Roll with It (Steve Winwood song)
| "Roll with It" | ||||
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 Artwork for UK releases | ||||
| Single by Steve Winwood | ||||
| from the album Roll with It | ||||
| B-side | "The Morning Side" | |||
| Released | August 11, 1988 | |||
| Format | 12-inch single, 7-inch single | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, blues | |||
| Length | 4:30 (single edit) | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Producer(s) | 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. Publishing rights organization BMI later had Motown songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland credited with co-writing the song due to its resemblance to the Junior Walker hit "(I'm a) Roadrunner".
The single spent four weeks at No. 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 No. 1 on the Billboard mainstream rock chart. In addition, the song reached No. 30 on the R&B chart.[2] In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 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.
Personnel
- Steve Winwood – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ, Fairlight programming, drums, bass guitar
- Mike Lawler – keyboards
- The Memphis Horns
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet and trombone
- Andrew Love – tenor sax and solo
- Tessa Niles – backing vocals
- Mark Williamson – backing vocals
References
- ↑ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 705.
- ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 336.
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| 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 number-one single August 6, 1988 - August 12, 1988 |
Succeeded by "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" by Elton John |