1. Together 'Til the End of Time (Wilson)
2. Take This Hurt off Me (Covay, Miller)
3. Nobody Knows You When You'reDown and Out (Cox)
4. Midnight Special (Traditional)
5. When a Man Loves a Woman (Lewis, Wright)
6. When I Come Home (Edwards, Winwood)
7. Mean Woman Blues (Demetrius)
8. Dust My Blues (James, Johnson)
9. On the Green Light (Winwood)
10. Neighbour, Neighbour (Valier)
11. High Time Baby (Davis, Winwood, York)
12. Somebody Help Me (Edwards)
Bonus Tracks:
13. Gimme Some Lovin' (Davis, Winwood)
14. Blues in F (Winwood)
15. I'm a Man (Miller, Winwood)
16. I Can't Get Enough of It (Miller, Winwood)
17. Waltz for Lumumba (Waltz forCaroline) (Winwood)
18. Somebody Help Me (US Version) (Edwards)
19. Gimme Some Lovin' (US Version) (Davis, Winwood)
20. I'm a Man (Stereo Mix) (Miller, Winwood)
Bass Guitar – Muff Winwood
Drums, Liner Notes – Pete York
Piano, Lead Guitar, Organ, Vocals – Steve Winwood
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Spencer Davis
His
ferocious soul-drenched vocals belying his tender teenage years, Stevie
Winwood powered the Spencer Davis Group's three biggest U.S. hits
during their brief life span as one of the British Invasion's most
convincing R&B-based combos.
Guitarist Davis formed the band with Winwood on organ, his brother Muff Winwood on bass, and drummer Peter York. Signing on with producer Chris Blackwell, the quartet got their first hit (the blistering "Keep on Running") from another of Blackwell's acts, West Indian performer Jackie Edwards. After topping the British charts in 1965, the song struggled on the lower reaches of the U.S. Hot 100.
The group's two hottest sellers were self-penned projects. "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I'm a Man" were searing showcases for the adolescent Winwood's gritty vocals and blazing keyboards and the band's pounding rhythms. Although they burned up the charts even on the other side of the ocean in 1967, the quartet never capitalized on their fame with an American tour. At the height of their power, Winwood left to form Traffic, leaving Davis without his dynamic frontman. The bandleader focused on producing other acts, including a Canadian ensemble called the Downchild Blues Band during the early '80s. ~ Bill Dahl
Guitarist Davis formed the band with Winwood on organ, his brother Muff Winwood on bass, and drummer Peter York. Signing on with producer Chris Blackwell, the quartet got their first hit (the blistering "Keep on Running") from another of Blackwell's acts, West Indian performer Jackie Edwards. After topping the British charts in 1965, the song struggled on the lower reaches of the U.S. Hot 100.
The group's two hottest sellers were self-penned projects. "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I'm a Man" were searing showcases for the adolescent Winwood's gritty vocals and blazing keyboards and the band's pounding rhythms. Although they burned up the charts even on the other side of the ocean in 1967, the quartet never capitalized on their fame with an American tour. At the height of their power, Winwood left to form Traffic, leaving Davis without his dynamic frontman. The bandleader focused on producing other acts, including a Canadian ensemble called the Downchild Blues Band during the early '80s. ~ Bill Dahl
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