Steve Winwood (album)

Steve Winwood
Studio album by Steve Winwood
Released	June 1977
Recorded	1976-1977
Genre	Funk rock, blue-eyed soul, pop rock
Length	37:25
Label	Island
Producer	Steve Winwood, Chris Blackwell, Mark Miller Mundy
Steve Winwood chronology
Winwood (1971) Steve Winwood (1977) Arc of a Diver (1980)

Steve Winwood is the debut studio solo album by blue-eyed soulster Steve Winwood. It was released three years after the break-up of Traffic. Though the album sold moderately well in the USA, it was a commercial disappointment compared to Traffic's recent albums, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard 200 album chart. In Winwood's home country the situation was reversed; while Traffic's recent albums had only been moderately successful in the UK, Steve Winwood reached number 12 on The Official Charts.^[1] Island Records launched two singles from the album, "Hold On" and "Time Is Running Out", both of which failed to make the charts.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing and personnel

All songs written by Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Hold On" 4:32
   • Steve Winwood – lead and backing vocals, electric piano, synthesizer, electric guitar, saxophone
   • Brother James – percussion
   • Willie Weeks – bass
   • Andy Newmark  – drums
2. "Time Is Running Out" 6:30
   • Steve Winwood – lead and backing vocals, organ, electric piano, Clavinet, string synthesizer, electric lead and rhythm guitars
   • Nicole Winwood [credited as simply "Nicole"] – backing vocal
   • Jim Capaldi – percussion, backing vocal
   • Rebop Kwaku Baah  – congas
   • Willie Weeks – bass
   • Andy Newmark  – drums
3. "Midland Maniac" (Winwood) 8:32
   • Steve Winwood – vocal, organ, acoustic piano, harmonium, harpsichord, electric and acoustic basses, drums, percussion, acoustic guitar

Side two

4. "Vacant Chair" (Winwood, Viv Stanshall) 6:54
   • Steve Winwood – lead and backing vocals, organ, acoustic piano, synthesizer
   • Junior Marvin – guitar
   • John Susswell – drums
   • Alan Spenner – bass guitar
   • Brother James – percussion
5. "Luck's In" 5:23
   • Steve Winwood – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, electric piano, percussion
   • Rebop Kwaku Baah  – congas
   • Willie Weeks – bass
   • Andy Newmark  – drums
6. "Let Me Make Something in Your Life" 5:33
   • Steve Winwood – vocal, organ, acoustic piano, electric guitar
   • Willie Weeks – bass
   • Andy Newmark  – drums

Production personnel

• Steve Winwood – producer
• Robert Ash – assistant engineer
• Chris Blackwell – producer
• Phill Brown – recording engineer
• Fin Costello – photography
• Ray Doyle – assistant engineer
• Lee Hulko – mastering
• James Hutcheson – cover design, paintings
• Mark Miller Mundy – associate producer

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
The Billboard 200	22

References

1. "Steve Winwood chart history". OfficialCharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
2. Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Steve Winwood - Steve Winwood | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.