''Roll with It'' is the fifth solo studio album by English blue-eyed soul artist

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, released on 20 June 1988. It became one of Winwood's most commercially successful albums, reaching number four on the

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and number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and has sold over three million copies. The

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topped the pop and rock singles charts; its success led to the subsequent singles " Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" and "Holding On". "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" had been written by Winwood to be featured in an ad campaign for

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, which began running on American television on the day of the ''Roll with It'' album's US release. Two other tracks from ''Roll with It'': " Hearts on Fire" and "Put on Your Dancing Shoes", also achieved radio airplay.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Winwood and

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except where noted. # " Roll with It" (Winwood, Jennings, Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 5:17 # " Holding On" – 6:14 # "The Morning Side" – 5:12 # "Put on Your Dancing Shoes" – 5:10 # " Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" – 6:53 # " Hearts on Fire" (Winwood, Jim Capaldi) – 5:14 # "One More Morning" – 4:58 # "Shining Song" – 5:29

Personnel

– lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4–6, 8), acoustic piano (1, 7),

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(1, 2, 6, 7), Fairlight programming (1, 2, 4–6, 8), bass guitar (1, 7), drums (1), keyboards (2–5, 8), guitar (2, 4, 7), Moog bass (3),

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– keyboards (1–8) * Robbie Kilgore – keyboards (2, 4, 8) *

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– guitar (3, 6) * John Robinson – drums (2–7) * Bashiri Johnson – percussion (2–5, 7) * Jimmy Bralower – percussion (4, 8),

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(4, 8) *

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– tambourine (8) * The Memphis Horns – horn arrangements (1, 2, 6, 7) ** Andrew Love – tenor saxophone, sax solo (1) ** Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet * Mark Williamson – backing vocals (1, 2, 4–6, 8) * Tessa Niles – backing vocals (1, 2, 4–6, 8)

Production

* Steve Winwood – producer * Tom Lord-Alge – producer, engineer, mixing * John Clarke – executive producer * Jeff Lord-Alge – assistant engineer * Mary Kettle – assistant engineer * Paul Shubat – assistant engineer *

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– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY). * Lee Charteris – production coordination * Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction * Mick Haggerty – art direction, design *

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– photography

Accolades

Grammy Awards

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BRIT Awards

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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