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Released
  
1982

Artist
  
Average White Band

Producer
  
Dan Hartman

Genres
  
Funk, Blue-eyed soul

Cupid’s in Fashion(1982)
  
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Release date
  
1982

Label
  
Arista Records

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Cupid’s in Fashion is ninth album by the Average White Band (also AWB) a Scottish funk and R&B band. It was released in 1982 on the RCA label and peaked at #49 in the R&B album charts.

Contents

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "You’re My Number One" (Dan Hartman)
  2. "Easier Said Than Done" (Kashif)
  3. "You Wanna Belong" (Roger Ball, Vivian Cherry)
  4. "Cupid’s in Fashion" (Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball, White)
  5. "Theatre of Excess" (Alan Gorrie, White)
Side 2
  1. "I Believe" (Keith Forsey, Harold Faltermeyer)
  2. "Is it Love That You’re Running From" (Alan Gorrie)
  3. "Reach Out I'll Be There" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  4. "Isn’t it Strange" (Hamish Stuart, Ned Doheny)
  5. "Love’s a Heartache" (Ned Doheny)

Band personnel

  • Alan Gorrie: Lead vocals, Bass, Guitar and Keyboards
  • Hamish Stuart: Lead Vocals, Guitar and Bass
  • Roger Ball: Keyboards and Alto Sax
  • Steve Ferrone: Drums
  • Malcolm Duncan: Tenor Sax and Flute
  • Onnie McIntyre: Guitar and Vocals

    • Additional musicians

  • Jeff Bova: Synthesiser
  • Randy Brecker: Trumpet and Flugelhorn
  • Dan Hartman: Piano and Background Vocals
  • Sammy Figueroa: Percussion
  • Mark Gray: Synthesiser solo on “Love’s a Heartache”
  • Joe Melotti: Background vocals on “Cupid’s in Fashion”
  • Richie Stotts: Guitar sound effect on “Theatre of Excess”
  • Robert Ball: Horn and Synthesiser arrangements
  • Alan Gorrie and Hamish Stuart: Vocal arrangements

    • Production

  • Producer: Dan Hartman
  • Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, New York
  • Engineers: Mike Hutchinson, Jay Mark and Don Hartman
  • Assistant Engineer: Glenn Rosenstein
  • Additional Recording at The Schoolhouse, Westport
  • Album Art Direction/Design: Mike Doud of Larchmont Photography
  • Album Photography: Jules Bates of Artrouble

    • Songs

    1You're My Number One3:21
    2Easier Said Than Done4:08
    3You Wanna Belong4:25

    References

    Cupid's in Fashion Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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