The Finer Things (Steve Winwood album) explained

The Finer Things
Type:	box set
Artist:	Steve Winwood
Cover:	Steve Winwood - The Finer Things box set.jpg
Released:	21 March 1995
Recorded:	1964–1990
Genre:	Blue-eyed soul Rock Blues-rock Psychedelic rock Jazz
Label:	Island
Prev Title:	Far from Home
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Junction Seven
Next Year:	1997

The Finer Things is a compilation album box set of recordings by Steve Winwood. It includes songs from his early days with The Spencer Davis Group through Traffic and Blind Faith and into his work during his solo career.^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Dimples" - Spencer Davis Group
2. "I Can't Stand It" - Spencer Davis Group
3. "Every Little Bit Hurts" - Spencer Davis Group
4. "Strong Love" - Spencer Davis Group
5. "Keep on Running" - Spencer Davis Group
6. "Somebody Help Me" - Spencer Davis Group
7. "When I Come Home" - Spencer Davis Group
8. "I Want to Know" - Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse
9. "Crossroads" - Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse
10. "Gimme Some Lovin'" - Spencer Davis Group
11. "I'm a Man" - Spencer Davis Group
12. "Paper Sun" - Traffic
13. "Dealer" - Traffic
14. "Coloured Rain" - Traffic
15. "No Face, No Name, No Number" - Traffic
16. "Heaven Is in Your Mind" - Traffic
17. "Smiling Phases" - Traffic
18. "Dear Mr. Fantasy" - Traffic
19. "Pearly Queen" - Traffic
20. "(Roamin' Thro' the Gloamin' With) 40,000 Headman" - Traffic
21. "No Time to Live" - Traffic
22. "Shanghai Noodle Factory" - Traffic
23. "Medicated Goo" - Traffic
24. "Withering Tree" - Traffic

Disc two

1. "Had to Cry Today" - Blind Faith
2. "Can't Find My Way Home" - Blind Faith
3. "Sea of Joy" - Blind Faith
4. "Sleeping in the Ground [Live]" - Blind Faith
5. "Under My Thumb [Live]" - Blind Faith
6. "Stranger to Himself" - Traffic
7. "John Barleycorn" - Traffic
8. "Glad" - Traffic
9. "Freedom Rider" - Traffic
10. "Empty Pages" - Traffic
11. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
12. "Rainmaker" - Traffic

Disc three

1. "Shoot Out at Fantasy Factory" - Traffic
2. "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired [Live]" - Traffic
3. "Happy Vibes" - Steve Winwood, Remi Kabaka and Abdul Lasisi Amao
4. "Something New" - Traffic
5. "Dream Gerrard" - Traffic
6. "Walking in the Wind" - Traffic
7. "When the Eagle Flies" - Traffic
8. "Winner/Loser" - Stomu Yamashta's Go
9. "Crossing the Line [Live]" - Stomu Yamashta's Go
10. "Hold On" - Steve Winwood
11. "Time Is Running Out" - Steve Winwood
12. "Vacant Chair" - Steve Winwood

Disc four

1. "While You See a Chance" - Steve Winwood
2. "Arc of a Diver" - Steve Winwood
3. "Spanish Dancer" - Steve Winwood
4. "Night Train" - Steve Winwood
5. "Dust" - Steve Winwood
6. "Valerie" - Steve Winwood
7. "Talking Back to the Night" - Steve Winwood
8. "Your Silence Is Your Song" - Steve Winwood
9. "Higher Love" - Steve Winwood
10. "Freedom Overspill" - Steve Winwood
11. "Back in the High Life Again" - Steve Winwood
12. "The Finer Things" - Steve Winwood
13. "Roll with It" - Steve Winwood
14. "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" - Steve Winwood
15. "One and Only Man" - Steve Winwood

External links

• The Finer Things at Allmusic

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pop: Steve Winwood. Stephen. Holden. September 16, 1986. NYTimes.com.
2. Web site: POP MUSIC;Out of the Vault and Ready to Wrap. Jon. Pareles. December 10, 1995. NYTimes.com.