"Higher Love" is a 1986 number-one hit song by Steve
Winwood. It was the first single released from his third solo
LP,
Back in the High Life. It was written by Winwood and
Will Jennings, and produced by Russ Titelman and Winwood. The
female vocals on the song were performed by Chaka Khan.
"Higher Love" was Winwood's first Hot 100 number-one hit,
topping the chart for one week. It was preceded by Madonna's
"Papa Don't Preach" and followed by "Venus" by Bananarama. The
song also spent four weeks atop the US
BillboardAlbum Rock Tracks chart. It peaked at number 13
in the United Kingdom, his highest charting solo hit there. It
also earned two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best
Male Pop Vocal Performance.
The music video was shot in June 1986 by directors Peter
Kagan and Paula Greif. The same duo shot an almost identical
video for Duran Duran's "Notorious" in November of that year;
coincidentally, both videos were nominated for several awards
at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards. Neither won.
"Nel blu dipinto di blu
(Volare)" ·
"Mack the
Knife" ·
"Theme from A Summer
Place" ·
"Moon River" ·
"I Left My Heart in San
Francisco" ·
"Days of Wine and
Roses" ·
"The Girl from
Ipanema" ·
"A Taste of
Honey" ·
"Strangers in the
Night" ·
"Up, Up and
Away" ·
"Mrs. Robinson"
"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine
In" ·
"Bridge over Troubled
Water" ·
"It's Too
Late" ·
"The First Time Ever I Saw
Your Face" ·
"Killing Me Softly with His
Song" ·
"I Honestly Love
You" ·
"Love Will Keep Us
Together" ·
"This
Masquerade" ·
"Hotel
California" ·
"Just the Way You
Are"
"What a Fool
Believes" ·
"Sailing" ·
"Bette Davis
Eyes" ·
"Rosanna" ·
"Beat It" ·
"What's Love Got to Do with
It" ·
"We Are the
World" ·
"
Higher Love
" ·
"Graceland" ·
"Don't Worry, Be
Happy"
"Wind Beneath My
Wings" ·
"Another Day in
Paradise" ·
"Unforgettable" ·
"Tears in
Heaven" ·
"I Will Always Love
You" ·
"All I Wanna
Do" ·
"Kiss from a
Rose" ·
"Change the
World" ·
"Sunny Came
Home" ·
"My Heart Will Go On"
"Smooth" ·
"Beautiful
Day" ·
"Walk On" ·
"Don't Know
Why" ·
"Clocks" ·
"Here We Go
Again" ·
"Boulevard of Broken
Dreams" ·
"Not Ready to Make
Nice" ·
"Rehab" ·
"Please Read the
Letter"
"Use Somebody"