Nine Lives (Steve Winwood album) explained

Nine Lives
Type:	Album
Artist:	Steve Winwood
Cover:	WinwoodNineLives.jpg
Released:	29 April 2008
Length:	57:13
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Steve Winwood
Prev Title:	About Time
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Live from Madison Square Garden
Next Year:	2009

Nine Lives is Steve Winwood's ninth solo studio album, released on 29 April 2008. It is his last to date.

The album's first single, "Dirty City" featuring guitarist Eric Clapton, held the number-one added single spot for three weeks in a row and peaked at the overall number-two spot on AAA Radio.^[1]

The album debuted at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 26,000 copies in its first week.^{[2] [3]}

Track listing

1. "I'm Not Drowning" (Steve Winwood, Peter Godwin) – 3:32
2. "Fly" (Winwood, Godwin, José Pires de Almeida Neto) – 7:49
3. "Raging Sea" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 6:17
4. "Dirty City" (with Eric Clapton) (Winwood, Godwin) – 7:44
5. "We're All Looking" (Winwood, Godwin) – 5:25
6. "Hungry Man" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 7:07
7. "Secrets" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 6:41
8. "At Times We Do Forget" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 5:57
9. "Other Shore" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 6:41

Personnel

• Steve Winwood – vocals, Hammond organ, guitars
• Tim Cansfield – guitars
• Eric Clapton – guitars, guitar solo (4)
• José Pires de Almeida Neto – guitars
• Richard Bailey – drums
• Karl Vanden Bossche – percussion
• Paul Booth – flute, saxophone, human whistle

Production

• Steve Winwood – producer
• Johnson Somerset – associate producer
• James Towler – engineer, mixing
• Tony Cousins – mastering
• Josh Cheuse – art direction, design
• Sam Erickson – photography
• Juan Pont Lezica – photography

Studios

• Recorded and Mixed at Wincraft Studios (Gloucestershire, UK).
• Mastered at Metropolis Studios (London, UK).

Notes and References

1. http://news.jamradio.org/steve-winwood-tom-petty-tour-dates.php Steve Winwood new CD and tour
2. Katie Hasty, "Madonna Leads Busy Billboard 200 With 7th No. 1", Billboard.com, May 7, 2008.
3. Rocker won't let nostalgia define career Tuesday, April 29, 2008 By Gary Graff. Columbus Dispatchhttps://archive.today/20130122013124/http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2008/04/29/1A_STEVE_WINWOOD.ART_ART_04-29-08_D1_TLA0V7T.html?sid=101