Back in the High Life Again

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"Back in the High Life Again"
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Cover art for UK and non-US editions
Single by Steve Winwood
from the album Back in the High Life
B-side "Night Train (instrumental)"
Released22 November 1986 [1]
RecordedAutumn 1985
Studio Unique Recording Studio, New York
Genre Soul [2]
Length5:35 (Album Version)
4:20 (Single Version)
Label Island – IS 303
Songwriter(s) Steve Winwood
Will Jennings
Producer(s) Russ Titelman
Steve Winwood singles chronology
"Freedom Overspill"
(1986)		"Back in the High Life Again"
(1986)		"The Finer Things"
(1987)
Audio
"Back in the High Life Again" on YouTube

"Back in the High Life Again" is a song with music by the English artist Steve Winwood and lyrics by the American songwriter Will Jennings. It was performed by Winwood, and included backing vocals by James Taylor and a prominent mandolin played by Winwood. The song was released in November 1986 as the fifth single from his fourth studio album Back in the High Life . The song was Winwood's second number-one single on the US Adult Contemporary chart, where it stayed for three weeks. It also reached number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987. [3] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1988.

Contents

The music video for the song was published in 1986 and features scenes from Manassas, Virginia, particularly the train station. [4]

Track listing

7-inch: Island / IS 303 United Kingdom

  1. "Back in the High Life Again" - 4:20
  2. "Help Me Angel" - 5:06

7-inch: Island / 7-28472 United States

  1. "Back in the High Life Again" - 4:09
  2. "Night Train" (Instrumental) - 4:10

12-inch: Island / 12 IS 303 United Kingdom

  1. "Back in the High Life Again" - 4:20
  2. "Night Train" (Instrumental) - 4:08
  3. "Help Me Angel" - 5:06

12-inch: Island / PRO-A-2620 United States

  1. "Back in the High Life Again" - 4:20
  2. "Back in the High Life Again" - 5:33


Personnel

Chart history

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2008. Hal Leonard. pp. 283, 294. ISBN   9780898201741.
  2. ↑ Evans, Paul (2004). "Steve Winwood". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 882–883. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 262.
  4. ↑ SteveWinwoodVEVO (2011-01-27). Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life Again (Official Video) . Retrieved 2024-08-04– via YouTube.
  5. ↑ Jimmy Bralower: Web Exclusive | Modern Drummer Magazine
  6. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  7. ↑ "Steve Winwood – Back in the High Life Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1987-08-01. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  9. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1987-08-22. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  10. ↑ "Tipparade-lijst van week 13, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Steve Winwood – Back in the High Life Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Steve Winwood Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Steve Winwood Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Steve Winwood Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  16. ↑ "1987 Year-end Charts - Top Adult Contemporary Singles". Billboard . December 31, 1987. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  17. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN   0-89820-142-X.



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