"Cut the Cake" | ||||
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Single by Average White Band | ||||
from the album Cut the Cake | ||||
B-side | "Person to Person" | |||
Released | March 25, 1975 | |||
Genre | Funk [1] | |||
Length | 3:34 (Single Version)
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Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Average White Band | |||
Producer(s) | Arif Mardin | |||
Average White Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Cut the Cake" is a song written and performed by Average White Band. It was featured on their 1975 album Cut the Cake. [2] The song was arranged by Roger Ball and produced by Arif Mardin. [3]
The song nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 1976 Grammy Awards, but it lost to " Shining Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire.
"Cut the Cake" reached No. 7 on the U.S. R&B chart, No. 10 on the U.S. pop chart, No. 13 on the U.S. dance chart, No. 16 in Canada, [4] and No. 31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1975. [5] The song ranked No. 70 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1975 [6] and No. 151 on the Canadian year-end chart. [7]
AWB re-released the song in 1986 where it reached No. 34 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart.