Steve Winwood: Difference between revisions

Under pressure from Island Records, Winwood released his [[Steve Winwood (album)|self-titled first solo album]] in 1977. In 1979 he played keyboards on the [[Marianne Faithfull]] album ''[[Broken English (album)|Broken English]],'' including synthesizer on the tracks "[[The Ballad of Lucy Jordan]]" and "[[Broken English (song)|Broken English]]" which were taken as singles from the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mojo4music.com/time-machine/1970s/mojo-time-machine-marianne-faithfull-releases-broken-english/|title=MOJO Time Machine: Marianne Faithfull Releases Broken English|date=24 April 2023|website=Mojo}}</ref>

 

In 1980, Winwood released his second solo album ''[[Arc of a Diver]]'', which included his first solo hit, "[[While You See a Chance]]". This was followed by ''[[Talking Back to the Night]]'' in 1982,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stevewinwood/albums/album/88769/review/6068267/talking_back_to_the_night |title=Steve Winwood: Talking Back to the Night : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone |first=Parke |last=Puterbaugh |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |year=2011 |accessdate=7 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002063508/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stevewinwood/albums/album/88769/review/6068267/talking_back_to_the_night |archivedate=2 October 2007 }}</ref> which featured the song "[[Valerie (Steve Winwood song)|Valerie]]", which would eventually become a hit single upon re-release in 1987. Both ''Arc of a Diver'' and ''Talking Back to the Night'' were recorded at his home in [[Gloucestershire]] with Winwood playing all instruments.