FORGOTTEN MUSIC #7: REVOLUTIONS: THE VERY BEST OF STEVE WINWOOD


Steve Winwood’s work over the past 40+ years has been remastered and repackaged in this wonderful 4-CD collection. Winwood first made his mark with the Spencer Davis Group. Then the super group, Blind Faith. Then Traffic. Cast your eyes on the list of songs below and see all the great hits Winwood has been a part of. Later, Winwood pursued a solo career and produced more terrific music. These remastered songs never sounded so good. If you’re a fan of this music, REVOLUTIONS is a must-buy!
PLAY LIST:
Disc: 1
1. Keep On Running
2. Somebody Help Me
3. Gimme Some Lovin’
4. I’m A Man
5. Paper Sun
6. Coloured Rain
7. No Face No Name No Number
8. Heaven Is in Your Mind
9. Smiling Phases
10. Dear Mr Fantasy
11. Pearly Queen
12. Forty Thousand Headmen
13. No Time To Live
14. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring
15. Shanghai Noodle Factory
16. Medicated Goo
17. Withering Tree
18. Well Alright
19. Can’t Find My Way Home
20. Presence Of The Lord
Disc: 2
1. Stranger To Himself
2. John Barleycorn (Must Die)
3. Glad
4. Freedom Rider
5. Empty Pages
6. The Low Spark Of The High-Heeled Boys
7. Rainmaker
8. Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory
9. Something New
10. Walking In The Wind
11. When The Eagle Flies
12. Mozambique
Disc: 3
1. Vacant Chair
2. While you See A Chance
3. Arc Of A Diver
4. Spanish Dancer
5. Night Train
6. Valerie
7. Higher Love
8. Freedom Overspill
9. Back In The High Life Again
10. Don’t You Know What the Night Can Do
11. Spy In the House Of Love
12. Different Light
13. Dirty City
Disc: 4
1. This Hammer
2. Waltz For Lumumba
3. When I Come Home
4. Love
5. In The Light Of Day
6. There’s A River
7. Hold On
8. The Morning Side
9. Far From Home
10. Holy Ground
11. State Of Grace
12. Why Can’t We Live Together
13. Domingo Morning

24 thoughts on “FORGOTTEN MUSIC #7: REVOLUTIONS: THE VERY BEST OF STEVE WINWOOD

  1. Jeff Meyerson

    Nice. As you know we saw him recently opening for Santana at Jones Beach and he did a great job. I’ll have to look out for this.

    This was his setlist that night:

    Secrets
    Fly
    Dirty City
    Can´t Find My Way Home
    The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys
    Empty Pages
    Higher Love
    Dear Mr. Fantasy
    Gimme Some Lovin´

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  2. Deb

    I guess I’m so old, I’ll never think of Stevie Winwood’s music as being “forgotten”! Amazing to think how young he was when he first started with the Spencer Davis group–15? 16? As Eric Clapton put it, “A spotty-faced, white English teenager–with a voice like Ray Charles.”

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    1. george Post author

      I think I read that Steve Winwood joined the Spencer Davis group when he was 15, Deb. Then he was part of Blind Faith and Traffic. What a career! What great music! I hadn’t heard some of these songs in decades.

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  3. Jeff Meyerson

    I ordered it, George. Yeah, I think he was 15 when he joined Spencer Davis. He was only with Blind Faith for one album, but what a group!

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  4. Richard Robinson

    This does look really good! I liked a few of the Spencer Davis songs, but when Cream was created, I went nuts, bought every album as they came out, loved everything they did and now have the CDs. There are a few Cream favorites not here, (“I’m So Glad” is an example) but that makes sense since it’s a Winwood retrospective, not a Cream one. I have a couple of the Traffic albums too, and have always really loved “Can’t Find My Way Home”. I’ll be buying this one, Thanks, George!!

    By the way, did you find it for some crazy low price somewhere?

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    1. george Post author

      I bought REVOLUTIONS at BEST BUY, Rick. They were charging $26.95 (list price $39.99) which is the same price AMAZON is charging.

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  5. Richard Robinson

    Well, upon even further looking the song on here, “Glad” isn’t the Cream one, it’s the Traffic / Winwood one. Regardless, this set is a winner.

    Ah, Best Buy. Amazon beats that for me with no sales tax or shipping…

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    1. george Post author

      Many people have had Bad Experiences at BEST BUY, Rick. Steve Steinbock comes to mind. But they have always been good to me. I’m part of their REWARD ZONE membership so they provide me with coupons and discounts that sometimes beat AMAZON’s deals.

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  6. Jeff Meyerson

    I ordered it from amazon at George’s price.

    JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE got a lot of play from me when it first came out, Rick – on vinyl at that time, though I have the reissued CD now.

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    1. george Post author

      You have hours of great music to listen to when REVOLUTIONS arrives, Rick. Thanks to you and Jeff for stimulating the economy.

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  7. Jeff Meyerson

    George, we never had a problem with Best Buy either, though we didn’t buy any major appliances there.

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    1. george Post author

      I’ve bought printers and hard drives and plenty of other computer equipment from BEST BUY, Jeff. Never a problem. And, of course, I buy plenty of music CDs and Blu-ray DVDs there. BEST BUY has some excellent promotions.

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  8. Randy Johnson

    This one’s a definite for me as well. Like Richard, I go back with Winwood all the way to the Spencer Davis Group(comes from being an old geezer I guess(61).

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    1. george Post author

      You’ll have plenty of great listening ahead of you, Evan. And those Blind Faith and Spencer Davis Group cuts will sound superb!

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