| "Roll with It" | ||||
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| Single by Steve Winwood | ||||
| from the album Roll with It | ||||
| B-side | "The Morning Side" | |||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Format | 12", 7" | |||
| Genre | Pop, blues | |||
| Length | 4:30 (single edit) | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Writer(s) | Steve Winwood, Will Jennings | |||
| Producer | Steve Winwood, Tom Lord-Alge | |||
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"Roll with It" is a song recorded by Steve Winwood for his album, Roll with It, released on Virgin Records. It was written by Winwood and songwriter Will Jennings.
The single spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the summer of 1988.[1] It topped the Billboard adult contemporary chart for two weeks, and also spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard mainstream rock chart. In addition, the song reached #30 on the R&B chart.[2] In the United Kingdom, the song reached #53 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song "Roll With It" was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1989, Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal performance. The album Roll with It was also nominated as Album of the Year.
| Preceded by "Hold On to the Nights" by Richard Marx |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single July 30, 1988 - August 20, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Monkey" by George Michael |
| Preceded by "Make Me Lose Control" by Eric Carmen |
Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single August 6, 1988 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" by Elton John |