''Chronicles'' is the first

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album by

Steve Winwood Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his disti ...

as a solo artist. The album contains some of his major hits up to this point and new remixes produced by

Tom Lord-Alge Tom Lord-Alge (born January 17, 1963) is an American music engineer and mixer. He began his career at The Hit Factory in New York. Subsequently, he was the resident mixer at what used to be known as "South Beach Studios", located on the ground f ...

, who had helped commercialize Winwood's sound on his previous album ''

Back in the High Life ''Back in the High Life'' is the fourth solo album by English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood, released on 30 June 1986. The album proved to be Winwood's biggest success to that date, certified Gold in the UK and 3� ...

''. One track, "

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", was originally released as a single for Winwood's 1982 album, ''

Talking Back to the Night ''Talking Back to the Night'' is the third solo studio album by English recording artist Steve Winwood. Released less than two years after the top 3 hit ''Arc of a Diver'', it failed to see as much success as its predecessor, reaching #28 on the ...

''. Despite the original single being a commercial flop, the remix of the song included in this album peaked at No. 9 on the US charts and No. 19 in the UK. The album peaked at No. 26 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and No. 12 in the UK. It was Winwood's last release with Island Records, before his departure to

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Track listing

All songs written by Steve Winwood and

Will Jennings Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings (born June 27, 1944) is an American lyricist. He is popularly known for writing the lyrics for the songs "Tears in Heaven" and "My Heart Will Go On". He has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and has won s ...

, unless otherwise noted #"Wake Me Up on Judgment Day" 5:42 from the album ''Back in the High Life'' #"

While You See a Chance "While You See a Chance" is a song performed by Steve Winwood in 1980, written by Winwood and Will Jennings. It was released on his album '' Arc of a Diver'' and peaked at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in April 1981 and number 68 on the ' ...

" 4:02 edited from the album ''

Arc of a Diver ''Arc of a Diver'' is the second solo studio album by singer/multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood. Released in 1980, Winwood played all of the instruments on the album. Featuring his first solo hit, "While You See a Chance" (which peaked at numbe ...

'' #"Vacant Chair" (Steve Winwood,

Vivian Stanshall Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall; 21 March 1943 – 5 March 1995) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper ...

) 4:31 edited from the album ''

'' #"Help Me Angel" (Remix) 5:03 Original version on ''Talking Back to the Night'' #"My Love's Leavin'" (Steve Winwood, Vivian Stanshall) 5:12 from the album ''Back in the High Life'' #"

" (Remix) 4:05 Original version on ''Talking Back to the Night'' #"

" (Steve Winwood, Vivian Stanshall) 5:25 from the album ''Arc of a Diver'' #"

Higher Love "Higher Love" is a 1986 song by English singer Steve Winwood. It was the first single released from his fourth solo LP, ''Back in the High Life'' (1986). It was written by Winwood and Will Jennings and produced by Russ Titelman and Winwood. The ...

" 4:07 from the album ''Back in the High Life'' #"Spanish Dancer" 4:35 from the album ''Arc of a Diver'' #"Talking Back to the Night" (Remix) 4:06 Original version on ''Talking Back to the Night''

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

Steve Winwood albums Albums produced by Tom Lord-Alge 1987 compilation albums Island Records compilation albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub