| Nine Lives | ||||
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| Released | 29 April 2008 | |||
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| Length | 57:13 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Steve Winwood | |||
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| Billboard | (not rated) [3] |
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. [4]
The album debuted at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 26,000 copies in its first week. [5] [6]
Track listing
- "I'm Not Drowning" ( Steve Winwood, Peter Godwin) – 3:32
- "Fly" (Winwood, Godwin, José Pires de Almeida Neto) – 7:49
- "Raging Sea" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 6:17
- " Dirty City" (with Eric Clapton) (Winwood, Godwin) – 7:44
- "We're All Looking" (Winwood, Godwin) – 5:25
- "Hungry Man" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 7:07
- "Secrets" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 6:41
- "At Times We Do Forget" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 5:57
- "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).
References
- ^ "Steve Winwood's 'Nine Lives' : World Cafe - NPR". NPR. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "Nine Lives - Steve Winwood | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Graff, Gary (2011). "Nine Lives". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 April 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Steve Winwood new CD and tour[ permanent dead link], news.jamradio.org, March 25, 2008, Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Madonna Leads Busy Billboard 200 With 7th No. 1", Billboard.com, May 7, 2008.
- ^ Rocker won't let nostalgia define career Tuesday, April 29, 2008 By Gary Graff. Columbus Dispatch [1]
