Talking Back to the Night

Infobox Album |
Name = Talking Back to the Night
Type =Album
Artist = Steve Winwood


Released = August 1982
Recorded = November 1981 - June 1982
Genre = Rock, Blue-eyed soul
Length = 40:38
Label = Island Records
Producers = Steve Winwood
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zrfibka96akm link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stevewinwood/albums/album/88769/review/6068267/talking_back_to_the_night link]
Last album ="Arc of a Diver"
(1981)
This album ="Talking Back to the Night"
(1982)
Next album ="Back in the High Life"
(1986)

"Talking Back to the Night" is the third solo album by blue-eyed soulster Steve Winwood. Released less than two years after the top-3 hit "Arc of a Diver", it failed to see as much success as its predecessor. "Valerie" was a minor hit in 1982, but when it was re-recorded and re-released in 1987 for "Chronicles", the newer version became a top-10 hit. In addition, the album tracks "Help Me Angel" and "Talking Back to the Night" were also re-recorded for "Chronicles". The latter was then released for the first time as a single.

Winwood performed all of the instruments on this album.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings
#"Valerie" – 4:05
#"Big Girls Walk Away" – 3:51
#"And I Go" – 4:12
#"While There's a Candle Burning" – 3:11
#"Still in the Game" – 4:51
#"It Was Happiness" – 4:58
#"Help Me Angel" – 5:06
#"Talking Back to the Night" – 5:44
#"There's a River" – 4:40

Personnel

*Steve Winwood - Synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, composer
*Nicole Winwood - Background vocals
*Will Jennings - Composer
*Nobby - Assistant Engineer
*Lynn Goldstein - Photography
*Tony Wright - Cover design

Charts

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