While You See a Chance
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{{Infobox song |
{{Infobox song |
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| name = While You See a Chance |
| name = While You See a Chance |
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| cover = |
| cover = While You See a Chance Steve Winwood.jpg |
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| alt = |
| alt = |
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| caption = |
| caption = UK 7-inch vinyl single |
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| type = single |
| type = single |
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| artist = [[Steve Winwood]] |
| artist = [[Steve Winwood]] |
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| next_year = 1981 |
| next_year = 1981 |
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|0j6g_uUhH2c|"While You See A Chance"}}}} |
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|0j6g_uUhH2c|"While You See A Chance"}}}} |
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{{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|oeR1QfS5o5E|"While You See a Chance" (album version)}}}} |
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"'''While You See a Chance'''" is a song performed by the English musician [[Steve Winwood]],{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280672/steve-winwood/chart?page=1&f=379|title=Steve Winwood|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701035623/https://www.billboard.com/artist/280672/steve-winwood/chart?page=1&f=379|archive-date=1 July 2014}} of which he co-wrote with the American lyricist [[Will Jennings]].{{cite journal |url= http://www.stevewinwood.com/news/1385 |title=''Arc of a Diver'', Steve Winwood|journal=New York Times |author=Palmer, Robert |date= 21 January 1981 |accessdate=3 August 2012}} It was first released as the lead single of his second studio album ''[[Arc of a Diver]]'' (1980). |
"'''While You See a Chance'''" is a song performed by the English musician [[Steve Winwood]],{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280672/steve-winwood/chart?page=1&f=379|title=Steve Winwood|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701035623/https://www.billboard.com/artist/280672/steve-winwood/chart?page=1&f=379|archive-date=1 July 2014}} of which he co-wrote with the American lyricist [[Will Jennings]].{{cite journal |url= http://www.stevewinwood.com/news/1385 |title=''Arc of a Diver'', Steve Winwood|journal=New York Times |author=Palmer, Robert |date= 21 January 1981 |accessdate=3 August 2012}} It was first released as the lead single of his second studio album ''[[Arc of a Diver]]'' (1980). |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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Reviewing the single for ''[[Music Week]]'', Tony Jasper felt that the song bore a resemblance to some of Winwood's previous work with [[the Spencer Davis Group]], [[Blind Faith]], and [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]] without sounding dated.{{Cite magazine |last=Jasper |first=Tony |date=27 December 1980 |title=Select Singles |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1980/Music-Week-1980-12-27.pdf#page=28 |access-date=18 April 2026 |magazine=[[Music Week]] |page=24 |via=World Radio History}} ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' characterised the song as "solid pop, |
Reviewing the single for ''[[Music Week]]'', Tony Jasper felt that the song bore a resemblance to some of Winwood's previous work with [[the Spencer Davis Group]], [[Blind Faith]], and [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]] without sounding dated.{{Cite magazine |last=Jasper |first=Tony |date=27 December 1980 |title=Select Singles |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1980/Music-Week-1980-12-27.pdf#page=28 |access-date=18 April 2026 |magazine=[[Music Week]] |page=24 |via=World Radio History}} ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' characterised the song as "solid pop, AOR fare from the veteran" with "layers of reverent keyboards [that] slowly give way to a more peppy tempo."{{Cite magazine |date=7 February 1981 |title=Feature Picks |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1981/CB-1981-02-07.pdf |access-date=18 April 2026 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]] |page=24 |via=World Radio History}} ''[[Record World]]'' called the song's keyboard work "celestial" and "outstanding".{{Cite magazine |date=7 February 1981 |title=Hits of the Week |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/81/RW-1981-02-07.pdf |access-date=18 April 2026 |magazine=[[Record World]] |page=1 |via=World Radio History}} |
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== Personnel == |
== Personnel == |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*{{YouTube|0j6g_uUhH2c|Steve Winwood "While You See A Chance" (single version) music video}} |
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*{{YouTube|oeR1QfS5o5E|Steve Winwood "While You See a Chance" (album version) audio}} |
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{{Steve Winwood}} |
{{Steve Winwood}} |
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