STEVE WINWOOD: ARC OF A DIVER | ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING | MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB

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RELEASE:
Steve Winwood:Arc of a Diver
Released, 12/80

PLAYERS:
Steve Winwood Synthesizer, Guitar, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals

NOTES:
Cover by Tony Wright

PRODUCED, ENGINEERED & MIXED BY:
Steve Winwood

Tracklisting:

01 While You See A Chance (Winwood/Jennings)
02 Arc Of A Diver (Winwood/Stanshall)
03 Second-Hand Woman (Winwood/Fleming)
04 Slowdown Sundown (Winwood/Jennings)
05 Spanish Dancer (Winwood/Jennings)
06 Night Train (Winwood/Jennings)
07 Dust (Winwood/Fleming)

SINGLES:
"While You See a Chance" / "Vacant Chair" released as UK single, 12/80.

"While You See a Chance" / "Vacant Chair" released as US single, 1980. Peaks at #7, spends 17 weeks on Billboard Hot.

"Arc of a Diver" / "Dust" released as US single, 1980. Peaks at #48 on Billboard Hot 100 charts, spends 18 weeks on chart. Peaks at #11 on

Editorial Reviews;

He wasn't Little Stevie, the 16-year-old phenom who set mid- '60s London blazing with his Ray Charles-like vocals, anymore. He was a half-forgotten ex-member of some of rock's most progressive (Traffic) and vilified (Blind Faith) bands, and he was considering leaving show business while recording this--his second album--alone and without a backup band. Arc of a Diver reflects a resigned-to-fate mood. It boasts a synth-heavy, dub-like ambience, with dirge-y tracks like "Spanish Dancer" and the wistful single "While You See a Chance" all but zoning out of your speakers. The fates were kind, though. Recording the single, Winwood inadvertently erased the drum intro. This spacey alteration, together with his catchiest tune since "Paper Sun," catapulted the song onto the charts. In a few years he would be among the top-selling vocalists in the world. His mood was lighter. He could afford to hire engineers that didn't make mistakes. --Don Harrison


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