Talking Back to the Night is the third solo album

Album

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 by blue-eyed soul

Blue-eyed soul

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 musician 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...

. Released less than two years after the top 3 hit Arc of a Diver

Arc of a Diver

Arc of a Diver is the second solo album by blue-eyed soulster Steve Winwood. The album was performed entirely by Winwood.Featuring Winwood's first solo hit, "While You See a Chance" , this was Winwood's true breakthrough album as a solo artist...

, it failed to see as much success as its predecessor. "Valerie" was a minor hit in 1982, but when it was remixed and re-released in 1987 for Chronicles

Chronicles (Steve Winwood album)

Chronicles is the first compilation album by blue-eyed soul artist Steve Winwood. The album contains some of his major hits and several remixes up to this point. One track, "Valerie", was originally released as a single for Winwood's 1982 album, Talking Back to the Night...

, the newer version of the song became a top 10 hit. The album tracks "Help Me Angel" and "Talking Back to the Night" were also re-recorded for Chronicles

Chronicles (Steve Winwood album)

Chronicles is the first compilation album by blue-eyed soul artist Steve Winwood. The album contains some of his major hits and several remixes up to this point. One track, "Valerie", was originally released as a single for Winwood's 1982 album, Talking Back to the Night...

. The latter was then released for the first time as a single.

Winwood performed all of the instruments on this album.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings

Will Jennings

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1. "Valerie" – 4:05
2. "Big Girls Walk Away" – 3:51
3. "And I Go" – 4:12
4. "While There's a Candle Burning" – 3:11
5. "Still in the Game" – 4:51
6. "It Was Happiness" – 4:58
7. "Help Me Angel" – 5:06
8. "Talking Back to the Night" – 5:44
9. "There's a River" – 4:40

Personnel

• Steve Winwood - Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , vocals, producer, composer
• Nicole Winwood - Background vocals
• John "Nobby" Clarke - Assistant Engineer
• Lynn Goldstein - Photography
• Tony Wright - Cover design

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1982	The Billboard 200	28

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"Still in the Game"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	8
1982	"Still in the Game"	Billboard Pop Singles	47
1982	"Valerie"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	13
1982	"Valerie"	Billboard Pop Singles	70
1987	"Valerie"	Adult Contemporary	2
1987	"Valerie"	Billboard Hot 100	9
1987	"Valerie"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	13
1988	"Talking Back to the Night"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	17
1988	"Talking Back to the Night"	Billboard Pop Singles	57