‘REVOLUTIONS – THE VERY BEST OF STEVE WINWOOD’

Island Records will release the definitive career retrospective of one of the all-time greats of the UK music scene on 7th June 2010. Entitled “Revolutions – The Very Best Of Steve Winwood” it is a portrait of one of the most influential British musicians in rock history, a singer-songwriter, peerless vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player.

With tracklistings personally selected by Steve Winwood from his five decade career, “Revolutions: The Very Best Of Steve Winwood” will be available in two high quality formats: a single CD for the casual fan and a four CD deluxe box set including 60 page book for the connoisseur, with sleevenotes by writer Dylan Jones.

A child prodigy, Winwood first performed live on stage at the tender age of 8 in his father’s trad jazz band, and joined the Spencer Davis Group at 14. His stunning vocal style was compared to Ray Charles. He left Spencer Davis to form Traffic then later teamed up with Eric Clapton in Blind Faith at the tail-end of the Sixties. Arguably his biggest successes came with his solo work from the Seventies on.

In his teens Winwood played in pick-up bands for touring blues legends including Muddy Waters, BB King, Chuck Berry, Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Bo Diddley.

In a career lasting nearly 50 years he has sold over 50 million albums and several of his songs have become standards, notably ‘Gimme Some Lovin’ (memorably covered in The Blues Brothers film), ‘Keep On Running’, ‘Valerie’, ‘The Low Spark Of The High Heeled Boys’ and ‘Higher Love’.

He has been awarded multiple Grammy awards – for ‘Gimme Some Lovin’ and ‘Higher Love’ (a US no 1 in ’86)

In 2008 Rolling Stone ranked him no 33 in the 100 Best Singers Of All Time.

Throughout his career, Steve Winwood has remained an in-demand session player, and has contributed to landmark albums by a huge array of artists including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Joe Cocker, Lou Reed, George Harrison, Toots & The Maytals, Marianne Faithfull, John Martyn, David Gilmour, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, James Brown, Etta James, Talk Talk, Paul Weller, and Christina Aguilera among many others.

Steve Winwood is currently preparing for a World Tour with Eric Clapton. UK shows will be: Birmingham NEC (May 18th), and two Wembley Arena shows (May 20, 21).

Disc 1

01. Keep On Running – 2010 Remaster
02. Somebody Help Me – 2010 Remaster
03. Gimme Some Lovin’ – 2010 Remaster
04. I’m A Man – 2010 Remaster
05. Paper Sun – 2010 Remaster
06. Coloured Rain – 2010 Remaster
07. No Face, No Name, No Number – 2010 Remaster
08. Heaven Is In Your Mind – 2010 Remaster
09. Smiling Phases – 2010 Remaster
10. Dear Mr. Fantasy – 2010 Remaster
11. Pearly Queen – 2010 Remaster
12. Forty Thousand Headmen – 2010 Remaster
13. No Time To Live – 2010 Remaster
14. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring – 2010 Remaster
15. Shanghai Noodle Factory – 2010 Remaster
16. Medicated Goo – 2010 Remaster
17. Withering Tree – 2010 Remaster
18. Well Alright – 2010 Remaster
19. Can’t Find My Way Home – 2010 Remaster
20. Presence Of The Lord – 2010 Remaster

Disc 2

01. Stranger To Himself – 2010 Remaster
02. John Barleycorn (Must Die) – 2010 Remaster
03. Glad – 2010 Remaster
04. Freedom Rider – 2010 Remaster
05. Empty Pages – 2010 Remaster
06. The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys – 2010 Remaster
07. Rainmaker – 2010 Remaster
08. Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory – 2010 Remaster
09. Something New – 2010 Remaster
10. Walking In The Wind – 2010 Remaster
11. When The Eagle Flies – 2010 Remaster
12. Mozambique – 2010 Remaster

Disc 3

01. Vacant Chair – 2010 Remaster
02. While You See A Chance – 2010 Remaster
03. Arc Of A Diver – 2010 Remaster
04. Spanish Dancer – 2010 Version
05. Night Train – 2010 Remaster
06. Valerie – 2010 Remaster
07. Higher Love – 2010 Remaster
08. Freedom Overspill – 2010 Remaster
09. Back In The High Life Again – 2010 Remaster
10. Don’t You Know What The Night Can Do? – 2010 Remaster
11. Spy In The House Of Love – 2010 Remaster
12. Different Light – 2010 Remaster
13. Dirty City – 2010 Remaster

Disc 4

01. This Hammer – 2010 Remaster
02. Waltz For Lumumba – 2010 Remaster
03. When I Come Home – 2010 Remaster
04. Love – 2010 Remaster
05. In The Light Of Day – 2010 Remaster
06. There’s A River – 2010 Remaster
07. Hold On – 2010 Remaster
08. The Morning Side – 2010 Remaster
09. Far From Home – 2010 Remaster
10. Holy Ground – 2010 Remaster
11. State Of Grace – 2010 Remaster
12. Why Can’t We Live Together – 2010 Remaster
13. Domingo Morning – 2010 Remaster

Buy your copy here if you live in Europe.
Buy your copy here if you live in the USA.