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Condition: VG+ (Vinyl & Sleeve) --- TRACKLIST --- Side 1: A1. Overture (2:14) A2. Love Your Life (4:49) — Classic Funk / Sample Groove A3. I'm The One (4:18) A4. A Love Of Your Own (5:28) — Ned Doheny / Hamish Stuart Yacht-Soul Classic A5. Queen Of My Soul (6:05) — Hit Soul Single Side 2: B1. Soul Searching (3:15) B2. Goin' Home (4:36) B3. Everybody's Darling (3:31) B4. Would You Stay (5:33) B5. Sunny Days (3:14) B6. Digging Deeper (2:43) --- PRESSING & RELEASE DETAILS --- • Label & Cat #: Atlantic – SD 18179 (ST-A-763631-MO) • Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Original 1st US Pressing • Pressing Plant: Monarch Record Mfg. Co. ("MO" matrix code) • Year / Country: 1976, US • Label Style: Classic Atlantic green/red label with white horizontal center band & 75 Rockefeller Plaza address • Production & Arranging: Produced by Arif Mardin (Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Hall & Oates) • Personnel & Special Guests: Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Steve Ferrone, Onnie McIntyre, Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, with guest horn appearances by Randy Brecker & Michael Brecker (The Brecker Brothers) --- RECENT SOLD COMPS (eBay) --- • [eBay Sold Comps for Average White Band – Soul Searching LP (SD 18179)](https://www.ebay.com/shop/average-white-band-soul-searching?_nkw=average+white+band+soul+searching): $10.00 – $20.00 (Recent average: ~$13.00 – $16.00) --- ALBUM NOTES & KEYWORDS --- • Notes: The RIAA Platinum-certified 1976 masterwork from Average White Band, produced by maestro Arif Mardin. The album seamlessly bridges tight funk horn grooves with sophisticated West Coast blue-eyed soul and quiet storm balladry. Highlights include the immortal yacht-soul standard "A Love of Your Own" (co-written with Ned Doheny), the soaring single "Queen of My Soul," and the infectious funk break "Love Your Life." • Keywords: Average White Band, AWB, Soul Searching, Arif Mardin, Ned Doheny, Brecker Brothers, Steve Ferrone, Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie, A Love of Your Own, Queen of My Soul, Yacht Rock, Quiet Storm, 70s Funk, Soul, Atlantic Records, Monarch Pressing, Vintage Vinyl --- STORE POLICY --- • Fast 1-day shipping • Orders bundle automatically to save on shipping • Use the offer feature to receive a discount on any record in the store!