''Show Your Hand'' is the first album by

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band Average White Band, likely recorded at R.G. Jones Studios, Wimbledon, London, and released in 1973 by MCA Records. After the success of ''

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'', the album was re-issued in 1975 with a new title, ''Put It Where You Want It'', a different opening track and new cover artwork. The re-issued version finally made it to the Billboard Top 200, peaking at No. 39.

Track listing

Side one #"The Jugglers" (

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) – 4:55 #"This World Has Music" ( Bonnie Bramlett, Gorrie, Leon Ware) – 5:45 #"Twilight Zone" ( Roger Ball, Gorrie) – 5:12 #"Put It Where You Want It" ( Joe Sample, Gorrie, Layne) – 4:00 Side two #"Show Your Hand" (Gorrie) – 3:40 #"Back in '67" (Ball, Gorrie, Robbie McIntosh) – 4:00 #"Reach Out" (AWB, Ball) – 4:00 #"T.L.C." (AWB, Gorrie) – 8:20
On the 1975 MCA re-issue the song "The Jugglers" is replaced by "How Can You Go Home".

Personnel

;Average White Band * Malcolm Duncan – tenor saxophone * Hamish Stuart – guitars, lead and backing vocals *Onnie McIntyre – guitars, backing vocals * Roger Ball – piano,

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, lead and backing vocals * Robbie McIntosh –

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, percussion ;Technical *Nick Sykes - engineer *John Pasche - design, artwork

References

*MCA 345 (''Show Your Hand'') *''Show Your Hand '' at Allmusic.com*MCA 475 (''Put It Where You Want It'') *''Put It Where You Want It'' at Allmusic.com {{Authority control Average White Band albums 1973 debut albums MCA Records albums