Arc of a Diver

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Arc of a Diver
Arc of a Diver cover
Studio album by Steve Winwood
Released 31 December 1980
Genre Rock, Blue-eyed soul
Length 40:02
Label Island Records
Producer Steve Winwood
Professional reviews
Steve Winwood chronology
Steve Winwood
(1977)
Arc of a Diver
(1980)
Talking Back to the Night
(1982)

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" (which peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States), this was Winwood's true breakthrough album as a solo artist. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 album chart, establishing him as a commercially viable act.

Engineered and Mixed by Steve Winwood at Netherturkdonic Studios, England.

Cover art by Tony Wright

[edit] Track listing

  1. "While You See a Chance" (Winwood/Jennings)
  2. "Arc of a Diver" (Winwood/Stanshall)
  3. "Second-Hand Woman" (Winwood/Fleming)
  4. "Slowdown Sundown" (Winwood/Jennings)
  5. "Spanish Dancer" (Winwood/Jennings)
  6. "Night Train" (Winwood/Jennings)
  7. "Dust" (Winwood/Fleming)