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Steve Winwood's Chronicles presents an extremely brief overview of his material, beginning with Arc of a Diver and including tracks from 1982's Talking Back to the Night and 1986's Back in the High Life release. While songs such as "Higher Love," "While You See a Chance," and "Talking Back to the Night" are surely give-ins, the collection suffers from the absence of "Freedom Overspill," "The Finer Things," and "Back in the High Life Again," which were all Top 20 hits for Winwood throughout 1987. "Vacant Chair" and "Help Me Angel" are mediocre efforts, but the remixed version of "Valerie," which was originally recorded on Talking Back to the Night, is indeed one of this set's highlights. For anyone who isn't familiar with Winwood's sound or style from a solo point of view, these ten tracks will most definitely suffice, but to be regarded as a collection, Chronicles is still a little thin. Also, the parent albums from which these songs originate are excellent on their own, which makes Chronicles that much more dispensable. As a quick listen, this album stands up fairly well, but for those who prefer the "in depth," there's always the four-CD retrospective entitled The Finer Things, which focuses on Winwood's solo career in greater detail, but also includes some of his work from Traffic, the Spencer Davis Group, and Blind Faith.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
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David Frank, AssociatedPerformer, Synth Pads - Robbie Kilgore, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Titelman, Producer - Ira Siegel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - NILE RODGERS, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Winwood, Producer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Sequencer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Stephens, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - Jason Corsaro, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Bralower, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Thomas, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Steele, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Connie Harvey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Island Records Ltd.
Steve Winwood, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - John Clarke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Island Records Ltd.
Andy Newmark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Weeks, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Winwood, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Phill Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John sussewell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Hulko, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Spenner, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Viv Stanshall, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ash, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Junior Marvin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Miller Mundy, Producer, Associate Producer - Brother James, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Doyle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 Island Records Ltd.
Steve Winwood, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - John Clarke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Island Records Ltd.
Russ Titelman, Producer - Steve Winwood, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Corsaro, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Viv Stanshall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 Island Records Ltd.
Steve Winwood, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - John Clarke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Island Records Ltd.
Steve Winwood, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Vivian Stanshall, ComposerLyricist - John Clarke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Island Records Ltd.
David Frank, AssociatedPerformer, Synth Pads - Robbie Kilgore, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Titelman, Producer - Eddie Martinez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - NILE RODGERS, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Winwood, Producer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Sequencer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - CHAKA KHAN, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Corsaro, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - PHILIPPE SAISSE, Synth Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bralower, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Thomas, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Steele, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Island Records Ltd.
Steve Winwood, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - John Clarke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 Island Records Ltd.
Steve Winwood, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Remixer, Vocals, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - TOM LORD-ALGE, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Jennings, ComposerLyricist - John Clarke, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Island Records Ltd.
Album review
Steve Winwood's Chronicles presents an extremely brief overview of his material, beginning with Arc of a Diver and including tracks from 1982's Talking Back to the Night and 1986's Back in the High Life release. While songs such as "Higher Love," "While You See a Chance," and "Talking Back to the Night" are surely give-ins, the collection suffers from the absence of "Freedom Overspill," "The Finer Things," and "Back in the High Life Again," which were all Top 20 hits for Winwood throughout 1987. "Vacant Chair" and "Help Me Angel" are mediocre efforts, but the remixed version of "Valerie," which was originally recorded on Talking Back to the Night, is indeed one of this set's highlights. For anyone who isn't familiar with Winwood's sound or style from a solo point of view, these ten tracks will most definitely suffice, but to be regarded as a collection, Chronicles is still a little thin. Also, the parent albums from which these songs originate are excellent on their own, which makes Chronicles that much more dispensable. As a quick listen, this album stands up fairly well, but for those who prefer the "in depth," there's always the four-CD retrospective entitled The Finer Things, which focuses on Winwood's solo career in greater detail, but also includes some of his work from Traffic, the Spencer Davis Group, and Blind Faith.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:08
- Main artists: Steve Winwood
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1987 Island Records Ltd. This Compilation ℗ 1987 Island Records Ltd.
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