Back in the High Life

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Album: Back in the High Life
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Higher Love Full Album Version	More Info...	5:52
2)	Take It As It Comes	More Info...	5:24
3)	Freedom Overspill	More Info...	5:37
4)	Back In The High Life Again	More Info...	5:36
5)	The Finer Things	More Info...	5:50
6)	Wake Me Up On Judgment Day	More Info...	5:52
7)	Split Decision	More Info...	6:01
8)	My Love's Leavin'	More Info...	5:21
2)	Take It As It Comes	More Info...	0:05
3)	Freedom Overspill	More Info...	0:05
4)	Back in the High Life Again	More Info...	0:05
5)	The Finer Things	More Info...	0:06
6)	Wake Me Upon Judgement Day	More Info...	0:06
7)	Split Decision	More Info...	0:06
8)	My Lover Leavin'	More Info...	0:05

Album: Back in the High Life
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Higher Love Full Album Version	More Info...	5:52
2)	Take It As It Comes	More Info...	5:24
3)	Freedom Overspill	More Info...	5:37
4)	Back In The High Life Again	More Info...	5:36
5)	The Finer Things	More Info...	5:50
6)	Wake Me Up On Judgment Day	More Info...	5:52
7)	Split Decision	More Info...	6:01
8)	My Love's Leavin'	More Info...	5:21
2)	Take It As It Comes	More Info...	0:05
3)	Freedom Overspill	More Info...	0:05
4)	Back in the High Life Again	More Info...	0:05
5)	The Finer Things	More Info...	0:06
6)	Wake Me Upon Judgement Day	More Info...	0:06
7)	Split Decision	More Info...	0:06
8)	My Lover Leavin'	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

This was the 1987 Grammy winner for best engineered non-classical recording.
Personnel: Steve Winwood (vocals, guitar, mandolin, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, bass synthesizer, drum programming); Chaka Khan (vocals, background vocals); James Taylor (vocals); Joe Walsh (guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar); Eddie Martinez, Ira Siegel, Nile Rodgers , Paul Pesco (guitar); Lew Del Gatto (saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); George Young (alto saxophone); Bob Mintzer (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Tom "Bones" Malone (trombone); Rob Mounsey (keyboards, synthesizer, string synthesizer); Robbie Kilgore (keyboards, synthesizer); Andrew Thomas (synthesizer, programming); David Frank, Arif Mardin (synthesizer); Philippe Saisse (bass synthesizer); Jimmy Bralower (drums, programming, drum programming); John "J.R." Robinson , Mickey Curry, Steve Ferrone (drums); Carol Steele (congas, tambourine, percussion); Carole Steele (percussion); Connie Harvey, Dan Hartman, Mark Stevens, James Ingram , Jocelyn Brown (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Tom Lord-Alge.
Recording information: Giant Sound, New York, NY; Nethert; Power Station, New York, NY; Right Track Recording, New York, NY; Right Track Recording, NY; Unique Recording Studio, New Yo; Unique Recording Studio, New York, NY.
Photographer: Arthur Elgort.
Arranger: David Frank.
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. Elsewhere, the dance-gospel of "Wake Me Up on Judgment Day," the semi-acoustic title track, and the funk-touched "Split Decision" (which proves Winwood's R&B roots were still strong) keep the stylistic wheel turning. The record's success, sonically and commercially, should come as no surprise. Since his days in Traffic, Winwood has been a masterful stylistic synthesist, melding a range of aesthetics in ways that invariably connect with listeners. Back in the High Life is further proof of his remarkable abilities. ~ Rovi Staff

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