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 | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
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.[1] The song was arranged by Roger Ball and produced by Arif Mardin.[2]
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[]
"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. 11 in Canada, and No. 31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1975.[3] The song ranked No. 70 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1975[4] and No. 151 on the Canadian year-end chart[5]
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[]
- Jeff Golub released a version of the song on the 2002 various artists album KKSF 103.7 - Sampler 13: Smooth Jazz.[6]
Sampling[]
- AWB's version was sampled by Chill Rob G on his 1989 song "Dope Rhymes" from the album Ride the Rhythm.
References[]
- ^ "Average White Band, Cut the Cake". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "Average White Band, "Cut the Cake" Single Release". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "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". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- 1975 songs
- 1975 singles
- 1986 singles
- Atlantic Records singles
- Average White Band songs
- 1970s song stubs