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Winwood starts his solo career strong
Steve Winwood emerged from the wreckage of his band Traffic with a smoother, sleeker and more pop oriented sound. His first solo album, though quite underappreciated, is also one of his best. The songs sound similar to those on his 1980 smash album "Arc of a Diver." The real standouts are "Hold On," "Vacant Chair" and the awesome ballad "Let Me Make Something in Your Life." If there's a quibble, its that at a mere 35 minutes, this album is far too brief. Nevertheless, fans of Winwood's music will not be disappointed by it.

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Excellent Solo Debut For Winwood
Unfairly overlooked by many of his fans, Steve Winwood's self-titled debut solo album from 1977 is a wonderful smooth-groover, filled with melodic songs and excellent musical chops. If some of the album sounds like Winwood's old band Traffic, it's because four of the six songs were co-written by Winwood's partner in Traffic, drummer Jim Capaldi, and Traffic percussionist Rebop Kwaku-Baah also plays on a couple of tracks. But hey, I'm certainly not complaining! "Hold On" is a catchy, Steely Dan-esque number, and "Time Is Running Out," featuring Capaldi & Kwaku-Baah, is a punchy pop-rocker that wouldn't have sounded out of place on a Traffic album. "Midland Maniac," on which Winwood plays all the instruments, is a lovely piano-popper, as is "Vacant Chair." "Luck's In" is a smokin' tune, with a killer, Traffic-esque jam at the end. And "Let Me Make Something In Your Life" is a perfect ballad. Although it would take Steve Winwood one more album to truly establish himself as a solo artist, which he did with his 1980 hit release "Arc Of A Diver," his self-titled solo debut is a truly excellent album, and I sincerely hope that more of Steve's fans will check it out. I guarantee you'll like it.

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Deserves A Reawakening
This is not Steve Winwood at his peppiest-this is a pre-
Will Jennings as lyricist,pre-multi intrumental band album where
each song is placed in a rather stark setting.It starts with the
reggae-ish,minimal "Hold On" and goes right into the longish
dance-rock of "Time Is Running Out".Another highlite is the
sad and soulful "Vacant Chair" and the Traffic-like "Luck's In".
It's not altogether consisntant and tends on the musically slow
and morbid but those who tossed it aside first time around or
just havn't thought about it need to give "Steve Winwood" a more
open minded airing.