Steve Winwood discography

Steve Winwood discography
Winwood in 2009
Studio albums	9
Soundtrack albums	2
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	9
Singles	29
Video albums	2
Promotional singles	15

The solo discography of Steve Winwood, a British rock artist, consists of nine studio albums, two live albums, nine compilation albums, and twenty-nine singles. After performing in the bands the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith, Ginger Baker's Air Force and Go, he launched a solo career in 1977.

Winwood's self-titled debut album was released on Island Records in June 1977. Although the album peaked at No. 12 in the United Kingdom and in the Top 40 in the United States, its singles failed to gain success in either country. His second album Arc of a Diver was issued in December 1980, and was certified Platinum in the United States and Silver in the United Kingdom. Its first track, "While You See a Chance", became a major hit in the United States, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. His 1982 follow-up album Talking Back to the Night did not produce any hits in the United States. However, its lead single "Still in the Game" reached No. 19 on the Canadian Singles Chart, and the second single, "Valerie", charted at No. 13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Back in the High Life (1986) was aimed more towards pop music, selling three million copies in the United States. The single "Higher Love" (taken from the album) became Winwood's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Singles Chart, while also peaking at No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart. "Freedom Overspill", "Back in the High Life Again" and "The Finer Things" became major hits in the United States between 1986 and 1987. His fifth album Roll with It was released on Virgin Records in 1988, with the title track released as the lead single. That song became Winwood's second number one single on the Canadian Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100. However, it only became a minor hit in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 53. "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" and "Holding On" both became major hits on the Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in 1988. Refugees of the Heart (1990) contained more soul-inspired elements, debuting at No. 26 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 27 on the Billboard 200. Although its first single "One and Only Man" was only a minor UK hit, it reached No. 5 in Canada and No. 18 in the United States.

