Freedom Overspill

"Freedom Overspill"
Cover art for UK and non-US editions
Single by Steve Winwood
from the album Back in the High Life
ReleasedAugust 1986
RecordedAutumn 1985
StudioUnique Recording Studio, New York City[1]
GenreDance-rock, blue-eyed soul, funk rock
Length5:33 (album version)
4:09 (single version)
LabelIsland - IS 294
Songwriter(s)Steve Winwood, George Fleming, James Hooker
Producer(s)Russ Titelman
Steve Winwood singles chronology
"Higher Love"
(1986)
"Freedom Overspill"
(1986)
"Back in the High Life Again"
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Number One[2]

"Freedom Overspill" is a 1986 song by Steve Winwood that reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.[3] It was the second single released from his fourth solo album, Back in the High Life. It was produced by Russ Titelman and Winwood. James Hooker, Winwood's touring keyboard player and a former member of the Amazing Rhythm Aces, was credited with co-writing the song with Winwood and George Fleming.[1]

It appeared in the 1987 Ridley Scott film Someone to Watch Over Me, as well as the 1987 film Big Shots.

  1. ^ a b "Freedom Overspill". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Martin, Anna (13 September 1986). "Singles: Steve Winwood – "Freedom Overspill" (Island)". Number One. No. 169. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 42. ISSN 0266-5328. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024 – via Flickr.
  3. ^ "Steve Winwood". Billboard.