Back In The High Life (studio album) by Steve Winwood

Back In The High Life by Steve Winwood
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 5,397th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 79 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (75th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (792nd)
Award Best albums of all time (5,397th)
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Back In The High Life is ranked as the best album by Steve Winwood.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 79 votes)
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03/23/2024 21:03 BoxFL  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,38451/100
 
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12/06/2023 12:22 fabm0  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 5,97759/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.2/100, a mean average of 70.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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90/100
From 03/09/2018 03:06
Fun Album!
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75/100
From 02/01/2016 23:02
A good pop record from an artist that deserves more recognition than he received in his heyday. Nice to see Mr. Winwood bank some cash.
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From 12/02/2013 11:21
Really inspired by this album it's really good
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From 01/04/2013 04:33
Breezy title track, fine lead single Higher Love and the song Split Decision... these all stand the test of time, really.
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From 01/15/2012 21:02
Not as fine as Arc Of A Diver, but one of Winwood's best records.
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Best Albums of 1986
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