While You See a Chance

"While You See a Chance"
UK 7-inch vinyl single
Single by Steve Winwood
from the album Arc of a Diver
B-side "Vacant Chair"
Released February 1981
Format 7", 12" maxi single
Recorded 1980
Length 5:15 (album)
3:55 (single)
Label Island
Songwriter(s) Steve Winwood, Will Jennings
Producer(s) Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood singles chronology
"Time Is Running Out"
(1977)		 "While You See a Chance"
(1981)		 "Arc of a Diver"
(1981)

"Time Is Running Out"
(1977)		 "While You See a Chance"
(1980)		 "Arc of a Diver"
(1981)

"While You See a Chance" is a song performed by Steve Winwood in 1980,[1] written by Winwood and Will Jennings.[2] It was released on his album Arc of a Diver[2] and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1981[1] and number 68 on the Billboard Top 100 for 1981.[3]

The song was a bigger hit in Canada, where it peaked at number 3.[4] It reached number 45 in the UK.

Chart performance

Personnel

  • Steve Winwood - drums, piano, organ, synthesizers, lead & backing vocals

References

  1. 1 2 "Steve Winwood". Billboard.
  2. 1 2 Palmer, Robert (21 January 1981). "Arc of a Diver, Steve Winwood". New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  4. 1 2 "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-05-16. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  5. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1981-05-17. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  6. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 260.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  9. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  10. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1981/Top 100 Songs of 1981". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
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