Junction Seven
Junction Seven is the seventh solo studio album by the English musician and songwriter Steve Winwood, released in June 1997. The album broke the Top 40 in the UK but did not sell well in the US, and Winwood took a six-year break from making solo albums. This album was co-produced with Narada Michael Walden, while Winwood's wife Eugenia co-wrote several songs. Des'ree provided vocals on 'Plenty Lovin'.
Junction 7 is the nearest motorway junction to Winwood's childhood home, at Great Barr, Birmingham.
Track listing
- "Spy in the House of Love" – 4:46
- "Angel of Mercy" – 5:02
- "Just Wanna Have Some Fun" – 4:57
- "Let Your Love Come Down" – 5:48
- "Real Love" – 5:21
- "Fill Me Up" – 4:27
- "Gotta Get Back to My Baby" – 4:52
- "Someone Like You" – 4:39
- "Family Affair" – 5:17
- "Plenty Lovin'" – 5:57
- "Lord of the Street" – 5:26
Personnel
- Steve Winwood – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, guitar solos, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, wah wah guitar solo, clavinet, synth sax solo, organ, lead guitar, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, additional keyboards, claves, horn arrangements, percussion
- Michael McEvoy – additional keyboards, voice, synth vibes, additional acoustic piano, bass, keyboards, dobro, drum programming, synth strings, bass programming
- Narada Michael Walden – keyboards, bass, drums, drum programming, Hammond B3 bass, percussion, synthesizers, organ, cymbals, synth bass
- Frank Martin – keyboards, programming, bass
- Rebeca Mauleón-Santana – acoustic piano, horn arrangements
- Jimi Fischer – wah wah guitar, additional drum programming, additional acoustic piano, additional bass
- Vernon "Ice" Black – guitar
- Lenny Kravitz – guitar
- Nile Rodgers – guitar
- José Neto – acoustic guitar, nylon electric guitar, guitar solo
- Marc Van Wageningen – bass
- Myron Dove – electric bass
- Gary Brown – electric bass
- Gigi Gonaway – percussion, MIDI drums
- Walfredo Reyes Jr. – percussion, drums
- Walfredo Reyes Sr. – percussion, timbales
- Daniel Reyes – congas
- Jerry Hey – string arrangements and conductor, trumpet, horn arrangements
- Nathan Rubin – concertmaster
- Marc Russo – saxophones
- Melecio Magdaluyo – saxophones
- Wayne Wallace – trombone
- Jeff Cressman – trombone
- Louis Fasman – trumpet
- Bill Ortiz – trumpet
- Nikita Germaine – backing vocals
- Tina Gibson – backing vocals
- Skyler Jett – backing vocals
- Tony Lindsey – backing vocals
- Annie Stocking – backing vocals
- Sandy Griffith – backing vocals
- Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals
- Simone Sauphanor – backing vocals
- Ruby Turner – backing vocals
- Eugenia Winwood – spoken word
- Des'ree – lead vocals
- Nikita Germaine, Tina Gibson, Skyler Jett, Tony Lindsey and Annie Stocking
Production
- Steve Winwood – producer, arrangements
- Narada Michael Walden – producer, arrangements
- David Frazer – recording, mixing
- Mick Dolan – second engineer
- Jeff Gray – assistant engineer, MIDI technician
- Andy Davies – studio assistant at Netherturkdonic Studios
- Marc "Elvis" Reyburn – additional engineer
- Jim Labinski – additional engineer
- Gary Tole – additional engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound
- Tony DeFranco – production administrator
- Shiloh Hobel – production coordinator
- Janice Lee – production coordinator
- Cherice Miller – production coordinator
- Kevin Walden – production coordinator
- Eugenia Winwood – creative director, project manager
- Annie Leibovitz – photography
- Viv Phillips – personal assistant to Steve Winwood
- Mick Newton – management
- Ron Weisner – management