"Cut the Cake"
Single by Average White Band
from the album Cut the Cake
B-side"Person to Person"
ReleasedMarch 25, 1975 (1975-03-25)
GenreFunk
Length3:34 (Single Version)
  • 4:09 (Album Version)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Average White Band
Producer(s)Arif Mardin
Average White Band singles chronology
"Pick Up the Pieces"
(1974)		 "Cut the Cake"
(1975)		 "If I Ever Lose This Heaven"
(1975)

"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. 16 in Canada,[3] and No. 31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1975.[4] The song ranked No. 70 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1975[5] and No. 151 on the Canadian year-end chart.[6]

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.[7]

Sampling

References

  1. ↑ "Average White Band, Cut the Cake". Discogs. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Average White Band, "Cut the Cake" Single Release". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 28, 1975" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Average White Band, "Cut the Cake" Chart Positions". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1975". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ "RPM Top 200 Singles of 1975" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "KKSF 103.7 - Sampler 13: Smooth Jazz". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2019.



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