The Average White Band was down to a trio consisting of singer/bassist Alan Gorrie, guitarist/singer Onnie McIntyre, and saxophonist Roger Ball on Aftershock, the band's first new album in six years and last new album so far. The threesome brought in a lot of session players, however, starting with Alex Ligertwood, who played guitar and sang on three songs, producer John Robie, and Eliot Lewis, who handled keyboards and programming, and including such friends as Chaka Khan and the Ohio Players.