AVERAGE WHITE BAND: FEEL NO FRET
This was the Band’s final complete studio album for Atlantic Records, which they produced alongside Gene Paul. Feel No Fret is far from a total meltdown, and the material is generally likable. This 1979 LP marked the first time since 1973's Show Your Hand that an AWB album didn't enjoy either gold or platinum sales in the U.S., and it was also the most uneven album they recorded in the '70s.
Tracklist:
1.When Will You Be Mine 2.Please Don't Fall In Love 3.Walk On By 4.Feel No Fret 5.Stop The Rain 6.Atlantic Avenue 7.Ace Of Hearts 8.Too Late To Cry 9.Fire Burning
Lineup:
Alan Gorrie - bass, vocals & guitar, Hamish Stuart - guitar, vocals & bass, Roger Ball - keyboards, synthesizer & alto saxophone, Malcolm Duncan - tenor saxophone, Steve Ferrone - drums & percussion, Onnie McIntyre - guitar & vocals. Additional musicians: Luis Carlos Dos Santos - surdo on "Atlantic Avenue", Zeca de Cuica - cuica on "Atlantic Avenue", Airto Moreira - percussion on "Atlantic Avenue", Mike Brecker - tenor saxophone on "Stop The Rain" and "Fire Burning", Randy Brecker - trumpet on "Stop The Rain" and "Fire Burning", Lew Delgatto - baritone saxophone on "Stop The Rain" and "Fire Burning", Luther Vandross - additional background vocals on "Too Late To Cry"