| Chronicles | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 26 October 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock, blue-eyed soul, Pop | |||
| Length | 46:48 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Steve Winwood, Tom Lord-Alge | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s | C+[3] |
| New Musical Express | 7/10[4] |
Chronicles is the first compilation album by Steve Winwood as a solo artist. The album contains some of his major hits up to this point and new remixes produced by Tom Lord-Alge, who had helped commercialize Winwood's sound on his previous album, Back in the High Life. One track, "Valerie", was originally released as a single for Winwood's 1982 album, Talking Back to the Night. Despite the original single being a commercial flop, the remix of the song included in this album peaked at No. 9 on the US charts and No. 19 in the UK. The album peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 album chart[5] and No. 12 in the UK.
It was Winwood's last release with Island Records, before his departure to Virgin Records.
- ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 24 October 1987. p. 26. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ DeGagne, Mike (2011). "Chronicles – Steve Winwood". allmusic. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "W". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Barron, Jack (7 November 1987). "Steve Winwood: Chronicles". New Musical Express. p. 35.
- ^ "Billboard chart history". Rovi Corporation / Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2011.