Cut the Cake | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 10, 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1974–1975 | |||
Genre | Funk, soul | |||
Length | 42:02 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
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Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+ [2] |
Cut the Cake is the third album released by Average White Band, released in 1975. This album's hit title track reached #10 on the Billboard pop singles chart. It was dedicated to "our friend and brother Robbie McIntosh."
The follow-up album to the immensely successful AWB in 1974, recording was plagued by creative and artistic differences, with several members of the band walking out of the studio on three occasions.[ citation needed] One point of conflict was the band's mourning for original drummer Robbie McIntosh, who died of a heroin overdose in 1974.[ citation needed] Producer Arif Mardin considered pulling the plug on the project due to this tension but ultimately persevered and oversaw its completion.[ citation needed]
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Year | Chart positions [3] | ||
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US R&B |
Canada [4] | |
1975 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
Year | Single | Chart positions [5] | |||
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US R&B |
US Dance |
UK | ||
1975 | " Cut the Cake" | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
"If I Ever Lose This Heaven" | 39 | 25 | — | — | |
"School Boy Crush" | 33 | 22 | — | — |