"While There's A Candle Burning" by Steve Winwood

English singer, songwriter, and synth wizard Steve Winwood has helped propel many groups to successful heights, including The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith, and Traffic. But he is perhaps known best as a solo artist, one of the most successful of the 80s.

Winwood's solo chart career began to take off in 1981 when "While You See A Chance" soared to #7. After an interlude of minor hits, he came back in a big way in 1986 when "Higher Love" became his first #1 smash. From the monster album, "Back In The High Life," it was the first in a string of hits like "Freedom Overspill" (#20), "The Finer Things" (#8), and the title track, which featured James Taylor on backing vocals and went to #13.

Winwood then revived some of his earlier 80s tracks and breathed new life into them, most notably the excellent "Valerie." "Valerie" only went to #70 in 1982 but its remix became a big hit in 1987, reaching #9.

Windwood scored a second #1 with "Roll With It" in 1989, followed by another string of consecutive hits in "Don't You Know What The Night Can Do" (#6), "Holding On" (#11), and "Hearts On Fire" (#53). He'd finish his chart career after another album in 1990 produced a single entry when "One And Only Man" went to #18.

Mining more of his early 80s material, "While There's A Candle Burning" is another overlooked gem.