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| Arc of a Diver | ||||
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| Released | 29 December 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Netherturkdonic Studios, Gloucestershire, England | |||
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| Length | 39.49 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Steve Winwood | |||
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Arc of a Diver is the second solo studio album by singer/multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood. Released in 1980, Winwood played all of the instruments on the album.
Featuring his first solo hit, "While You See a Chance" (which peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States), this was Winwood's breakthrough album as a solo artist. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 album chart, establishing him as a commercially viable act.
The cover artwork for the album is by Tony Wright. He took inspiration from Jazz by Henri Matisse, notably VIII: Icarus.
- ^ "Winwood LP" (PDF). Record Mirror. 22 November 1980. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b Elliott, Paul (23 March 2021). "Steve Winwood: A guide to his best albums". Louder Sound.
- ^ Evans, Paul (2004). "Steve Winwood". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 882-883. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.