Tag: Steve Winwood
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Steve Winwood, Back In The High Life, 1986 on Island
This was Winwood’s fourth solo LP and the most commercially successful. Guests include Chaka Khan (on “Higher Love”), James Ingram (on “Finer Things”) and James Taylor (on “Back In The High Life Again”). That’s quite a set of backing vocalists. Nile Rodgers also adds guitar on “Wake Me Up On Judgement Day.” You couldn’t avoid…
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Steve Winwood, Roll With It, 1988 on Virgin
Steve Winwood has had an illustrious and extensive career including having been a key member of the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith. Just having written “Can’t Find My Way Home” would earn him a spot in my pantheon. Roll With It was his fifth solo album and was quite successful commercially, including the…
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Traffic, Welcome to the Canteen, 1971 on United Artists
As a result of some contractual disputes, this is credited on the labels and cover directly to Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason, Chris Wood, Rick Grech, “Reebop” Kwaku Baah, and Jim Gordon, with no mention of “Traffic” though the rear cover and labels include the Traffic logo. Recorded live at Fairfield Hall in Croydon…
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Steve Cropper, Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales, 2011 on 439 Records.
Steve Cropper, Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales, 2011 on 439 Records. Great random find via the Record Exchange in Salem – guests include Steve Winwood, Betty LaVette, BB King, Lucinda Williams, John Popper, Delbert McClinton, Dylan LeBlanc, Sharon Jones, Buddy Miller, Shemekia Copeland, Brian May. Produced by Jon Tiven
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Joe Cocker, With A Little Help From My Friends, 1969 on A&M.
Joe Cocker, With A Little Help From My Friends, 1969 on A&M. Debut album from Joe Cocker, with arguably the definitive renditions of the title track, Feelin’ Alright, and Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood. Lots of great musicians on this: Tony Visconti, Jimmy Page, Albert Lee, Steve Winwood, plus a number of great backup singers
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Blind Faith, self-titled, 1969
Blind Faith, self-titled debut (and only) album, 1969. This is the US cover, on Atco records – the band took its name from the artwork in the photo on the UK cover.
