{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Soul Searching | type = Album | artist = Average White Band | cover = Soul searching awb.jpg | alt = | released = June 24, 1976 | recorded = 1975–1976 | venue = | studio = | genre = Funk, soul | length = | label = Atlantic | producer = Arif Mardin | prev_title = Cut the Cake | prev_year = 1975 | next_title = Person to Person | next_year = 1976 }} {{Music ratings | rev1 =AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1027/review|pure_url=yes}}</ref> }}

'''''Soul Searching''''' is the fourth album released by Average White Band. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1 million copies.

==Track listing== #"Overture" (Average White Band, Ball, Stuart) - 2:14 #"Love Your Life" (Average White Band, Gorrie, Stuart) - 4:49 #"I'm the One" (Average White Band, Ball, Gorrie, Stuart) - 4:18 #"A Love of Your Own" (Stuart, Ned Doheny) - 5:28 #"Queen of My Soul" (Stuart) - 6:05 #"Soul Searching" (Gorrie, Stuart) - 3:15 #"Goin' Home" (Ball, Average White Band, Gorrie, Stuart) - 4:36 #"Everybody's Darling" (Ball, Stuart) - 3:31 #"Would You Stay" (Ball, Stuart) - 5:33 #"Sunny Days" (Ferrone, Stuart, Gorrie) - 3:14 #"Digging Deeper" (Average White Band, Ball, Gorrie) - 2:43

==Personnel== ;Average White Band *Alan Gorrie – bass, guitar, lead and backing vocals *Hamish Stuart – bass, guitar, lead and backing vocals *Roger Ball – keyboards, alto saxophone, string arrangements, horn arrangements *Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone *Onnie McIntyre – guitar, backing vocals *Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion with: *Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone *Randy Brecker – trumpet *Jim Mullen – guitar *Kenneth Bichel – synthesizer *Seymour Barab, Alan Schulman, Jesse Levy – cello *Carlos Martin – percussion, conga *Barry Rogers – trombone *Marvin Stamm – trumpet *Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone *David Brigati, Eddie Brigati – backing vocals

==Charts== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="3"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic albums">{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3591/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Average White Band US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-07-14}}</ref> |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="40"| US ! width="40"| US<br />R&B ! width="40"| Canada<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4354a.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - September 18, 1976}}</ref>

|- | rowspan="1"| 1976 | align="left"| ''Soul Searching'' | 9 | 2 | 20 |- |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="3"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic singles">{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3591/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Average White Band US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-07-14}}</ref> |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="40"| US ! width="40"| US<br />R&B ! width="40"| US<br />Dance |- | rowspan="2"|1976 | align="left"| "Queen Of My Soul" | 40 | 21 | &mdash; |- | align="left"| "Soul Searching" | &mdash; | &mdash; | 4 |- | rowspan="1"|1977 | align="left"| "A Love Of Your Own" | 101 | 35 | &mdash; |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.discogs.com/Average-White-Band-Soul-Searching/master/14197 Average White Band-Soul Searching at Discogs]

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Category:1976 albums Category:Average White Band albums Category:Albums produced by Arif Mardin Category:Atlantic Records albums