Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English songwriter and musician whose genres include blue-eyed soul, R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays the electric organ, synthesizers, bass, drums, guitar, mandolin, violin and other strings. A star performer for nearly fifty years, he has also done notable work as a producer.
In addition to his solo career, Winwood was a key member of The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and Go. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004.
In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Winwood #33 in its 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Winwood has won numerous Grammy Awards in the United States.
Back in the High Life is the fourth solo album by Winwood. It was a top ten hit on the album charts in the United States, hitting #3, and has sold over five million copies. The single "Higher Love" topped the singles chart and won the Grammy Award for "Record of the Year"; "Back in the High Life Again" (US #13), "The Finer Things" (US #8, the second biggest hit from the album), and "Freedom Overspill" (US #20) were also big hits. This was Winwood's last studio album with Island Records after twenty years with the label. The album also features collaborations in backing vocals, featuring Chaka Khan in "Higher Love", and James Taylor in "Back in the High Life Again".
Tracklist:
All songs written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings except where noted
1. "Higher Love" – 5:45
2. "Take It as It Comes" – 5:20
3. "Freedom Overspill" – 5:33 (Winwood, George Fleming, James Hooker)
4. "Back in the High Life Again" – 5:33
5. "The Finer Things" – 5:47
6. "Wake Me Up on Judgment Day" – 5:48
7. "Split Decision" – 5:58 (Winwood, Joe Walsh)
8. "My Love's Leavin'" – 5:19 (Winwood, Viv Stanshall)
Personnel:
• Steve Winwood: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Synthesized Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drum Programming
• James Taylor, Mark Stevens, Chaka Khan, James Ingram, Dan Hartman, Connie Harvey, Jocelyn Brown: Vocal Backing
• Andrew Thonas, Rob Mounsey, Robbie Kilgore, Arif Mardin, David Frank: Keyboards, Synthesizers
• Joe Walsh, Ira Siegel, Nile Rodgers, Paul Pesco, Eddie Martinez: Guitars
• Phillipe Saisse: Electric & Synthesized Bass
• Jimmy Bralower: Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming
• Carol Steele, John Robinson, Steve Ferrone, Mickey Curry: Drums, Percussion
• Horns: George Young, Bob Mintzer, Louis Del Gatto, Randy Brecker
• Horn Arrangements By David Frank
Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.92
MPEG-1 layer 3
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