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While You See a Chance
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Wikipedia article
"'While You See a Chance'" is a song performed by Steve Winwood in 1980, written by Winwood and Will Jennings. It was released on his album 'Arc of a Diver' and peaked at number 7 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 in April 1981 and number 68 on the 'Billboard' Top 100 for 1981.
The song was a bigger hit in Canada, where it peaked at number 3. It reached number 45 in the UK.
The song's well-known introduction primarily features the organ apparently, the other instrumentation was accidentally erased.
Personnel
* Steve Winwood lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers, drums, tambourine, congas
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Covers
* Joe Cocker covered the song on his 1999 album 'No Ordinary World'.
* Petula Clark on 2016's 'From Now On'.
References
Category:Steve Winwood songs
Category:1980 songs
Category:1980 singles
Category:Songs with lyrics by Will Jennings
Category:Songs written by Steve Winwood
Category:Island Records singles
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