Steve Winwood Back In The High Life

Turning to involved percussion tracks and horns, Winwood turns another musical corner on this sophisticated album, which contains echoes of everything from gospel to Caribbean music. Contains the number one hit "Higher Love".

More meticulously crafted than its predecessor Arc of a Diver and more musically adventurous than its follow-up, Roll with It, Back in the High Life represents the pinnacle of Steve Winwood's '80s pop output. High production values, interlocking percussion lines, R&B backing vocals, horns, synthesizers, and ideas borrowed from various world musics enhance and update Winwood's proclivity for blues, R&B, and rock. His distinctive blue-eyed soul vocals are, naturally, at the front of the mix as well. The runaway number one single, "Higher Love," with its syncopated groove, pan-African percussion, and slick Top 40 production, kicks off this accessible set…

Limited Edition Paper Sleeve Collection - miniaturized LP Paper Sleeve Replica with of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork [Steve Winwood UICY 90331 / Arc Of A Diver UICY 90332 / Talking Back To The Night UICY 90333 / Back In The High Life UICY 90334.[/quote]

Limited Edition Paper Sleeve Collection - miniaturized LP Paper Sleeve Replica with of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork [Steve Winwood UICY 90331 / Arc Of A Diver UICY 90332 / Talking Back To The Night UICY 90333 / Back In The High Life UICY 90334.[/quote]

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

Time Life has put together the best-loved romantic, adult contemporary hits of the eighties. From sexy and sensual ballads to soft and sweet love songs and even some of the decade's greatest power ballads, the 'Easy '80s' collection is all about love.