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Description: DJ mix based on a sample from Steve Winwood's song "Valerie", originally released in 1982. According to the Web site of the label (Ministry of Sound), Steve re-recorded the vocals for this mix. The track is credited as Prydz / Winwood / Jennings.
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In the second half of the '80's, Winwood's success reached multi-platinum heights. Unfortunately, the 1990 album Refugees Of The Heart suggested that he was taking pop stardom for granted, as he was settling much too comfortably into adult contemporary dullness. With the exception of one songwriting/recording collaboration with Jim Capaldi (the standout "One And Only Man"), Winwood co-wrote the other seven songs with Jennings. Those songs suffer from a sterile, high-polish presentation that waters down Winwood's musicianship. "Another Deal Goes Down" and "Come Out And Dance" contain flickers of the energy that was found on his '80's albums, but not enough. "I Will Be Here" isn't bad as far as mushy romantic ballads go, but that is surely nothing to brag about.
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Works from Winwood's current recordings represent a tapestry of tastes woven after 40 years in music. Winwood delivers a fiery performance of "Bully," but lets his voice simply smolder through on "Walking On." For his efforts, the crowd continually rewarded Winwood with standing ovations and cheers of adulation. Other highlights include the song "Rainmaker."
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[I]t's not just a song that Winwood is putting on the P2P networks. It's like a commercial. Winwood has created a eight-minute version of "Dear Mr. Fantasy" that includes a five-second commercial "blurb" that directs listeners to the Steve Winwood page at the "Access Hollywood" website.
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[M]ost of the songs on 'Millennium' are drawn from the progressive rock produced by Winwood's second band, Traffic. It is hard to argue with the selections here, beginning with 'Paper Sun' (the band's most successful US single, topping out at number 74, though in the UK it rose to #5) and 'Dear Mr. Fantasy' from late 1967, and '40,000 Headmen' and 'Pearly Queen' from late 1968. The two former songs were prototypes in the emergence of acid-rock, simultaneously pioneered by artists such as The Beatles, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, and Jimi Hendrix. 'Pearly Queen' has become a rock classic in its own right, and perhaps the most covered Winwood song ever.
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