Steve Winwood - Winwood Greatest Hits Live (2017) [Official Digital Download]

Greatest Hits Live is Steve Winwood's first solo live album and it does an effective job of summarizing the state of his career in the 2010s, since he's spent the time since the 2008 release of Nine Lives touring with various combos. He's developed a long, varied set list that belies the title of this collection, since the 23-track album isn't strictly a stroll through the past. Make no mistake, there are a bunch of hits here – whether it's oldies from the Spencer Davis Group or his yuppie anthems of the '80s, if there's a Winwood radio staple you can think of, it's present – but he spends just as much time digging through Traffic's catalog and finding space for covers of Buddy Miles' "Them Changes" and Timmy Thomas' "Why Can't We Live Together," choices that underscore how soulful and jazzy Winwood's latter-day sound is. He and his band take their time, slowing down tempos ("I'm a Man" no longer rushes) and stretching out songs for seven or eight minutes – enough time for the band to ride a groove and have every musicians solo. Anybody looking for by-the-record versions of his big tunes may be disappointed, but the limber, flexible arrangements are appealing, the band is expert, and Winwood is in fine voice, making this a thoroughly enjoyable affair.

Track List:
[6:00] 01. Steve Winwood - I'm A Man (Live)
[5:25] 02. Steve Winwood - Them Changes (Live)
[8:57] 03. Steve Winwood - Fly (Live)
[4:50] 04. Steve Winwood - Can't Find My Way Home (Live)
[6:45] 05. Steve Winwood - Had To Cry Today (Live)
[8:02] 06. Steve Winwood - Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (Live)
[6:18] 07. Steve Winwood - Empty Pages (Live)
[8:15] 08. Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life Again (Live)
[7:09] 09. Steve Winwood - Higher Love (Live)
[8:44] 10. Steve Winwood - Dear Mr. Fantasy (Live)
[5:28] 11. Steve Winwood - Gimme Some Lovin (Live)
[8:05] 12. Steve Winwood - Rainmaker (Live)
[5:23] 13. Steve Winwood - Pearly Queen (Live)
[6:33] 14. Steve Winwood - Glad (Live)
[6:11] 15. Steve Winwood - Why Can't We Live Together
[4:38] 16. Steve Winwood - 40,000 Headmen (Live)
[7:14] 17. Steve Winwood - Walking In The Wind (Live)
[6:05] 18. Steve Winwood - Medicated Goo (Live)
[7:07] 19. Steve Winwood - John Barleycorn (Live)
[6:11] 20. Steve Winwood - While You See A Chance (Live)
[6:10] 21. Steve Winwood - Arc Of A Diver (Live)
[5:29] 22. Steve Winwood - Freedom Overspill (Live)
[5:46] 23. Steve Winwood - Roll With It (Live)