Album: Nine Lives by Steve Winwood (2008)
Genre: Progressive Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Bittersweet
Format: Album

Description: Nine Lives is Steve Winwood's ninth solo studio album, released on 29 April 2008. It is also 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.

The album debuted at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 26,000 copies in its first week.

Artist Background: Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his distinctive, soulful high tenor voice, Winwood plays other instruments proficiently, including drums, mandolin, guitar, bass, and saxophone. Winwood was an integral member of three seminal musical ensembles of the 1960s and 1970s: the Spencer Davis Group, Tra... Part of the Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Progressive Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Don Henley, John Mellencamp, Bruce Hornsby & The Range, Traffic

Music Scene: Part of the Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Progressive Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Progressive Rock, Rock/Pop, Bittersweet, 2000s, Album


Nine Lives is Steve Winwood's ninth solo studio album, released on 29 April 2008. It is also 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.

The album debuted at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 26,000 copies in its first week.

Nine Lives

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