The Finer Things (song)

"The Finer Things" is a 1987 song written and performed by Steve Winwood. It was released as the fourth single from Winwood's 1986 album Back in the High Life. It went to number one for three weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1987 and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

"The Finer Things"
US edition cover
Single by Steve Winwood
from the album Back in the High Life
ReleasedFebruary 1987 (February 1987)
GenrePop
Length4:00 (7" version)
5:52 (album version)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Steve Winwood, Will Jennings
Steve Winwood singles chronology
"Back in the High Life Again"
(1986)		 "The Finer Things"
(1987)		 "Valerie"
(1987)

Track listing

7": Island / 7-28498 United States

  1. "The Finer Things" - 4:00
  2. "Night Train" (Instrumental) - 4:10

12": Island / 608 876 Europe

  1. "The Finer Things" - 8:25
  2. "The Finer Things" (Instrumental) - 4:35

Personnel
  • Steve Winwood – lead vocals, keyboards, synth solo, drum machine programming, sequencer programming
  • Jimmy Bralower – additional drum machine programming
  • Robbie Kilgore – additional keyboards, synthesizer and sequencer programming
  • Rob Mounsey – additional keyboards
  • Andrew Thomas – PPG Waveterm synthesizer programming
  • Paul Pesco – guitar
  • John Robinson – drums
  • Carole Steele – congas
  • James Ingram – backing vocals
  • Dan Hartman – backing vocals

Charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 8
Year-end chart (1987) Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[3] 76

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 262.
  2. "Steve Winwood Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  3. "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 99 (52). December 26, 1987.
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