Cut the Cake (song)
| "Cut the Cake" | ||||
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| Single by Average White Band | ||||
| from the album Cut the Cake | ||||
| B-side | "Person to Person" | |||
| Released | March 25, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Funk[1] | |||
| Length | 3:34 (Single Version)
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| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Average White Band | |||
| Producer(s) | Arif Mardin | |||
| Average White Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Cut the Cake" is a song written and performed by Average White Band. It was featured on their 1975 album Cut the Cake.[2] The song was arranged by Roger Ball and produced by Arif Mardin.[3]
The song nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 1976 Grammy Awards, but it lost to "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire.
Chart performance[edit]
"Cut the Cake" reached No. 7 on the U.S. R&B chart, No. 10 on the U.S. pop chart, No. 13 on the U.S. dance chart, No. 16 in Canada,[4] and No. 31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1975.[5] The song ranked No. 70 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1975[6] and No. 151 on the Canadian year-end chart.[7]
AWB re-released the song in 1986 where it reached No. 34 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart.
Other versions[edit]
- Jeff Golub released a version of the song on the 2002 various artists album KKSF 103.7 - Sampler 13: Smooth Jazz.[8]
Sampling[edit]
- AWB's version was sampled by Chill Rob G on his 1989 song "Dope Rhymes" from the album Ride the Rhythm.
References[edit]
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Carnal Knowledge: Sexual Revolution". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 90. ISBN 031214704X.
- ^ "Average White Band, Cut the Cake". Discogs. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "Average White Band, "Cut the Cake" Single Release". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 28, 1975" (PDF).
- ^ "Average White Band, "Cut the Cake" Chart Positions". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1975". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "RPM Top 200 Singles of 1975" (PDF).
- ^ "KKSF 103.7 - Sampler 13: Smooth Jazz". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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