1987 compilation album by Steve Winwood
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 tracks are written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings , unless otherwise noted.[ 6]
Title Writer(s) Album 1. "Wake Me Up on Judgement Day" Back in the High Life 5:42 2. "While You See a Chance " edited from Arc of a Diver 4:02 3. "Vacant Chair" Steve Winwood, Vivian Stanshall edited from Steve Winwood 4:31 4. "Help Me Angel" (Remix) Original version on Talking Back to the Night 5:03 5. "My Love's Leavin' " Steve Winwood, Vivian Stanshall Back in the High Life 5:12 6. "Valerie " (Remix) Original version on Talking Back to the Night 4:05 7. "Arc of a Diver " Steve Winwood, Vivian Stanshall Arc of a Diver 5:25 8. "Higher Love " Back in the High Life 4:07 9. "Spanish Dancer" Arc of a Diver 4:35 10. "Talking Back to the Night" (Remix) Original version on Talking Back to the Night 4:06 Total length: 46:48
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Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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References
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^ Barron, Jack (7 November 1987). "Steve Winwood: Chronicles ". New Musical Express . p. 35.
^ "Billboard chart history" . Rovi Corporation / Billboard . Retrieved 29 November 2011 .
^ bibliographic record for Chronicles (Musical CD, 1990) . Dublin, OH, USA: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc . OCLC 263436270 – via WorldCat .
^ 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 .
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0922" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment . 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9 .
^ "Charts.nz – Steve Winwood – Chronicles" . Hung Medien. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
^ "Steve Winwood Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved January 28, 2025.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988" . Billboard . Retrieved 1 August 2021 .
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Steve Winwood – Chronicles" . Recorded Music NZ .
^ "British album certifications – Steve Winwood – Chronicles" . British Phonographic Industry .
^ "American album certifications – Steve Winwood – Chronicles" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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