Talking Back to the Night

Talking Back to the Night
Studio album by Steve Winwood
Released	August 2, 1982
Recorded	November 1981 — June 1982 at Netherturkdonic Studios, Gloucestershire, England
Genre	Rock, blue-eyed soul, synthpop
Length	40:38
Label	Island
Producer	Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood chronology
Arc of a Diver (1980) Talking Back to the Night (1982) Back in the High Life (1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Talking Back to the Night is the third solo studio album by English recording artist Steve Winwood. Released less than two years after the top 3 hit Arc of a Diver, it failed to see as much success as its predecessor, reaching #28 on the Billboard 200. "Valerie" was a minor hit in 1982, but when it was remixed and re-released in 1987 for Chronicles, the newer version of the song became a top 10 hit. The album tracks "Help Me Angel" and "Talking Back to the Night" were also re-recorded for Chronicles. The latter was then released for the first time as a single.

Winwood performed all of the instruments on this album.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings.

Side one

1. "Valerie" – 4:05
2. "Big Girls Walk Away" – 3:51
3. "And I Go" – 4:12
4. "While There's a Candle Burning" – 3:11
5. "Still in the Game" – 4:51

Side two

6. "It Was Happiness" – 4:58
7. "Help Me Angel" – 5:06
8. "Talking Back to the Night" – 5:44
9. "There's a River" – 4:40

Personnel

• Steve Winwood – synthesizers, keyboards, organ, drum machines, guitars, lead & backing vocals, producer, composer, engineer
• Nicole Winwood – additional backing vocals (tracks 2, 5)
• John "Nobby" Clarke – assistant engineer
• Lynn Goldstein – photography
• Tony Wright – cover design

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1981) Position Canadian RPM Albums Chart[3] 12 Dutch Mega Albums Chart[4] 9 New Zealand Albums Chart[5] 19 Norwegian Albums Chart[6] 7 Swedish Albums Chart[7] 17 UK Albums Chart[8] 6 United States Billboard 200[9] 28 West German Media Control Albums Chart[10] 9

Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position Canadian Albums Chart[11] 59 Certifications } Region Certification Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold

References

1. Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Talking Back to the Night - Steve Winwood | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
2. Puterbaugh, Parke (2011). "Steve Winwood: Talking Back To The Night : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
3. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 37, No. 7" (PHP). RPM. 2 October 1982. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
4. "dutchcharts.nl Steve Winwood – Talking Back to the Night" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl. MegaCharts. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
5. "charts.org.nz Steve Winwood – Talking Back to the Night" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
6. "norwegiancharts.com Steve Winwood – Talking Back to the Night" (ASP). Retrieved 10 October 2013.
7. "swedishcharts.com Steve Winwood – Talking Back to the Night" (ASP). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
8. "Steve Winwood > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
9. "allmusic ((( Talking Back to the Night > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
10. "Album Search: Steve Winwood – Talking Back to the Night" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
11. "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1982". RPM. 25 December 1982. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
12. "Canadian album certifications – Steve Winwood – Talking Back to the Night". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 October 2013.