Junction Seven

Junction Seven is Steve Winwood's seventh solo studio album and was released in June 1997. The album did not sell very well, breaking the Top 40 in the UK[1] but not the USA, and Winwood took a six-year break from making solo albums (returning in 2003 with About Time). 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 Seven
Studio album by Steve Winwood
Released	3 June 1997
Genre	Rock
Label	Virgin
Producer	Steve Winwood, Narada Michael Walden
Steve Winwood chronology
Refugees of the Heart (1990) Junction Seven (1997) About Time (2003)

Junction 7 is the nearest motorway junction to Winwood's childhood home, at Great Barr, Birmingham.

Track listing

1. "Spy in the House of Love" (Winwood, Narada Michael Walden, Jim Capaldi) - 4:46
2. "Angel of Mercy" (Winwood, Walden, Capaldi) - 5:02
3. "Just Wanna Have Some Fun" (Winwood, Walden) - 4:57
4. "Let Your Love Come Down" (Winwood, Walden, Eugenia Winwood, Capaldi) - 5:48
5. "Real Love" (Winwood, Walden, Eugenia Winwood) - 5:21
6. "Fill Me Up" (Winwood, Eugenia Winwood) - 4:27
7. "Gotta Get Back to My Baby" (Winwood, Eugenia Winwood) - 4:52
8. "Someone Like You" (Winwood, Walden, Eugenia Winwood) - 4:39
9. "Family Affair" (Sylvester Stewart) - 5:17
10. "Plenty Lovin'" (Winwood, Walden) - 5:57
11. "Lord of the Street" (Winwood, Walden, Capaldi) - 5:26

Personnel

• Steve Winwood – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1, 2, 10, 11), guitar solos (1), Hammond B3 organ (3, 11), synth sax solo (3), clavinet (3, 11), lead guitar (4), organ (4), acoustic piano (5, 8, 11), acoustic guitar (6), claves (7), additional keyboards (7), horn arrangements (7), percussion (9)
• Michael McEvoy – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), synth vibes (4), acoustic piano (4), bass guitar (5, 6), dobro (6), drum programming (6, 8), synth strings (8, 10), bass programming (8)
• Narada Michael Walden – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), bass guitar (1, 3, 8), drums (1, 9, 11), drum programming (1-6, 8, 9, 11), Hammond B3 bass (2), percussion (2, 3, 5, 9, 11), synthesizers (3, 11), organ (4), cymbals (8), synth bass (9)
• Frank Martin – keyboards and programming (3, 4, 5, 11), bass (5)
• Rebeca Mauleón-Santana – acoustic piano (7), horn arrangements (7)
• Jimi Fischer – wah wah guitar (1), additional drum programming (2), guitar (4), bass guitar (4)
• Vernon "Ice" Black – guitar (3)
• Lenny Kravitz – guitar (4)
• Nile Rodgers – guitar (9)
• José Neto – acoustic and nylon electric guitars (10)
• Gary Brown – bass guitar (6)
• Marc Van Wageningen – bass guitar (7)
• Myron Dove – bass guitar (8)
• Gigi Gonaway – percussion (1), MIDI drums (11)
• Walfredo Reyes Jr. – percussion (3, 4, 7, 11), drums (7)
• Walfredo Reyes Sr. – percussion (7), timbales (7)
• Daniel Reyes – congas (7)
• Jerry Hey – string arrangements and conductor (2, 5, 9), trumpet (3, 4), horn arrangements (3, 4)
• Nathan Rubin – concertmaster (2, 5, 9)
• Marc Russo – saxophone (3, 4)
• Wayne Wallace – trombone (3, 4)
• Melecio Magdaluyo – saxophone (7)
• Jeff Cressman – trombone (7)
• Louis Fasman – trumpet (7)
• Bill Ortiz – trumpet (7)
• Nikita Germaine – backing vocals (1-4, 7, 9, 11), party person (7)
• Tina Gibson – backing vocals (1-4, 7, 9, 11), party person (7)
• Skyler Jett – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11), party person (7)
• Tony Lindsey – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 7, 9), party person (7)
• Annie Stocking – backing vocals (1-4, 7, 9, 11), party person (7)
• Sandy Griffith – backing vocals (4, 8)
• Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals (4, 8)
• Simone Sauphanor – backing vocals (6, 7)
• Ruby Turner – backing vocals (6, 7)
• Eugenia Winwood – spoken word (6)
• Des'ree – lead vocals (10)

Production

• Produced and Arranged by Steve Winwood and Narada Michael Walden.
• Production Administrator – Tony DeFranco
• Production Coordinators – Janice Lee, Cherice Miller, Shiloh Hobel and Kulan Kevin Walden.
• Recorded and Mixed by David Frazer
• Second Engineer – Mick Dolan
• MIDI and Assistant Engineer on Tracks 1-4, 7 & 11 – Jeff Gray
• Additional Engineers – Marc "Elvis" Reyburn (Tracks 3 & 9); Jim Labinski (Track 4); Gary Tole (Track 9).
• Recorded at Netherturkdonic Studios (Gloucestershire, England) and Tarpan Studios (San Raphael, CA).
• Studio Assistant at Netherturkdonic Studios – Andy Davies
• Track 4 recorded at Le Crib (New York, NY).
• Track 9 recorded at A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mixed at Netherturkdonic Studios
• Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Creative Director and Project Manager – Eugenia Winwood
• Photography – Annie Leibovitz
• Personal Assistant to Steve Winwood – Viv Phillips
• Management – Mick Newton and Ron Weisner

References

1. Steve Winwood in the UK Charts Archived 2011-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, The Official Charts. Retrieved September 28, 2011.