Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood born May 12 1948 In Great Barr Birmingham England Is A British Singer Songwriter And Musician Who In Addition To His Solo Career Was A Member Of The Bands The The Spencer Davis Group Recording The Hit "Gimme Some Lovin'" Traffic And Blind Faith. Winwood's Commercial Success Waned During The Mid And Late 70's. He Had A Major Hit With While You See A Chance In 1980. He Had A Career Renaissance Beginning Read More On Last.Fm
"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 Songwriter 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. The Single Spent Four Weeks At #1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart In The Summer Of 1988. It Topped The Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart For Two Weeks And Also Spent Four Weeks At #1 On The Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart. In Addition The Song Reached #30 On The R&B Chart. In The United Kingdom The Song Reached #53 On The UK Singles Chart. The Song "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.