Roll with It (album)
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Roll with It is the fifth solo album
by blue-eyed soul
ster Steve Winwood
. It topped the album charts in the United States, and has sold over three million copies. The title cut
topped the pop singles and the album rock singles charts with subsequent hit status afforded the album tracks released as 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.
except where noted
Singles
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by blue-eyed soul
Blue-eyed soul
Blue-eyed soul is a media term that was used to describe rhythm and blues and soul music performed by white artists, with a strong pop music influence. The term was first used in the mid-1960s to describe white artists who performed soul and R&B that was similar to the music of the Motown and...
ster Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood
Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
. It topped the album charts in the United States, and has sold over three million copies. The title cut
Roll with It (Steve Winwood song)
"Roll with It" is a song recorded by Steve Winwood for his album, Roll with It, released on Virgin Records. It was written by Winwood and songwriter Will Jennings....
topped the pop singles and the album rock singles charts with subsequent hit status afforded the album tracks released as 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 JenningsWill Jennings
Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings is an American songwriter who is popularly known for writing the lyrics for "My Heart Will Go On", the theme for the film Titanic .-Life and education:...
except where noted
- "Roll with ItRoll with It (Steve Winwood song)"Roll with It" is a song recorded by Steve Winwood for his album, Roll with It, released on Virgin Records. It was written by Winwood and songwriter Will Jennings....
" (Winwood, Jennings, Brian HollandBrian HollandBrian Holland is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland. That songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops,...
, Lamont DozierLamont DozierLamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...
, Eddie Holland )– 5:20 - "Holding OnHolding On (Steve Winwood song)"Holding On" is a 1988 single by Steve Winwood from the album, "Roll with It". The song was written by Winwood along with Will Jennings. "Holding On" was the last of four number ones for Winwood on the Adult Contemporary chart...
" – 6:15 - "The Morning Side" – 5:14
- "Put on Your Dancing Shoes" – 5:11
- "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" – 6:54
- "Hearts on Fire" – 5:15 (Winwood, Jim CapaldiJim CapaldiNicola James "Jim" Capaldi was an English musician and songwriter. His musical career lasted more than four decades. He co-founded Traffic in Birmingham with Steve Winwood, and the band's psychedelic rock was influential in Britain and the United States...
) - "One More Morning" – 4:58
- "Shining Song" – 5:28
Personnel
- Steve Winwood - Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, Hammond organHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
, Moog synthesizerMoog synthesizerMoog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
, programming, producer - Paul Pesco - Guitar
- Robbie Kilgore - Keyboards
- Mike Lawler - Keyboards
- John "J.R." Robinson - Drums
- Jimmy Bralower - Percussion, drum machineDrum machineA drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
- Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
- Andrew Love - Tenor sax
- Wayne Jackson - TromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
, trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air... - The Memphis HornsThe Memphis HornsThe Memphis Horns are an American horn section made famous by their many appearances on Stax Records. They have been called "arguably the greatest soul horn section ever." Originally a sextet, the Memphis Horns gradually slimmed down to a duo, Wayne Jackson on trumpet and Andrew Love on tenor...
- Horn arrangements - Mark Williamson - Background vocals
- Tessa NilesTessa NilesTessa Niles is an English singer, best known as a backing singer for a wide variety of artists.-Early life and career:Born in Kent, Niles began her professional singing career, as both a lead and a backing vocalist, in 1979...
- Background vocals - Tom Lord-AlgeTom Lord-AlgeTom Lord-Alge is a four-time Grammy Award–winning record producer and mixer. He is the youngest of Vivian Lord's five children, Mark Lord-Alge, Lisa Lord-Alge, Chris Lord-Alge, Jeff Lord-Alge and Tom Lord-Alge...
- TambourineTambourineThe tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
, producer, engineer, mixing - Jeff Lord-Alge - Assistant engineer
- Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff - Art Direction
- Lee Charteris - Production coordination
- Jon Clarke - Executive producer
- Mick Haggerty - Art direction, design
- Ted JensenTed JensenTed Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. He started his career as a mastering engineer in 1976 and is currently the most active Mastering Engineer in the industry...
- Mastering - Mary Kettle - Assistant engineer
- Herb RittsHerb RittsHerbert "Herb" Ritts was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture.-Early life and career:...
- Photography - Paul Shubat - Assistant engineer
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 1988 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 93 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Roll With It" | Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1988 | "Roll With It" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1988 | "Roll With It" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1988 | "Roll With It" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 21 |
| 1988 | "Roll With It" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 2 |
| 1988 | "Roll With It" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 30 |
| 1988 | "Put on Your Dancing Shoes" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 25 |
| 1988 | "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1988 | "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" | Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| 1988 | "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" | Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| 1989 | "Holding On" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1989 | "Holding On" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1989 | "Holding On" | Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
| 1989 | "Hearts on Fire" | Adult Contemporary | 22 |
| 1989 | "Hearts on Fire" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 22 |
| 1989 | "Hearts on Fire" | Billboard Hot 100 | 53 |