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Talking Back to the Night
Rock · 1982 · 9 tracks

Talking Back to the Night

Steve Winwood

A solitary, synth-heavy exploration of nocturnal blue-eyed soul. Clean LinnDrum patterns meet soaring tenor vocals in a neon-lit home studio setting.

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It's Steve Winwood alone in a room with a bunch of synths and a broken heart.

A solitary, neon-lit reflection on love and persistence filtered through early digital technology.

Talking Back to the Night · vs · Steve Winwood
Drum Machine+4.0σ

The production is built around drum machine than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Valerie
4:05
02
Big Girls Walk Away
3:51
03
And I Go
4:12
04
While There’s a Candle Burning
3:11
05
Still in the Game
4:51
06
It Was Happiness
4:58
07
Help Me Angel
5:06
08
Talking Back to the Night
5:44
09
There’s a River
4:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The iconic, urgent synth hook of Valerie cutting through the silence with its bright, digital precision.
The title track's slow-burn build where the drum machine feels like a mechanical heartbeat against a soulful vocal.
The way the atmosphere shifts into a spiritual, almost gospel-like synth wash on the closing track There's a River.
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