1988 studio album by Steve Winwood
Roll with It is the fifth solo studio album by English blue-eyed soul artist Steve Winwood , released on 21 June 1988. It became Winwood's most commercially successful album, reaching number four on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 , and has sold over three million copies.
The title track topped the pop and rock singles charts; its success led to the subsequent singles "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do? " and "Holding On". "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" had been written by Winwood to be featured in an ad campaign for Michelob , which began running on American television on the day of the Roll with It album's US release. Two other tracks from Roll with It : "Hearts on Fire " and "Put on Your Dancing Shoes", also achieved radio airplay.
Track listing [ ]
All songs written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings except where noted.
"Roll with It " (Winwood, Jennings, Holland-Dozier-Holland ) – 5:17
"Holding On " – 6:14
"The Morning Side" – 5:12
"Put on Your Dancing Shoes" – 5:10
"Don't You Know What the Night Can Do? " – 6:53
"Hearts on Fire " (Winwood, Jim Capaldi ) – 5:14
"One More Morning" – 4:58
"Shining Song" – 5:29
Personnel [ ]
Steve Winwood – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4-6, 8), acoustic piano (1, 7), Hammond organ (1, 2, 6, 7), Fairlight programming (1, 2, 4-6, 8), bass guitar (1, 7), drums (1), keyboards (2-5, 8), guitar (2, 4, 7), Moog bass (3), Minimoog solo (8)
Mike Lawler – keyboards (1-8)
Robbie Kilgore – keyboards (2, 4, 8)
Paul Pesco – guitar (3, 6)
John Robinson – drums (2-7)
Bashiri Johnson – percussion (2-5, 7)
Jimmy Bralower – percussion (4, 8), drum machine (4, 8)
Tom Lord-Alge – tambourine (8)
The Memphis Horns – horn arrangements (1, 2, 6, 7)
Mark Williamson – backing vocals (1, 2, 4-6, 8)
Tessa Niles – backing vocals (1, 2, 4-6, 8)
Production [ ]
Steve Winwood – producer
Tom Lord-Alge – producer, engineer, mixing
John Clarke – executive producer
Jeff Lord-Alge – assistant engineer
Mary Kettle – assistant engineer
Paul Shubat – assistant engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
Lee Charteris – production coordination
Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
Mick Haggerty – art direction, design
Herb Ritts – photography
Accolades [ ]
Grammy Awards [ ]
BRIT Awards [ ]
Charts [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Chart (1988)
Position
US Billboard 200[23]
34
Certifications [ ]
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