Winwood released his next album, Junction Seven, in 1997, which gained mixed reviews and had less success. It was followed by 2003's About Time and 2008's Nine Lives. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, he has sold over 7 million records in the United States alone.[1]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [2]	AUS [3][4]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	JPN [7]	NL [8]	NZ [9]	SWE [10]	SWI [11]	US [12]
Steve Winwood	Released: June 1977 Label: Island Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	12	78	—	—	95	—	—	—	—	22
Arc of a Diver	Released: 29 December 1980 Label: Island Formats: LP, MC, 8-track	13	5	1	26	—	6	3	33	—	3	UK: Silver[13] CAN: Platinum[14] NZ: Gold[15] US: Platinum[16]
Talking Back to the Night	Released: 2 August 1982 Label: Island Formats: LP, MC	6	21	12	9	66	9	19	17	—	28	CAN: Gold[14]
Back in the High Life	Released: 30 June 1986 Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, MC	8	11	6	18	46	15	14	11	12	3	UK: Gold[13] NZ: Gold[17] US: 3× Platinum[16]
Roll with It	Released: 20 June 1988 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC	4	16	3	7	42	21	16	3	4	1	UK: Gold[13] CAN: 2× Platinum[14] SWE: Gold[18] US: 2× Platinum[16]
Refugees of the Heart	Released: 5 November 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC	26	45	23	25	88	58	—	19	27	27	CAN: Gold[14] US: Gold[16]
Junction Seven	Released: 2 June 1997 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, HDCD, MC	32	137	—	15	60	—	—	55	38	123
About Time	Released: 17 June 2003 Label: Wincraft Music Formats: CD	97	—	—	37	174	—	—	—	—	126
Nine Lives	Released: 29 April 2008 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, 2xLP	31	—	—	22	—	51	34	—	74	12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		UK [2]	AUT [19]	GER [6]	IT [20]	NL [8]	SWE [10]	SWI [11]	US [12]
Live from Madison Square Garden (with Eric Clapton)	Released: 15 May 2009 Label: Reprise/Duck Formats: 2xCD, 3xLP, digital download	40	25	8	13	60	44	33	14	GER: Gold[21]
Greatest Hits Live	Released: 1 September 2017 Label: Wincraft Music Formats: 2xCD, 4xLP, digital download	34	42	30	—	158	—	64	62
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		UK [2]	AUS [3][4]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	IT [20]	JPN [7]	NZ [9]	US [12]
Winwood	Released: May 1971 Label: United Artists Formats: LP, reel-to-reel US-only release	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	93
Chronicles	Released: 26 October 1987 Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, MC	12	32	21	—	—	65	19	26	UK: Gold[13] NZ: Gold[22] US: Platinum[16]
Keep On Running	Released: June 1991 Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	141	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Finer Things	Released: 21 March 1995 Label: Island Formats: 4xCD, 4xMC US-only release	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steve Winwood	Released: 19 October 1999 Label: Island Formats: CD US-only release	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Ultimate Collection	Released: August 2005 Label: Universal Formats: 3xCD Netherlands-only release	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Island Years 1977–1986	Released: April 2007 Label: Island Formats: 4xCD Japan-only release	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Revolutions – The Very Best of Steve Winwood	Released: 7 June 2010 Label: Island/Wincraft Music Formats: CD, digital download	11	—	—	33	78	—	—	—	UK: Gold[13]
Icon	Released: 21 June 2011 Label: Island Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title	Album details	Certifications
Soundstage Presents Steve Winwood Live in Concert	Released: 2004 Label: Black Hill Pictures Formats: DVD
Live from Madison Square Garden (with Eric Clapton)	Released: 15 May 2009 Label: Reprise, Duck Formats: 2xDVD, 2xBlu-ray	GER: Gold[21] US: 2× Platinum[16]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		UK [2][23]	AUS [3]	BEL (FL) [24]	CAN [25]	GER [6]	NL [8]	NZ [9]	US [26][27]	US AC [28]	US Main [29]
"Time Is Running Out"	1977	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Steve Winwood
"While You See a Chance"	1980	45	16	8	3	—	21	28	7	17	2	Arc of a Diver
"Spanish Dancer"	1981	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Night Train"		—	—	26	—	—	42	24	104	—	—
"Arc of a Diver" [A]		—	—	—	19	—	—	—	48	—	11
"There's a River"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Talking Back to the Night
"Still in the Game"	1982	—	90	24	19	—	29	—	47	—	8
"Valerie"		51	98	—	34	—	—	—	70	—	13
"Your Silence Is Your Song"	1983	112	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	They Call It an Accident (soundtrack)
"Higher Love"	1986	13	8	31	1	49	26	11	1	7	1	Back in the High Life
"Freedom Overspill"		69	—	—	39	—	—	—	20	—	4
"Back in the High Life Again"	1987	53	87	18	45	—	61	—	13	1	19
"The Finer Things" [B]		—	55	—	25	—	—	—	8	1	5
"Valerie" (remix)		19	19	—	17	—	—	41	9	2	13	Chronicles
"Talking Back to the Night" (remix) [C]	1988	—	—	—	92	—	—	—	57	7	17
"Roll with It"		53	36	—	1	53	81	30	1	1	1	Roll with It
"Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?"		89	94	—	2	—	—	46	6	2	1
"Holding On"		—	—	—	3	—	—	—	11	1	2
"Hearts on Fire" [D]	1989	—	—	—	41	—	—	—	53	22	22
"One and Only Man"	1990	87	100	—	3	70	50	—	18	9	1	Refugees of the Heart
"I Will Be Here"	1991	96	121	—	76	—	—	—	—	40	—
"Reach for the Light" [E]	1995	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	Balto (soundtrack)
"Spy in the House of Love"	1997	88	—	—	53	86	—	—	—	—	—	Junction Seven
"Gotta Get Back to My Baby" [F]		—	—	—	—	89	—	—	—	—	—
"Why Can't We Live Together?"	2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	About Time
"Different Light"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Spanish Dancer 2010"	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Revolutions – The Very Best of Steve Winwood
"Higher Love" (with Lily Winwood)	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Range Rover" (Ben Rector featuring Steve Winwood)	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Main [29]
"Midland Maniac" [G]	1977	—	Steve Winwood
"Split Decision" [H]	1986	3	Back in the High Life
"Take It As It Comes" [I]		33
"Wake Me Up on Judgment Day"		—
"Put on Your Dancing Shoes" [H]	1988	25	Roll with It
"Another Deal Goes Down" [H]	1990	10	Refugees of the Heart
"In the Light of Day" [H]	1991	—
"Every Day (Oh Lord)" [G]		—
"Angel of Mercy" [H]	1997	—	Junction Seven
"Plenty Lovin'"		—
"Phoenix Rising"	2003	—	About Time
"Dirty City" (with Eric Clapton)	2008	—	Live from Madison Square Garden
"I'm Not Drowning"		—	Nine Lives
"Fly" [H]		—
"Can't Find My Way Home"	2017	—	Greatest Hits Live
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Soundtracks

• 1982 – They Call It an Accident (Goldeneye Productions). French film about a woman dealing with the loss of her son to a medical mistake.
• 1986 – The High Life (ITV Granada). A television documentary about the 1985 Tour de France experience of Scottish bicycle racer Robert Millar (later known as Philippa York).[30][31]

Other appearances

Song	Year	Album
"Burn Down the Mission" (with Phil Collins)	1991	Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
"Give It Up" (with Etta James)	1992	The Right Time
"It's All Right"	1994	A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield
"Christmas Is Now Drawing Near at Hand"	1997	A Very Special Christmas 3
"I'm Ready"	2002	Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues[32]
"Call on Me"	2004	Re-recorded voice sample of "Valerie"
"I Need Thee Every Hour" (with Ashley Cleveland)	2005	Men and Angels Say
"Makes Me Wanna Pray" (with Christina Aguilera)	2006	Back to Basics
"Ain't No Love" (with Sam Moore)		Overnight Sensational
"When the World Gets Small" (with Gov't Mule)	2013	Shout!
"Fire in the Belly" (with Van Morrison)	2015	Duets: Re-working the Catalogue
"Range Rover" (with Ben Rector)	2021	Non-album single

Notes

1. "Arc of a Diver" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
2. "The Finer Things" was only released as a single in the US, Canada, Australia, Japan and Continental Europe.
3. "Talking Back to the Night" was only released as a single in the US, Canada and Australia.
4. "Hearts on Fire" was only released as a single in the US, Canada and Japan.
5. "Reach for the Light" was only released as a single in the US and Australia.
6. "Gotta Get Back to My Baby" was only released as a single in Continental Europe. It was also released promotionally in the UK.
7. Only released as a promotional single in Spain.
8. Only released as a promotional single in the US.
9. "Take It As It Comes" was released promotionally in the UK as an LP sampler. It charted in the US due to airplay.

References

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3. Peak chart positions in Australia:
   • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 342. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
   • Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "Discography Steve Winwood". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
   • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 305.
   • "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" and "I Will Be Here" (ARIA) peaks: "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 11 March 1991". Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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5. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
   • Arc of a Diver: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 34, No. 23" (PHP). RPM. 16 May 1981. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
   • Talking Back to the Night: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 37, No. 7" (PHP). RPM. 2 October 1982. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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   • Roll with It: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 48, No. 15 1988". RPM. 30 July 1988. Archived from the original (PHP) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
   • Refugees of the Heart: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 53, No. 5" (PHP). RPM. 15 December 1990. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
   • Chronicles: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 47, No. 13" (PHP). RPM. 16 January 1988. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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    • "Still in the Game": "RPM 50 Singles". RPM. Vol. 37, no. 6. 25 September 1982. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "Valerie": "RPM 50 Singles". RPM. Vol. 37, no. 15. 27 November 1982. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "Higher Love": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 44, no. 25. 13 September 1986. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "Freedom Overspill": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 45, no. 10. 29 November 1986. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "The Finer Things": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 46, no. 4. 2 May 1987. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "Back in the High Life Again": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 46, no. 20. 22 August 1987. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "Valerie" (remix): "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 12. 26 December 1987. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "Talking Back to the Night": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 48, no. 3. 7 May 1988. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "Roll with It": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 48, no. 16. 6 August 1988. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "Do You Know What the Night Can Do?": "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 1. 22 October 1988. p. 6. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
    • "Holding On": "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 16. 18 February 1989. p. 6. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
    • "Hearts on Fire": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 50, no. 1. 1 May 1989. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "One and Only Man": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 53, no. 19. 19 January 1991. p. 6. Retrieved 20 August 2022. See previous week's position for peak as that chart was not published.
    • "I Will Be Here": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Vol. 53, no. 18. 6 April 1991. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
    • "Spy in the House of Love": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Vol. 65, no. 19. 14 July 1997. Retrieved 2022-08-20 – via Library and Archives Canada.
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