Refugees of the Heart by Steve Winwood (CD, Nov-1990, Virgin)

Album Features
Artist:	Steve Winwood
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1990
Record Label:	Virgin
Genre:	R&B, Soul

Track Listing
1. You'll Keep on Searching
2. Every Day (Oh Lord)
3. One and Only Man
4. I Will Be Here
5. Another Deal Goes Down
6. Running On
7. Come Out and Dance
8. In the Light of Day

Details
Playing Time:	48 min.
Contributing Artists:	Bashiri Johnson, Michael Rhodes, Jim Horn, Randall Bramblett, Russ Kunkel, Jim Capaldi, Mike Lawler, Ed Bayers, Larry Byrom
Producer:	Steve Winwood
Distributor:	EMI Music Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	DDD

Album Notes
The key to Steve Winwood's solo career is inconsistency. After he dashed the extravagant expectations built up by his group years with the disappointing debut album Steve Winwood, he came back with the stunning Arc Of A Diver. Then he disappointed again with Talking Back To The Night, only to come back strong again with Back In The High Life. With that track record, Roll With It should have been another flop, but it turned out to be a good followup. It was Refugees Of The Heart that was Winwood's next letdown. The distinction between a great Winwood album and one that's only okay is dangerously small -- it has more to do with performance than composition -- and on Refugees Of The Heart, as on Talking Back To The Night, Winwood was unable to invest Will Jennings' pedestrian lyrics with the soulful feeling of which he's capable. The album's standout is a collaboration with ex-Traffic partner Jim Capaldi on "One And Only Man," which topped Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart, hit #9 on its Adult Contemporary chart, and peaked at #18 on the Hot 100. Perhaps noting this exception, Winwood next teamed with Capaldi in a 1994 reunion of Traffic. ~ William Ruhlmann

Editorial Reviews
3.5 Stars - Very Good a transitional album, an honest and rewarding work that precedes Winwood's next venture into the high life.
Rolling Stone (19901129)