals
  • Roger Ball– piano, clavinet, alto saxophone
  • Alan Gorrie – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Robbie McIntosh– drums, percussion
  • Malcolm Duncan– tenor saxophone

Track listing:

  1. The Jugglers – Alan Gorrie
  2. This World Has Music – Bonnie Bramlett, Alan Gorrie, Leon Ware
  3. Twilight Zone – Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie
  4. Put It Where You Want It – Joe Sample, Alan Gorrie, Layne
  5. Show Your Hand – Alan Gorrie
  6. Back in ’67 – Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie, Robbie McIntosh
  7. Reach Out – Malcolm Duncan, Hamish Stuart, Onnie McIntyre, Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie, Robbie McIntosh
  8. L.C. – Malcolm Duncan, Hamish Stuart, Onnie McIntyre, Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie, Robbie McIntosh.

Avarage White Band: AWB

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In August 1974, “Atlantic” label released “AWB”, the second Average White Band studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City and “Cand Criteria Sound Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Arif Mardin.

Personnel:

  • Alan Gorrie– lead and co-lead vocals, backing vocals, bass, guitar
  • Hamish Stuart– lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass
  • Onnie McIntyre – guitar, backing vocals
  • Roger Ball– keyboards, alto and baritone saxophones, horns arrangements
  • Molly Duncan– tenor saxophone
  • Robbie McIntosh– drums, percussion
  • Ralph MacDonald– congas, percussion
  • Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker, Marvin Stamm, Mel Davis – trumpet
  • Glenn Ferris– trombone
  • Ken Bichel– mellotron
  • Gene Paul- mixing, engineer
  • Lewis Hahn, Karl Richardson, Steve Klein, Ron Albert, Howard Albert, Jimmy Douglass, Bobby Warner – engineer
  • Arif Mardin– mixing
  • Dennis King – mastering
  • Alan Pariser – direction
  • Alan Gorrie – logo concept
  • Tim Bruckner – front cover drawing
  • Barry Feinstein- design, photography

Track listing:

  1. You Got It – Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie
  2. Got the Love – Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Robbie McIntosh
  3. Pick Up the Pieces – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Molly Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Robbie McIntosh, Ralph MacDonald
  4. Person to Person – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Molly Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Robbie McIntosh, Ralph MacDonald
  5. Work to Do – O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
  6. Nothing You Can Do – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball
  7. Just Wanna Love You Tonight – Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie
  8. Keepin’ It to Myself – Alan Gorrie
  9. I Just Can’t Give You Up – Hamish Stuart
  10. There’s Always Someone Waiting – Alan Gorrie

Average White Band: Cut The Cake

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In June 1975, “Atlantic” label released “Cut the Cake”, the third Average White Band album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Arif Mardin.

Personnel:

  • Hamish Stuart– vocals, guitar, bass
  • Onnie McIntyre – guitar
  • Roger Ball– keyboards, synthesizer, alto and baritone saxophones, arranger
  • Alan Gorrie– vocals, bass, guitar
  • Steve Ferrone– drums, percussion
  • Malcolm Duncan– tenor saxophone

Track listing:

  1. Cut the Cake – Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Robbie McIntosh
  2. School Boy Crush – Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Robbie McIntosh
  3. It’s A Mystery – Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Robbie McIntosh
  4. Groovin’ the Night Away – Stuart Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Robbie McIntosh
  5. If I Ever Lose This Heaven – Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer
  6. Why – Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie
  7. High Flyin’ Woman – Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Robbie McIntosh
  8. Cloudy – Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie
  9. How Sweet Can You Get – Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie
  10. When They Bring Down the Curtain – Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball

Carly Simon: Boys in the Trees

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In April 1978, “Elektra” label released “Boys in the Trees”, the seventh Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Arif Mardin. The album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Album Package”.

Personnel:

  • Carly Simon – vocals, guitar, piano
  • James Taylor- guitar, backing vocals
  • John Hall – guitar, backing vocals
  • Hamish Stuart- guitar, backing vocals
  • Richard Tee- keyboards
  • Cornell Dupree- guitar
  • Eric Gale- guitar
  • Hugh McCracken- guitar
  • Onnie McIntyre – guitar
  • Jeff Mironov – guitar
  • Stuart Scharf – guitar
  • Don Grolnick- keyboards
  • Ken Bichel- keyboards
  • Gordon Edwards – bass
  • Will Lee- bass
  • Tony Levin- bass
  • Steve Gadd- drums
  • Rubens Bassini- percussion
  • Errol “Crusher” Bennett – percussion
  • David Sanborn- alto saxophone
  • George Young – alto saxophone
  • Michael Brecker- tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber- baritone saxophone
  • Jaroslav Jakubovic- baritone saxophone
  • Randy Brecker- trumpet
  • James Buffington – French horn
  • Brooks Tillotson – French horn
  • Eddie Bert – trombone
  • Barry Rogers- trombone
  • Phil Bodner – oboe
  • Joe Farrell- flute
  • Gloria Agostini – harp
  • Margaret Ross – harp
  • David Carey – marimba
  • Alex Ligertwood- backing vocals
  • Lucy Simon- backing vocals
  • Luther Vandross – backing vocals
  • Cissy Houston- backing vocals
  • Steven Dickson, Marc Embree, Ruderick George, Alyia Orme, Joanna Simon, Ken Williams – backing vocals
  • George Marge – recording
  • Harvey Estrin – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Carly Simon except where noted.

  1. You Belong to Me – Carly Simon, Michael McDonald
  2. Boys in the Trees
  3. Back Down to Earth
  4. Devoted to You – Boudleaux Bryant
  5. De Bat (Fly in Me Face)
  6. Haunting
  7. Tranquillo (Melt My Heart) – Carly Simon, James Taylor, Arif Mardin
  8. You’re the One
  9. In a Small Moment
  10. One Man Woman – James Taylor
  11. For Old Times Sake – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman