The Finer Things (song)
| "The Finer Things" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Steve Winwood | ||||
| from the album Back in the High Life | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length |
4:08 (7" version) 5:52 (album version) | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Writer(s) | Steve Winwood, Will Jennings | |||
| Steve Winwood singles chronology | ||||
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"The Finer Things" is a 1986 song written and performed by Steve Winwood. It was released as the fourth single from Winwood's 1986 album Back in the High Life. It went to number one for three weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1987 and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
Band Credits
- Steve Winwood: vocals, keyboards, synth solo
- Jimmy Bralower: additional drum machine programming
- Robbie Kilgore and Rob Mounsey: additional keyboards
- Andrew Thomas: PPG Wave Term synthesizer programming
- Paul Pesco: guitar
- John Robinson: drums
- Carole Steele: congas
- James Ingram and Dan Hartman: backing vocals
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 262.
| Preceded by "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship |
Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single April 25, 1987 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Just to See Her" by Smokey Robinson |