Soul Searching (Average White Band album) explained

Soul Searching
Type:	Album
Artist:	Average White Band
Cover:	Soul searching awb.jpg
Released:	June 24, 1976
Recorded:	1975–1976
Genre:	Funk Soul
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Arif Mardin
Prev Title:	Cut the Cake
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	Person to Person
Next Year:	1976

Soul Searching is the fourth album released by Average White Band.

Track listing

1. "Overture" (Average White Band, Ball, Stuart) - 2:14
2. "Love Your Life" (Average White Band, Gorrie, Stuart) - 4:49
3. "I'm the One" (Average White Band, Ball, Gorrie, Stuart) - 4:18
4. "A Love of Your Own" (Stuart, Ned Doheny) - 5:28
5. "Queen of My Soul" (Stuart) - 6:05
6. "Soul Searching" (Gorrie, Stuart) - 3:15
7. "Goin' Home" (Ball, Average White Band, Gorrie, Stuart) - 4:36
8. "Everybody's Darling" (Ball, Stuart) - 3:31
9. "Would You Stay" (Ball, Stuart) - 5:33
10. "Sunny Days" (Ferrone, Stuart, Gorrie) - 3:14
11. "Digging Deeper" (Average White Band, Ball, Gorrie) - 2:43

Personnel

Average White Band

• Alan Gorrie – bass, guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Hamish Stuart – bass, guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Roger Ball – keyboards, alto saxophone, string arrangements, horn arrangements
• Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone
• Onnie McIntyre – guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion

with:

• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker – trumpet
• Jim Mullen – guitar
• Kenneth Bichel – synthesizer
• Seymour Barab, Alan Schulman, Jesse Levy – cello
• Carlos Martin – percussion, conga
• Barry Rogers – trombone
• Marvin Stamm – trumpet
• Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
• David Brigati, Eddie Brigati – backing vocals

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[3]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1976	"Queen Of My Soul"	40	21	-
	"Soul Searching"	-	-	4
1977	"A Love Of Your Own"	101	35	-

External links

• Average White Band-Soul Searching at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3591/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Average White Band US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-07-14.
2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Albums - September 18, 1976.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3591/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Average White Band US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-07-14.