AVERAGE WHITE BAND: SOUL SEARCHING
Average White Band's artistic winning streak continued with its outstanding fourth album, Soul Searching. This album is possessed of a much more fluid and jazzier funk flavored groove than the previous AWB albums had. The bands instrumental signatures are all still present. In fact, what makes this such a beautiful album is that all the elements they were going for earlier are all coming to a head on this album. The instrumentation is a lot of musical adventures as there's more tendencies towards improvisation here than staying locked right on the one. It's an example of a harmonic and melodic end of their funk that would basically typify what the band would sound like for the remainder of the 70's. This music has withstood the test of time as it still captivates today.
Tracklist:
1.Overture 2.Love Your Life 3.I'm The One 4.A Love Of Your Own 5.Queen Of My Soul 6.Soul Searching 7.Goin' Home 8.Everybody's Darling 9.Would You Stay 10.Sunny Days (Make Me Think Of You) 11.Digging Deeper (Finale)
Lineup:
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. Additional musicians: 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