Cut the Cake (song)



"Cut the Cake" is a song written and performed by Average White Band. It reached #7 on the U.S. R&B chart, #10 on the U.S. pop chart, #13 on the U.S. dance chart, and #31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1975. It was featured on their 1975 album Cut the Cake.

The song was arranged by Roger Ball and produced by Arif Mardin.

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.

The song ranked #70 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1975.

AWB re-released the song in 1986 where it reached #34 on the U.S. R&B chart and #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.

Sampling

 * AWB's version was sampled by Chill Rob G on his 1989 song "Dope Rhymes" from the album Ride the Rhythm.