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Winwood wrote this song with the lyricist Will Jennings, who worked on most of. The song was the last #1 hit of Casey Kasem's 18-year run as the original host of American Top 40 (he would return to host the program 10 years later), as well as being the first #1 song of Shadoe Stevens' hosting tenure. The album Roll with It and the title track hit No. This song is about overcoming obstacles and working with what life gives you. It was released as a first single from Steve’s 1988 album of the same name. The song was written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings (Holland-Dozier-Holland were credited as co-authors later due to the resemblance to the I’m a Roadrunner song). The album Roll with It was also nominated as Album of the Year. You just roll with it, baby, come on and just roll with it, baby You and me, roll with it, baby, hang on and just roll with it, baby The way that you love is good as money I swear by stars above, sweet as honey People think you're down and out, you show them what it's all about You can make it, roll with it, baby When this world turns its back. Steve Winwood Roll With It Official Music Video. "Roll with It" was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1989, Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal performance. Genre: Pop rock, blues Album: Roll With It Peak: 1 (6/18/88 - 9/17/88, 14 weeks) Chart Run: 33 - 29 - 21 - 12 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 1. In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard mainstream rock chart. Find popular songs in the key of C Convert to the Camelot notation with our Key Notation. It topped the Billboard adult contemporary chart for two weeks, and also spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the summer of 1988. Publishing rights organization BMI later had Motown songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland credited with co-writing the song due to its resemblance to the Junior Walker hit "(I'm a) Roadrunner". It was written by Winwood and songwriter Will Jennings. It was covered by Larry Carlton, BFM Hits and Billy Valentine.
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"Roll with It" is a song recorded by Steve Winwood for his album, Roll with It, released on Virgin Records. Having achieved massive commercial and artistic success with the three-GRAMMY-strong Back In the High Life album, Winwood returned two years later with Roll With It, another solid collection of upbeat, ‘80s-derived, blue-eyed soul numbers that reflected the audacious and grandiose entertainment of the era. Steve Winwood originally released Roll with It written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Will Jennings and Steve Winwood and Steve Winwood released it on the single Roll With It in 1988.