Average White Band

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Average White Band (also AWB) is a Scottish funk and R&B band, who had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million selling song, "Pick Up the Pieces" and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake. The band name was initially proposed by Bonnie Bramlett. They have influenced others such as the Brand New Heavies, and been sampled by various musicians including the Beastie Boys, TLC, The Beatnuts, Too Short, Ice Cube, Eric B. & Rakim, Nas and A Tribe Called Quest, as well as Arrested Development - in turn making them the fifteenth most sampled act in history. As of 2012, forty years after their formation, they continue to perform.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1973 Show Your Hand Average White Band 3
1974 AWB Average White Band 4
1975 Put It Where You Want It Average White Band 1
1975 Cut the Cake Average White Band 2
1976 Soul Searching Average White Band 2
1977 Benny and Us Average White Band & Ben E. King 2
1978 Warmer Communications Average White Band 2
1979 Feel No Fret Average White Band 3
1980 Shine Average White Band 2
1988 Aftershock Average White Band 3
1996 Soul Tattoo Average White Band 3
— Above Average Average White Band 1
— AWB Average White Band 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1992 Pickin' Up the Pieces: The Best of Average White Band (1974-1990) Compilation Average White Band 1
1994 Let's Go Round Again: The Best of the Average White Band Compilation Average White Band 1
1996 The Very Best of the Average White Band Compilation Average White Band 1
1997 Pick Up the Pieces and Other Hits Compilation Average White Band 1
1997 The Very Best of Average White Band Compilation Average White Band 1
1999 Cut the Cake and Other Hits Compilation Average White Band 1
2002 The Best of Average White Band Compilation Average White Band 1
2003 The Ultimate Collection Compilation Average White Band 1
2005 Greatest and Latest Compilation Average White Band 1
2009 The Collection Compilation Average White Band 4
2009 Pick Up the Pieces: The Very Best of the Average White Band Compilation Average White Band 1
— Pick Up the Pieces Compilation Average White Band 1
— Show Your Hand Compilation Average White Band 1
— The Essentials Compilation Average White Band 1

Album + Live

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1976 Person to Person Live Average White Band 2
1999 Face to Face - Live Live Average White Band 1
2011 Live at Montreux 1977 Live Average White Band 1

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