my-server
← Wiki

About Time (Steve Winwood album)

About Time is the eighth solo studio album by Steve Winwood, released in 2003. It was his first album since 1997 and it featured a return to a musical style more in line with his earlier work with Traffic. That style is emphasized in the three piece band lineup: Hammond B-3 organ, guitar and drums, occasionally joined by saxophone, flute, conga drums and miscellaneous percussion characteristic of the Traffic sound from 1971-1974.

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album "Winwood's voice is now a little rough (which comes as a surprise), it nevertheless fits the scaled-down, relaxed atmosphere. And if individual songs are not necessarily memorable, they don't necessarily need to be -- the feel is the thing here, and while it isn't first-rate Steve Winwood, it does feel like a welcome update from an old friend, which, after several years of waiting and several uneven records, is enough."

Track listing

  1. "Different Light" <small>(Steve Winwood)</small> – 6:35
  2. "Cigano (For the Gypsies)" <small>(S. Winwood, José Neto)</small> – 6:20
  3. "Take It to the Final Hour" <small>(S. Winwood, Anthony Crawford)</small> – 5:36
  4. "Why Can't We Live Together" <small>(Timmy Thomas)</small> – 6:39
  5. "Domingo Morning" <small>(S. Winwood, Neto)</small> – 5:06
  6. "Now That You're Alive" <small>(S. Winwood, Eugenia Winwood)</small> – 5:29
  7. "Bully" <small>(S. Winwood, E. Winwood)</small> – 5:40
  8. "Phoenix Rising" <small>(S. Winwood, William Topley)</small> – 7:26
  9. "Horizon" <small>(S. Winwood, E. Winwood)</small> – 4:31
  10. "Walking On" <small>(S. Winwood, Crawford) </small> – 4:54
  11. "Silvia (Who Is She?)" <small>(S. Winwood, Neto) </small> – 11:25

Bonus disc, 2004 Expanded Edition

  1. "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (live) <small>(S. Winwood, J.Capaldi, C.Wood)</small> – 8:17
  2. "Why Can't We Live Together" (live) <small>(Timmy Thomas)</small> – 6:31
  3. "Voodoo Chile" <small>(Jimi Hendrix)</small> – 14:49

Personnel

Production

  • Producer – Steve Winwood
  • Associate Producer – Johnson Somerset
  • Engineer – George Shilling
  • Mixing and Assistant Engineer – James Towler
  • Recorded and Mixed at Wincraft Studios
  • Mastered by Tony Cousins at Metropolis Mastering (London, UK).
  • Bonus Tracks mastered by Bunt Stafford-Clark at Townhouse Studios (London, UK).
  • Artwork – Michael Rios
  • Photography – Gordon Jackson
  • CD Booklet – Andy Dutlinger and Mark Berger/Madison House Design
  • Artist Management – Mick Newton at Atomic (London, UK); Madison House Inc. (Boulder, CO).
  • Business Management – Brighton Jeffrey James (London, UK) and Charles Sussman (Nashville, TN).

Charts

References

External links