Average White Band - Warner Communications (1978)

In case you don't get the joke, the title's a play on the fact that Atlantic Records had just been acquired by Warner Communications -- now fully a major label at the end of the 70s! That fact doesn't stop the album from being a good one, though -- and AWB work here with Arif Mardin on a set of tunes that still have a fair bit of the funky touches of earlier records, but which also go for a few mellower tunes too -- of the sort that were becoming the group's strongest suit at the time. "She's A Dream" is a great example of this style -- a nicely gliding number that still has a nice groove at the bottom -- and while the set doesn't include any standout hits, it's still a great example of why AWB could pull off this sort of record a lot better than most of their contemporaries! Titles include "She's A Dream", "Warmer Communications", "Price Of The Dream", "Sweet & Sour", "One Look Over My Shoulder", "Your Love Is A Miracle", and "Same Feeling Different Song". (Includes the original inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch.)