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


 * Side 2
 * 1) "I Believe" (Keith Forsey, Harold Faltermeyer)
 * 2) "Is it Love That You’re Running From" (Alan Gorrie)
 * 3) "Reach Out I'll Be There" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
 * 4) "Isn’t it Strange" (Hamish Stuart, Ned Doheny)
 * 5) "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