Show Your Hand (album)

Show Your Hand is the first album by Scottish funk band Average White Band, likely recorded at R.G. Jones Studios, Wimbledon, London, and released in 1973 by MCA Records. After the success of AWB, the album was re-issued in 1975 with a new title, Put It Where You Want It, a different opening track and new cover artwork. The re-issued version finally made it to the Billboard Top 200, peaking at No. 39, and No. 69 in Canada.[2]

Show Your Hand
Studio album by
Average White Band
ReleasedSeptember 1973
Recorded1972-1973
StudioR.G. Jones Studios, Wimbledon, London
GenreFunk
Length39:52
LabelMCA
ProducerRobin Turner, Average White Band
Average White Band chronology
Show Your Hand
(1973)		 AWB
(1974)
Alternative cover
1975 re-issue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic (link)
Christgau's Record GuideB+[1]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "The Jugglers" (Alan Gorrie) – 4:55
  2. "This World Has Music" (Bonnie Bramlett, Gorrie, Leon Ware) – 5:45
  3. "Twilight Zone" (Roger Ball, Gorrie) – 5:12
  4. "Put It Where You Want It" (Joe Sample, Gorrie, Layne) – 4:00

Side two

  1. "Show Your Hand" (Gorrie) – 3:40
  2. "Back in '67" (Ball, Gorrie, Robbie McIntosh) – 4:00
  3. "Reach Out" (AWB, Ball) – 4:00
  4. "T.L.C." (AWB, Gorrie) – 8:20


On the 1975 MCA re-issue the song "The Jugglers" is replaced by "How Can You Go Home".

Personnel
Average White Band
Technical
  • Nick Sykes - engineer
  • John Pasche - design, artwork

References
  1. CG Book '70s: A
  2. "RPM Top 100 Albums - June 7, 1975" (PDF).
  • MCA 345 (Show Your Hand)
  • Show Your Hand at Allmusic.com
  • MCA 475 (Put It Where You Want It)
  • Put It Where You Want It at Allmusic.com
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