Arc of a Diver | ||||
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Released | 29 December 1980[1] | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Studio | Netherturkdonic Studios, Gloucestershire, England | |||
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Length | 39.49 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Steve Winwood | |||
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Arc of a Diver is the second solo studio album by singer/multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood. Released in 1980, Winwood played all of the instruments on the album.
Featuring his first solo hit, "While You See a Chance" (which peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States), this was Winwood's breakthrough album as a solo artist. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 album chart, establishing him as a commercially viable act.
The cover artwork for the album is by Tony Wright. He took inspiration from Jazz by Henri Matisse, notably VIII: Icarus.