Though best known for their instrumental hit "Pick Up the Pieces," the band's strength lies in their consistently accomplished songwriting, stretching across several gold-selling albums and multi-Grammy nominations for Atlantic Records. Despite their Scottish roots, the six-piece band developed their own "authentic" sound influenced by R&B heroes such as Marvin Gaye, James Brown, and Donny Hathaway, which was eagerly adopted by black audiences in the US and elsewhere.
Many of the band's cuts, such as "Cut The Cake" and "Let's Go 'Round Again," attracted chart action as hit singles, while album tracks like "Schoolboy Crush" and "Person to Person" became much-sampled "rare" grooves. Other tunes like "Cloudy," "A Love Of Your Own," and "Nothing You Can Do" stand alongside some of the finest soul album tracks ever recorded.
The current lineup of the band, with noted US musicians alongside founding members Alan Gorrie and Onnie McIntyre, continues to delight audiences and critics alike in its wide-ranging touring. The musical energy and trademark sound are remarkably true to the original, and with constant revisitation and re-workings of AWB's, and others' classics in the mix, it is no surprise that the Average White Band is now a multi-generational attraction and a perennial fixture with many of the top music venues.
Into The Night
Average White Band Lyrics
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Darkness will invite
You and I - let's take some time
- Steal away, into the night
Into the night
Into the night
"Into The Night" is a song by Average White Band released on their 1976 album "Soul Searching." The song presents a romantic mood as the lyrics take the listener on a journey with the person they love. The opening line "Watch the sun go down" creates a setting where the lovers can enjoy time together as the day ends. The next line "Darkness will invite" reinforces the fact that they are no longer following the constraints of the day and allows them to free themselves from the outside world. Together they can enjoy each other without interruptions.
As the song moves forward, the lyrics emphasize that this is a special time and they should make the most of it. The line "You and I - let's take some time" proposes that they cherish those moments together, and not take them for granted. The words "Steal away" in the next line, means that it is a secret that only they know about, creating a sense of intimacy. "Into the Night" repeated twice, emphasizes the previous sentence, but also the idea that the night is their special time to be together.
Overall, the song suggests that it is important to take the time to appreciate the special moments in life, and to make sure that those moments are reserved for one’s most important person.
Line by Line Meaning
Watch the sun go down
Let's witness the end of the day as the sun sets
Darkness will invite
The night will lure us in with its mysteriousness
You and I - let's take some time
Let's spend some quality time together
Steal away, into the night
Let's sneak away and disappear into the cover of the night
Into the night
Let's venture into the darkness
Into the night
Let's lose ourselves in the night's embrace
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Written by: BALL, GORRIE, STUART
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Vaughn Miller
Go Gorrie Go.!!! He's so underrated as a bass player.
George Mathie
Average white band had the most amazing horn section in Roger ball, onnie McIntyre and Molly Duncan and for a Scottish funk band this band was incredibly talented
macman3175
Amazing bass line WoW
Tower of Power
INTO THE NIGHT úžasná úvodná skladba na albume SHINE, ktorý bol v rebríčku Billboardu 12 týždňov od 31. mája 1980 a skončil na 116.m. V UK bol v rebríčku 13 týždňov od 31. mája 1980 a stal sa druhým najlepšie umiestnením albumom skupiny v UK po AWB v roku 1975 na 6.m. Zásluhu na tom mal druhý TOP 20 hit skupiny v UK Let´s Go Round Again, ktorá skončila na 12.m.Autormi tejto fusion elektro funkovej skladby boli Ball Stuart a Gorrie. Hrala v nej dychová sekcia, ktorú tvorili Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Larry Hall trubkyLew McCreary, Bill Reichenbach trombony, Ernie Wattsw,Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams saxofony. Vo svojej podstate predstavuje inštrumentálnu skladbu na konci ktorej sa spieva...watch the sun go down darkness will invite you and i let´s take some time steal away into the night....Album skupina nahrala s producentom Davidom Fosterom v Sunset Sound Studios v Los Angeles, ktorý bol spoluautorom piesni Catch Me a Help Is On The Way. Spoluautorom druhého hitu z albumu For You For Love bol s Ballom Bill Champlin zo skupiny Chicago. Táto pieseň ako deviata skladba skupiny v rebríčku Billboardu bola týždeň od 18. oktobra 1980 na 106.m. V UK bola v rebríčku štyri týždne od 26. júla 1980 a skončila na 46.m.V septembri 1980 skupina vydala album Volume VIII, ktorý tvorili štyri nové piesne ako Kiss Me , Growing Pains a na b strane päť najväčších hitov AWB. Na CD bola pridaná bonusová skladba od Paicha Miss Sun.
sylvia franklin
RIP Malcolm "Molly " Duncan! I 'm missing your horn! Dundee Horns forever! Love you guys! SYLVIA FRANKLIN, AWB fan from Detroit! A fan forever!🎹🎹🎹🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷♥️♥️♥️♥️🎸🎸🎸
Sylvia Franklin
I love this track! I love this band! Awb fan forever!Fan from Detroit! SYLVIA Franklin.
ce hayes
R.I.P Malcolm “Molly” Duncan 🎷🎷🎷 Blow On Brotha, Blow On !!!
Dave Micklon
As great as Pick Up the Pieces.
Vaughn Miller
Almost .. What I like to do is play pieces, into the night & going home back to back to back.. Dundee Horns.. Good day mate.
Scarlett O'Hara
Tight!