Edsel Records publiera le 12 juin une nouvelle anthologie d’Average White Band retraçant la carrière de la formation Ecossaise, de leur premier album paru en 1974 jusqu’à leur dernier essai pour le label Arista en 1982.

Sélectionné par les membres actuels du groupe, Anthology réunit sur 5CDs thématiques 73 titres, parmi lesquels des versions maxi, des raretés et quelques extraits live.

Ce coffret sera disponible le 12 juin (tracklisting complet ci-dessous).

Tracklisting :
CD 1: The Classics
1. Pick Up The Pieces
2. Cut The Cake
3. Show Your Hand
4. Work To Doawb_anthology_frontsde-480x480
5. Queen Of My Soul
6. A Star In The Ghetto – with Ben E. King
7. Atlantic Avenue
8. Keepin’ It To Myself
9. Twilight Zone
10. Whatcha’ Gonna Do For Me
11. Walk On By
12. Feel No Fret
13. School Boy Crush
14. Put It Where You Want It
15. Let’s Go ‘Round Again

CD 2: Sampled [Jazz, Blues & Funk]
1. The Jugglers
2. Got The Love
3. Groovin’ The Night Away
4. Sweet & Sour
5. I’m The One
6. Reach Out
7. Your Love Is A Miracle
8. Person To Person 3
9. Daddy’s All Gone
10. When Will You Be Mine
11. Big City Lights
12. T.L.C
13. Back In ’67
14. Stop The Rain

CD 3: Sampled [ Soul & Funk]
1. Overture
2. If I Ever Lose This Heaven
3. Get It Up For Love
4. I Just Can’t Give You Up
5. How Sweet Can You Get
6. Nothing You Can Do
7. A Love Of Your Own
8. Love Your Life
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9. Would You Stay
10. For You, For Love
11. Isn’t It Strange
12. Love Gives, Love Takes Away
13. Digging Deeper (Finale)

CD 4: 7″, 12″ & Early Versions
1. How Can You Go Home
2. Work To Do [7″ Edit]
3. Cut The Cake [7″” Edit]
4. Queen Of My Soul [7″” Edit]
5. Get It Up For Love [7″” Edit] – with Ben E. King
6. A Star In The Ghetto [7″” Edit] – with Ben E. King
7. Your Love Is A Miracle [7″” Edit]
8. Feel No Fret [7″” Edit]
9. For You, For Love [7″” Edit]
10. Shine
11. Walk On By [12″” Version]
12. Let’s Go Round Again [12″” Version]
13. The Jugglers [First Version]
14. How Sweet Can You Get [First Version]
15. Back In ’67 [First Version]
16. Reach Out [First Version]
17. Pick Up The Pieces [Early Version]

CD 5: Rarities & Live Recordings
1. This World Has Music
2. McEwan’s Export
3. In The Beginning
4. White Water Dreams
5. It Didn’t Take Me A Minute
6. Wasn’t I Your Friend
7. Miss Sun
8. Kiss Me
9. Love Won’t Get In The Way
10. Growing Pains
11. I’m Gonna Make You Love Me [Live]
12. Pick Up The Pieces [Live]
13. I Heard It Through The Grapevine [Live]