The Essential Selection

Widely and rightly regarded as one of the best ever soul and funk bands, the now legendary Average White Band tore-up the rule book and conquered the US, UK & International charts with a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. Although probably best known for their global hit, the US #1 signature single 'Pick Up the Pieces', which reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, this superb collection features 34 classic recordings from 'Show Your Hand'/'Put It Where You Want It' (1973) to 'Cupid's In Fashion' (1982). 'The Essential Selection' also includes their other UK and US hits, 'Cut the Cake', 'Queen of My Soul', 'Walk On By', 'For You, For Love', the much sampled 'School Boy Crush', 'When Will You Be Mine', 'If I Ever Lose This Heaven', the track that Chaka Khan demoed for AWB and recorded in 1981 'Whatcha' Gonna Do for Me' and the floorfiller 'Let's Go Round Again'. 'The Essential Selection' features all of the band's international hits, including collaborations with Ben E. King, album favourites, as well as the 2021 Dimitri From Paris Remix 'Let's Go Round Again'. AWB's repertoire has been a source of inspiration and influence for many R&B acts and they are one of the most sampled bands in history, remaining relevant today, continuing to reach new generations of younger audiences. Snoop Dogg, Fatboy Slim, Ice Cube, Puff Daddy, TLC, Rick Ross, will.i.am and Mark Ronson amongst countless others, have all borrowed sections of their grooves. 'The Essential Selection' has been overseen by Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart and Onnie McIntyre.

Disc 1
1: Pick Up the Pieces
2: Cut the Cake
3: School Boy Crush
4: Get It Up for Love (With Ben E. King)
5: Walk On By
6: For You, for Love
7: Soul Searching
8: Atlantic Avenue
9: Kiss Me
10: Sweet & Sour
11: You Got It
12: Shine
13: Whatcha' Gonna Do for Me
14: If I Ever Lose This Heaven
15: A Star in the Ghetto (With Ben E. King)
16: A Love of Your Own ('Volume VIII' Edit)
17: Let's Go Round Again (Dimitri from Paris Remix)

Disc 2
1: When Will You Be Mine
2: Work to Do
3: Queen of My Soul ('Volume VIII' Edit)
4: Put It Where You Want It
5: I'm the One
6: Person to Person
7: Stop the Rain
8: Your Love Is a Miracle
9: The Jugglers
10: Got the Love
11: Love Won't Get in the Way
12: Keepin' It to Myself (With Ben E. King)
13: Ace of Hearts
14: Miss Sun
15: Love's a Heartache
16: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me [live] (Recorded 1976)
17: Let's Go Round Again

Number of Discs: 2

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