Nine Lives is Steve Winwood's ninth solo studio album, released on 29 April 2008. It is his last to date.
The album's first single, "Dirty City" featuring guitarist Eric Clapton, held the number-one added single spot for three weeks in a row and peaked at the overall number-two spot on AAA Radio.Steve Winwood new CD and tour , news.jamradio.org, March 25, 2008, Retrieved March 26, 2008.
The album debuted at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 26,000 copies in its first week.Katie Hasty, "Madonna Leads Busy Billboard 200 With 7th No. 1", Billboard.com, May 7, 2008.Rocker won't let nostalgia define career Tuesday, April 29, 2008 By Gary Graff. Columbus Dispatch
Track listing "I'm Not Drowning" (Steve Winwood, Peter Godwin) – 3:32 "Fly" (Winwood, Godwin, José Pires de Almeida Neto) – 7:49 "Raging Sea" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 6:17 "Dirty City" (with Eric Clapton) (Winwood, Godwin) – 7:44 "We're All Looking" (Winwood, Godwin) – 5:25 "Hungry Man" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 7:07 "Secrets" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 6:41 "At Times We Do Forget" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 5:57 "Other Shore" (Winwood, Godwin, Neto) – 6:41
Personnel Steve Winwood – vocals, Hammond organ, guitars Tim Cansfield – guitars Eric Clapton – guitars, guitar solo (4) José Pires de Almeida Neto – guitars Richard Bailey – drums Karl Vanden Bossche – percussion Paul Booth – flute, saxophone, human whistle
Production Steve Winwood – producer Johnson Somerset – associate producer James Towler – engineer, mixing Tony Cousins – mastering Josh Cheuse – art direction, design Sam Erickson – photography Juan Pont Lezica – photography
Studios Recorded and Mixed at Wincraft Studios (Gloucestershire, UK). Mastered at Metropolis Studios (London, UK).
Charts Chart (2008) Peakposition
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