My review of Steve Winwood's CD "Junction 7"
This CD is in the style of '70s Urban Soul music, a style that evolved from the Blues.  Steve helped popularize the Blues in 1960s England before bringing it back to America for white audiences.  I'll try and explain this better in another entry but for now, let's look at this CD.
Steve started out performing as a teenager but was past his prime by the time this CD came out.  His voice on these recordings certainly show it.
Track 1:  'Spy in the House of Love' - OK song.  There was a book in the 1960's with the title: "I'm a Spy in the House of Love".  The Doors did a song with that exact title which I think comes off better than Steve's take on the title.
Track 2:  'Angel of Mercy' - again, only OK
Track 3:  A dance number but not that great.
Track 4:  OK
Track 5:  A slow number, not memorable.
Track 6:  OK
Track 7:  OK with a Latin flavor.
Track 8:  OK
Track 9:  'Family Affair' - This remake of the Sly Stone hit is slow and not that great.  I had hoped he might have done a duet with Sly as it would have helped both of them; at least that would have had some novelty.  I'm sure Sly could have used the exposure since he is living in a van on the streets of L.A.
Track 10: 'Plenty Loving' - Best song on the disk.  A duet that works well.  Steve should have done more duets since his voice needs someone to ofset it and to drive him to do better.
Track 11: OK
My review might sound like someone who is not a fan of Steve but nothing could be farther from the truth.  I really wanted to like this CD but again I think the songwriting and performance is weak; not just compared to his earlier works but compared to other artists as well.  I feel Steve's work from the 1960s to the 1980s were some of the best songs of the decades but this is not up to those standards.
I would not recommend buying this CD.  I have heard 'Plenty Loving' on the radio so it might be available for downloading or on another compilation so you would not have to buy this CD just for that track.