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
Released	September 1973
Recorded	1972-1973
Studio	R.G. Jones Studios, Wimbledon, London
Genre	Funk
Length	39:52
Label	MCA
Producer	Robin Turner, Average White Band
Average White Band chronology
Show Your Hand (1973) AWB (1974)
Alternative cover
1975 re-issue cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic (link)
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[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

• Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone
• Hamish Stuart – guitars, lead and backing vocals
• Onnie McIntyre – guitars, backing vocals
• Roger Ball – piano, clavinet, alto saxophone
• Alan Gorrie – bass, lead and backing vocals
• Robbie McIntosh – drums, percussion

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