Roll with It is the fifth solo studio album by English blue-eyed soul artist Steve Winwood, released on 20 June 1988. It became one of Winwood's most commercially successful albums, reaching number four on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the US Billboard 200, and has sold over three million copies.
Roll with It | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 20 June 1988[1] | |||
Recorded | Autumn 1987–Spring 1988 | |||
Studio | Windmill Lane Studios (Dublin, Ireland) McClear Place Studio (Toronto, Canada) | |||
Genre | Rock, blues, pop, blue-eyed soul, adult contemporary | |||
Length | 44:27 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s | B−[3] |
Deseret News | [4] |
Los Angeles Times | [5] |
The New York Times | (Positive)[6] |
People | (Mixed)[7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
The title track topped the pop and rock singles charts; its success led to the subsequent singles "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" and "Holding On". "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" had been written by Winwood to be featured in an ad campaign for Michelob, which began running on American television on the day of the Roll with It album's US release. Two other tracks from Roll with It: "Hearts on Fire" and "Put on Your Dancing Shoes", also achieved radio airplay.
Track listing
All songs written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings except where noted.
- "Roll with It" (Winwood, Jennings, Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 5:17
- "Holding On" – 6:14
- "The Morning Side" – 5:12
- "Put on Your Dancing Shoes" – 5:10
- "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" – 6:53
- "Hearts on Fire" (Winwood, Jim Capaldi) – 5:14
- "One More Morning" – 4:58
- "Shining Song" – 5:29
Personnel
Production
- Steve Winwood – producer
- Tom Lord-Alge – producer, engineer, mixing
- John Clarke – executive producer
- Jeff Lord-Alge – assistant engineer
- Mary Kettle – assistant engineer
- Paul Shubat – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Lee Charteris – production coordination
- Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
- Mick Haggerty – art direction, design
- Herb Ritts – photography
Accolades
Grammy Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1989 [9] | Roll with It | Album of the Year[10] | Nominated |
"Roll with It" | Record of the Year | Nominated | |
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated | ||
Tom Lord-Alge (engineer) | Best Engineered Album, Non Classical | Won |
BRIT Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1989 [11] | Roll with It | Best British Album | Nominated |
Steve Winwood | Best British Male | Nominated |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[24] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[25] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[27] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
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