Nine Lives (Steve Winwood album)
2008 studio album by Steve Winwood
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Nine Lives is Steve Winwood's ninth solo studio album, released on 29 April 2008. It is his last to date.
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| Released | 29 April 2008 | |||
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| Length | 57:13 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Steve Winwood | |||
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The album's first single, "Dirty City" featuring guitarist Eric Clapton, held the number-one added single spot for three weeks in a row and peaked at the overall number-two spot on AAA Radio.[4]
The album debuted at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 26,000 copies in its first week.[5][6]
Track listing
- "I'm Not Drowning" (Steve Winwood, Peter Godwin) – 3:32
- "Fly" (Winwood, Godwin, José Pires de Almeida Neto) – 7:49
- "Raging Sea" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 6:17
- "Dirty City" (with Eric Clapton) (Winwood, Godwin) – 7:44
- "We're All Looking" (Winwood, Godwin) – 5:25
- "Hungry Man" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 7:07
- "Secrets" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 6:41
- "At Times We Do Forget" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 5:57
- "Other Shore" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 6:41
Personnel
- Steve Winwood – vocals, Hammond organ, guitars
- Tim Cansfield – guitars
- Eric Clapton – guitars, guitar solo (4)
- José Pires de Almeida Neto – guitars
- Richard Bailey – drums
- Karl Vanden Bossche – percussion
- Paul Booth – flute, saxophone, human whistle
Production
- Steve Winwood – producer
- Johnson Somerset – associate producer
- James Towler – engineer, mixing
- Tony Cousins – mastering
- Josh Cheuse – art direction, design
- Sam Erickson – photography
- Juan Pont Lezica – photography
Studios
- Recorded and Mixed at Wincraft Studios (Gloucestershire, UK).
- Mastered at Metropolis Studios (London, UK).
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 71 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 78 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 51 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 177 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 22 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] | 26 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 34 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] | 36 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 24 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 31 |
| US Billboard 200[17] | 12 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] | 6 |