Average White Band ‎– Soul Searching

Due to its inclusion in the "FREE SOUL" series, "Queen Of My Soul" has made Average White Band's sixth album, "Soul Searching" quite popular in Japan, second only to their second album. All the tracks on this album are original tunes, written by members Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, and Alan Gorrie. The opening track, which literally serves as an overture to this work, features a phrase from the aforementioned A5 and has been sampled by Redman in "Oh My" A2, "Love Your Life" is a rare groove tune with a distinctive wah guitar and booming bass line, carrying the album's darkest feel. A3”I’m The One”, with its sharp guitar cutting, has been sampled in Super Macks' "Supermacks In Effect" Unique's "Pure Dynamite" and Brand Nubian's "Word Is Bond" The ballad A4, "A Love Of Your Own" is also popular as a sampling source. The title track, used in Young Chris feat. Wale's "Searching" and B3, "Everybody's Darling" with its relatively refreshing feel in the context of this album, have been sampled by Jungle Brothers featuring Red Alert in "In Time" and by Q-Tip in "The Promo" Personally, this is the number one album I would recommend from their discography.

「Queen Of My Soul」がFREE SOULで取り上げられたことにより、我が国では2ndアルバムに次いでポピュラーであろうアベレージ・ホワイト・バンドの通算6枚目のアルバム「ソウル・サーチン」
収録曲は全てオリジナル・チューンで、メンバーのロジャー・ボール、ハミッシュ・スチュワート、アラン・ゴーリーによるライティング。冒頭曲は前述A5のフレーズによる文字通り本作の序曲で、Redman「Oh My」でサンプリングされています。ワウギターとブンブンのベースラインが印象的で、盤イチ黒いフィーリングを持ったレアグルーヴ・チューンのA2「Love Your Life」, ギターのカッティングが渋いA3「I’m The One」はSuper Macks「Supermacks In Effect」, Unique「Pure Dynamite」, Brand Nubian「Word Is Bond」ネタ。サンプリングソースとしても人気のバラードA4「A Love Of Your Own」, Young Chris feat. Wale「Searching」で使われたタイトル曲や、本作の雰囲気の中では比較的爽やかな印象で、ジャングル・ブラザーズがレッド・アラートをフィーチャーした「In Time」, Q-Tipをフィーチャーした「The Promo」でそれぞれサンプリングされたB3「Everybody's Darling」等、個人的には彼らのアルバムでNo.1に挙げたい一枚でス。

Average White Band ‎– Soul Searching　'76 Atlantic
A1. Overture
A2. Love Your Life
A3. I'm The One
A4. A Love Of Your Own
A5. Queen Of MY Soul
B1. Soul Searching
B2. Goin' Home
B3. Everybody's Darling
B4. Would You Stay
B5. Sunny Days (Make ME Think Of You)
B6. Digging Deeper

Credit;

Artwork By [Design & Art Direction] – Peter Corriston

Cello – Alan Schulman, Jesse Levy, Seymour Barab (A4, B5, B6)

Congas – Carlos Martin (A1, A5, B1, B6)

Drums, Percussion – Steve Ferrone

Engineer – Gene Paul

Engineer [Additional] – Bobby Warner, Jerry Smith, Jimmy Douglass,

Lew Hahn

Engineer [Assistant] – Randy Mason, Tom Heid

Guitar – Onnie McIntyre Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Bass, Guitar

– Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart

Mastered By – Dennis King

Photography [Cover & Liner] – Allen McWeeney

Photography [Liner] – Alan Gorrie, Bruce McCaskill, Chuck Pulin,

Hamish Stuart

Producer – Arif Mardin

Saxophone [Alto], Keyboards, Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Roger Ball

Saxophone [Baritone] – Ronnie Cuber (A1, B3, B4)

Saxophone [Tenor] – Malcolm Duncan, Michael Brecker (A1, B3, B4)

Synthesizer – Ken Bichel (A1, A4, B3, B5)

Trombone – Barry Rogers (A1, B3, B4)

Trumpet – Marvin Stamm (A1, B2 to B4, B6), Randy Brecker (A1, B3, B4)

Written-By – Gorrie (A2, A3, B1, B2, B5, B6), Stuart (A1 to B5),

Ball (A1 to A3, B2 to B4, B6)

「A Love Is Your Own」サンプリング例
・6'1" Dog & The City Boys「Looking for a Way Out」
・20-2-Life「Playa Haters」
・Rappin' 4-Tay「The Gift」
・Assassin「L'objet」
・DJ Yella feat. B.G. Knocc Out「Dat's How I'm Livin'」
・Seven Tre「Gold & Vogues」
・Neffa feat. Giuliano Palma「Aspettando Il Sole (Remix)」
・Lil' Kim feat. Mona Lisa「Time To Shine」
・M.O.P.「Nothin' 2 Lose」
・Brownstone「Love Me Like You Do」
・Playya 1000「In My Pockets」
・Master P feat. Fiend & Silkk The Shocker「Black & White」
・Ten Typ Mes「Wjaaazd」
・J. Holiday 「A Love Of Your Own」
・Nipsey Hussle「Rich Roll」
・AZ 「Livin' The Life」
・Pretty Lights「Lonesome Street」
・Benjamin Starr「The Sooner You Give」

「Love Your Life」サンプリング例

・ATCQ「Check The Rhythm」
・Stereo MC's「Use It」

・Kool Keith「Get Off My Elevator」

・Master Freez「Era Il 79」

・Fatboy Slim feat. Macy Gray「Love Life」

- その他のアべレージ・ホワイト・バンド作品 -
・Average White Band「AWB」('74 Atlantic)
・Average White Band ‎– Pick Up The Pieces / Work To Do ('74 Atlantic)
・Average White Band「Warmer Communications」('78 Atlantic)

・Average White Band「Feel No Fret」('79 Atlantic)

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