About Time (Steve Winwood album)

About Time is the eighth solo studio album by Steve Winwood, released in 2003. It was his first album since 1997 and it featured a return to a musical style more in line with his earlier work with Traffic. That basic style is emphasized in the three piece set of the band: Hammond Organ, guitar and drums/percussion, joined on various tracks by saxophone, flute and additional percussion characteristic of the Traffic sound.

About Time
Studio album by
Steve Winwood
Released17 June 2003
GenreRock, Blue-eyed soul
Length69:45
LabelWincraft Music
ProducerJohnson Somerset, Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood chronology
Junction Seven
(1997)		 About Time
(2003)		 Nine Lives
(2008)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album "Winwood's voice is now a little rough (which comes as a surprise), it nevertheless fits the scaled-down, relaxed atmosphere. And if individual songs aren't necessarily memorable, they don't necessarily need to be -- the feel is the thing here, and while it isn't first-rate Steve Winwood, it does feel like a welcome update from an old friend, which, after several years of waiting and several uneven records, is enough."[1]

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Different Light" (Winwood) - 6:35
  2. "Cigano (For the Gypsies)" (Winwood, Jose Neto) - 6:20
  3. "Take It to the Final Hour" (Winwood, Anthony Crawford) - 5:36
  4. "Why Can't We Live Together" (Timmy Thomas) - 6:39
  5. "Domingo Morning" (Winwood, Neto) - 5:06
  6. "Now That You're Alive" (S. Winwood, Eugenia Winwood) - 5:29
  7. "Bully" (S. Winwood, E. Winwood) - 5:40
  8. "Phoenix Rising" (Winwood, William Topley) - 7:26
  9. "Horizon" (S. Winwood, E. Winwood) - 4:31
  10. "Walking On" (Winwood, Crawford) - 4:54
  11. "Silvia (Who Is She?)" (Winwood, Neto) - 11:25

Disc two

  1. "Dear Mr. Fantasy" (Live) - 8:17
  2. "Why Can't We Live Together" (Live) - 6:31
  3. "Voodoo Chile" - 14:49

Personnel
  • Steve Winwood – vocals, Hammond B3 organ
  • José Pires de Almeida Neto – guitar
  • Walfredo Reyes, Jr. – drums, additional percussion (2, 4)
  • Karl Vanden Bossche – congas (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
  • Richard Bailey – timbales (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
  • Karl Denson – saxophone (1, 6), flute (8, 10)

Production
  • Produced by Steve Winwood
  • Associate Producer – Johnson Somerset
  • Engineered by George Shilling, assisted by James Towler.
  • Mixed by James Towler
  • Recorded and Mixed at Wincraft Studios
  • Mastered by Tony Cousins at Metropolis Mastering (London, UK).
  • Bonus Tracks mastered by Bunt Stafford-Clark at Townhouse Studios (London, UK).
  • Artwork by Michael Rios
  • Photography by Gordon Jackson
  • CD Booklet – Andy Dutlinger and Mark Berger/Madison House Design
  • Artist Management – Mick Newton at Atomic (London, UK); Madison House Inc. (Boulder, CO).
  • Business Management – Brighton Jeffrey James (London, UK) and Charles Sussman (Nashville, TN).

References
  1. About Time at AllMusic
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