Cupid's in Fashion
# Cupid's in Fashion

Cupid's in Fashion is the ninth album by the Average White Band (also AWB), a Scottish funk and R&B band. It was released in 1982 on the RCA label and peaked at #49 in the R&B album charts.

## Track listing

### Side 1

* "You’re My Number One" (Dan Hartman)
* "Easier Said Than Done" (Kashif)
* "You Wanna Belong" (Roger Ball, Vivian Cherry)
* "Cupid’s in Fashion" (Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie, Roger Ball, White)
* "Theatre of Excess" (Alan Gorrie, White)

### Side 2

* "I Believe" (Keith Forsey, Harold Faltermeyer)
* "Is it Love That You’re Running From" (Alan Gorrie)
* "Reach Out I'll Be There" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
* "Isn’t it Strange" (Hamish Stuart, Ned Doheny)
* "Love’s a Heartache" (Ned Doheny)

## Personnel

### Average White Band

* Alan Gorrie – lead vocals, bass, guitar and keyboards
* Hamish Stuart – lead vocals, guitar and bass
* Roger Ball – keyboards and alto saxophone
* Steve Ferrone – drums
* Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone and flute
* Onnie McIntyre – guitar and vocals

### Additional musicians

* Jeff Bova – synthesiser
* Randy Brecker – trumpet and flugelhorn
* Dan Hartman – piano and background vocals
* Sammy Figueroa – percussion
* Mark Gray – synthesiser solo on “Love’s a Heartache”
* Joe Melotti – background vocals on “Cupid’s in Fashion”
* Richie Stotts – guitar sound effect on “Theatre of Excess”
* Robert Ball – horn and synthesiser arrangements
* Alan Gorrie and Hamish Stuart – vocal arrangements

## Production

* Producer: Dan Hartman
* Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, New York
* Engineers: Mike Hutchinson, Jay Mark and Don Hartman
* Assistant Engineer: Glenn Rosenstein
* Additional Recording at The Schoolhouse, Westport
* Album Art Direction/Design: Mike Doud of Larchmont Photography
* Album Photography: Jules Bates of Artrouble
