On this day in music history: June 24, 1975 - "Cut The Cake", the third studio album by the Average White Band is released. Produced by Arif Mardin, it is recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York City in Early 1975. Issued as the follow up to their highly successful second album, tensions will run high in the studio for the Scottish R&B/Funk quintet. Still mourning the loss their friend and bandmate drummer Robbie McIntosh (to an accidental drug overdose), and feeling the pressure to match the success of their breakthrough album, the surviving members will battle each other over creative differences. The album will also be the first to introduce new drummer Steve Ferrone, the only non-white member in the band, now lending greater irony to their name. It will spin off three singles including "School Boy Crush" (#22 R&B, #33 Pop), "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" (#25 R&B, #39 Pop) and the title track (#7 R&B, #10 Pop). "Cut The Cake" will spend 1 week at #1 on the Billboard R&B album chart, peaking at #4 on the Top 200, and is certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:14:17 +0000
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