STEVE WINWOOD – DEBUT LP – EXC+ A2/B2 UK 1977 ISLAND

Steve Winwood
(Island Records  1977  ILPS9494)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give some light pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall)

Textured Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges and name written tiny on back in top left corner
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Stephen Lawrence “Steve” Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician whose genres include rock, blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, pop rock, and jazz. Though primarily a vocalist and keyboardist, Winwood also plays bass guitar, drums, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, violin, and other strings.

Winwood was a key member of The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and Go. He also had a successful solo career with hits including “While You See a Chance,” “Valerie,” “Back in the High Life Again” and two US Billboard Hot 100 number ones: “Higher Love” and “Roll with It.” He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004.

In 2005, Winwood was honoured as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI London Awards for his “enduring influence on generations of music makers.” In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Winwood #33 in its 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Winwood has won two Grammy Awards. He was nominated twice for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist: 1988 and 1989.

Like Eric Clapton, he has been part of many bands, including Traffic, The Spencer Davis Group, and Blind Faith (along with Eric Clapton).

Steve Winwood is the debut solo album by blue-eyed soulster Steve Winwood. It was released three years after the break-up of Traffic. Despite high commercial expectations, it did not sell well, reaching number 22 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Winwood was not able to launch a successful single from the album.

Track listing

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

1. “Hold On” – 4:33
2. “Time Is Running Out” – 6:30
3. “Midland Maniac” (Winwood) – 8:32
4. “Vacant Chair” (Winwood, Viv Stanshall) – 6:54
5. “Luck’s In” – 5:23
6. “Let Me Make Something in Your Life” – 5:33

Personnel

• Steve Winwood – Synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, lead vocals, producer
• Nicole Winwood – Background vocals
• Jim Capaldi – Percussion, background vocals
• Willie Weeks – Guitar, bass guitar
• Rebop Kwaku Baah – Percussion, conga
• Brother James – Percussion
• Junior Marvin (credited as Junior Hanson and Julian [Jr] Marvin) – Guitar
• Andy Newmark – Drums
• John Susswell – Drums
• Alan Spenner – Bass guitar
• Robert Ash – Assistant Engineer
• Chris Blackwell – Producer
• Phill Brown – Engineer
• Fin Costello – Photography
• Ray Doyle – Assistant Engineer
• Lee Hulko – Mastering
• James Hutcheson – Cover Design, Paintings
• Mark Miller Mundy – Producer, Associate Producer