Chronicles (Steve Winwood album)

Chronicles
Compilation album by
Steve Winwood
Released26 October 1987[1]
Recorded1977–1987
GenreRock, blue-eyed soul, Pop
Length46:48
LabelIsland
ProducerSteve Winwood, Tom Lord-Alge
Steve Winwood chronology
Back in the High Life
(1986) 		Chronicles
(1987) 		Roll With It
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record Guide: The '80sC+[3]
New Musical Express7/10[4]

Chronicles is the first compilation album by Steve Winwood as a solo artist. The album contains some of his major hits up to this point and new remixes produced by Tom Lord-Alge, who had helped commercialize Winwood's sound on his previous album, Back in the High Life. One track, "Valerie", was originally released as a single for Winwood's 1982 album, Talking Back to the Night. Despite the original single being a commercial flop, the remix of the song included in this album peaked at No. 9 on the US charts and No. 19 in the UK. The album peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 album chart[5] and No. 12 in the UK.

It was Winwood's last release with Island Records, before his departure to Virgin Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings, unless otherwise noted[6]

  1. "Wake Me Up on Judgment Day" 5:42 from the album Back in the High Life
  2. "While You See a Chance" 4:02 edited from the album Arc of a Diver
  3. "Vacant Chair" (Steve Winwood, Vivian Stanshall) 4:31 edited from the album Steve Winwood
  4. "Help Me Angel" (Remix) 5:03 Original version on Talking Back to the Night
  5. "My Love's Leavin'" (Steve Winwood, Vivian Stanshall) 5:12 from the album Back in the High Life
  6. "Valerie" (Remix) 4:05 Original version on Talking Back to the Night
  7. "Arc of a Diver" (Steve Winwood, Vivian Stanshall) 5:25 from the album Arc of a Diver
  8. "Higher Love" 4:07 from the album Back in the High Life
  9. "Spanish Dancer" 4:35 from the album Arc of a Diver
  10. "Talking Back to the Night" (Remix) 4:06 Original version on Talking Back to the Night

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 24 October 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ DeGagne, Mike (2011). "Chronicles – Steve Winwood". allmusic. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "W". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Barron, Jack (7 November 1987). "Steve Winwood: Chronicles". New Musical Express. p. 35.
  5. ^ "Billboard chart history". Rovi Corporation / Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  6. ^ bibliographic record for Chronicles (Musical CD, 1990). Dublin, OH, USA: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. OCLC 263436270 – via WorldCat.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 342. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0922". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  9. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Steve Winwood – Chronicles". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  12. ^ "Steve Winwood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  13. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  14. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Steve Winwood – Chronicles". Recorded Music NZ.
  15. ^ "British album certifications – Steve Winwood – Chronicles". British Phonographic Industry.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Steve Winwood – Chronicles". Recording Industry Association of America.