Roll with It (Steve Winwood song)

"Roll with It"
"Roll with It"
	Artwork for UK releases
Single by Steve Winwood
from the album Roll with It
B-side	"The Morning Side"
Released	May 1988
Genre	Funk; R&B;
Length	4:30 (single/video edit); 5:20 (album version)
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Steve Winwood; Will Jennings; Holland-Dozier-Holland;
Producer(s)	Steve Winwood, Tom Lord-Alge
Steve Winwood singles chronology

"Roll with It" is a song recorded by Steve Winwood for his album Roll with It, released on Virgin Records. It was written by Winwood and long-time collaborator Will Jennings. Publishing rights organization BMI later had Motown songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland credited with co-writing the song due to its resemblance to the Junior Walker hit "(I'm a) Roadrunner".

Release and reception

The single spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the summer of 1988.^[4] It topped the Billboard adult contemporary chart for two weeks, and also spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard mainstream rock chart. In addition, the song reached No. 30 on the R&B chart.^[5] In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 53 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Roll with It" was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1989, Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal performance. The album Roll with It was also nominated as Album of the Year.

Music video

The music video, directed by David Fincher and filmed in sepia-tone, depicts Winwood performing the song in a bar.

Track listing

7": Virgin / VS 1085 United Kingdom

"Roll With It" - 4:30
"The Morning Side" - 3:57

7": Virgin / 7-99326 United States

"Roll With It" - 4:30
"The Morning Side" - 5:12

12" and CD Single: Virgin / VST 1085, VSCD 1085 United Kingdom

"Roll With It" (12" Remix) - 9:56
"The Morning Side" - 3:57
"Roll With It" (7" Remix) - 4:30

Track 1 remixed by Bruce Forest and Frank Heller

12": Virgin / 7 96648-0 United States

"Roll With It" (12" Remix) - 9:53
"Roll With It" (Steve Testifies Dub) - 6:44
"The Morning Side" (7" Version) - 3:57

Personnel

Steve Winwood – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, Hammond organ, Fairlight CMI, bass, drums
Mike Lawler – keyboards
The Memphis Horns
- Wayne Jackson – trombone and trumpet
- Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
Tessa Niles – backing vocals
Mark Williamson – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	36
Canada (RPM) Top Singles^[7]	1
Canada (The Record) Retail Singles^[8]	1
Germany (GfK)^[9]	53
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[10]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	81
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[12]	30
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	53
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
United States (Billboard)^[15]^[16]	10

All-time charts

Chart (1958-2018)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[17]	321

References

^ Bacon, Tony (2006). Singles. Backbeat UK. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-871547-73-3.
^ Evans, Paul (2004). "Steve Winwood". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 882–883. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Molanphy, Chris (12 July 2024). "Song(s) of the Summer Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 705.
^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 336.
^ "Steve Winwood – Roll with It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "Image: RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
^ "Steve Winwood – Roll with It" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 29, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ "Steve Winwood – Roll with It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "Steve Winwood – Roll with It". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 03, 2019.
^ "Steve Winwood Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 03, 2019.
^ "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. 24 December 1988. p. Y-20.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

External links

Single release info at discogs.com

[1] Bacon, Tony (2006). Singles. Backbeat UK. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-871547-73-3.

[RS_2004-2] Evans, Paul (2004). "Steve Winwood". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 882–883. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[Molanphy_2024-3] Molanphy, Chris (12 July 2024). "Song(s) of the Summer Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

[4] Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 705.

[5] Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 336.

[sc_Australia_Steve_Winwood-6] "Steve Winwood – Roll with It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[7] "Image: RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[8] Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.

[sc_Germany_Steve_Winwood-9] "Steve Winwood – Roll with It" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[10] "Tipparade-lijst van week 29, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[sc_Dutch100_Steve_Winwood-11] "Steve Winwood – Roll with It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[sc_New_Zealand_Steve_Winwood-12] "Steve Winwood – Roll with It". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[sc_UK_-13] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 03, 2019.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Steve_Winwood-14] "Steve Winwood Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 03, 2019.

[15] "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. 24 December 1988. p. Y-20.

[16] "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Retrieved 3 October 2016.

[17] "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

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