Back in the High Life Again
"Back in the High Life Again" is a song with music by English artist Steve Winwood and lyrics by American songwriter Will Jennings. It was performed by Winwood, and included backing vocals by James Taylor and a prominent mandolin played by Winwood. The song was released in January 1987 as the fifth single from his fourth studio album Back in the High Life. The song was Winwood's second number-one single on the US Adult Contemporary chart, where it stayed for three weeks. It also reached number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1988.
| "Back in the High Life Again" | ||||
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 Cover art for UK and non-US editions | ||||
| Single by Steve Winwood | ||||
| from the album Back in the High Life | ||||
| Released | 5 January 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | Unique Recording Studio New York, Autumn 1985 | |||
| Genre | Soul[2] | |||
| Length | 5:35 (Album Version) 4:20 (Single Version) | |||
| Label | Island – IS 303 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Winwood Will Jennings | |||
| Producer(s) | Russ Titelman | |||
| Steve Winwood singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Back in the High Life Again" on YouTube | ||||
Track listing
7": Island / IS 303 United Kingdom
- "Back in the High Life Again" - 4:20
- "Help Me Angel" - 5:06
7": Island / 7-28472 United States
- "Back in the High Life Again" - 4:09
- "Night Train" (Instrumental) - 4:10
12": Island / 12 IS 303 United Kingdom
- "Back in the High Life Again" - 4:20
- "Night Train" (Instrumental) - 4:08
- "Help Me Angel" - 5:06
12": Island / PRO-A-2620 United States
- "Back in the High Life Again" - 4:20
- "Back in the High Life Again" - 5:33
- Promo
Personnel
- Steve Winwood – lead vocals, synth piano, synthesizer, drum machine programming, mandolin, Moog bass
- Jimmy Bralower – additional drum machine programming[4]
- Rob Mounsey – additional synthesizer
- John Robinson – drums
- James Taylor – harmony vocals
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 January 1987. p. 24. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- Evans, Paul (2004). "Steve Winwood". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 882–883. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 262.
- Jimmy Bralower: Web Exclusive | Modern Drummer Magazine
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Steve Winwood – Back in the High Life Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1987-08-01. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1987-08-22. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- "Tipparade-lijst van week 13, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- "Steve Winwood – Back in the High Life Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- "Steve Winwood Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- "1987 Year-end Charts - Top Adult Contemporary Singles". Billboard. December 31, 1987. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
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