About Time (Steve Winwood album) explained
| About Time |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Steve Winwood |
| Cover: | SteveWinTime.jpg |
| Released: | 17 June 2003 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 69:41 |
| Label: | Wincraft Music |
| Producer: | Johnson Somerset, Steve Winwood |
| Prev Title: | Junction Seven |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Nine Lives |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
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
- "Different Light" (Steve Winwood) – 6:35
- "Cigano (For the Gypsies)" (S. Winwood, José Neto) – 6:20
- "Take It to the Final Hour" (S. Winwood, Anthony Crawford) – 5:36
- "Why Can't We Live Together" (Timmy Thomas) – 6:39
- "Domingo Morning" (S. Winwood, Neto) – 5:06
- "Now That You're Alive" (S. Winwood, Eugenia Winwood) – 5:29
- "Bully" (S. Winwood, E. Winwood) – 5:40
- "Phoenix Rising" (S. Winwood, William Topley) – 7:26
- "Horizon" (S. Winwood, E. Winwood) – 4:31
- "Walking On" (S. Winwood, Crawford) – 4:54
- "Silvia (Who Is She?)" (S. Winwood, Neto) – 11:25
Bonus Disc, 2004 Expanded Edition
- "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (live) (S. Winwood, J.Capaldi, C.Wood) – 8:17
- "Why Can't We Live Together" (live) (Timmy Thomas) – 6:31
- "Voodoo Chile" (Jimi Hendrix) - 14:49
Personnel
- Steve Winwood – vocals, Hammond B3 organ
- José Pires de Almeida Neto – guitars
- Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums, additional percussion (2, 4)
- Karl Vanden Bossche – congas (2, 4, 6-8, 10)
- Richard Bailey – timbales (2, 4, 6-8, 10)
- Karl Denson – saxophone (1, 6), flute (8, 10)
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).
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