Cupid's in Fashion
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Blue-eyed soul, funk, soul | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Dan Hartman | |||
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Cupid's in Fashion is the 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.[1]
Track listing
- Side 1
- "You’re My Number One" (Dan Hartman)
- "Easier Said Than Done" (Kashif)
- "You Wanna Belong" (Roger Ball, Vivian Cherry)
- "Cupid’s in Fashion" (Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball, White)
- "Theatre of Excess" (Alan Gorrie, White)
- Side 2
- "I Believe" (Keith Forsey, Harold Faltermeyer)
- "Is it Love That You’re Running From" (Alan Gorrie)
- "Holland-Dozier-Holland)
- "Isn’t it Strange" (Hamish Stuart, Ned Doheny)
- "Love’s a Heartache" (Ned Doheny)
Personnel
- Average White Band
- Alan Gorrie – lead vocals, bass, guitar and keyboards
- Hamish Stuart – lead vocals, guitar and bass
- Roger Ball – keyboards and alto saxophone
- Steve Ferrone – drums
- Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone and flute
- Onnie McIntyre – guitar and vocals
- Additional musicians[2]
- 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
