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"I'm a Man" is a song written by Steve Winwood and record producer Jimmy Miller. It was first recorded in 1967 by the Spencer Davis Group ; Winwood sang lead vocals and played keyboards. The song was a hit in the United Kingdom and the United States, reaching No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
The Spencer Davis Group was formed in 1963 in Birmingham after Spencer Davis, a guitarist from Swansea, Wales encountered vocalist and organist Steve Winwood (then 14 ) [4] and his bass playing brother Muff Winwood performing at a Birmingham pub, the Golden Eagle, as the Muff Woody Jazz Band.
Steve Winwood sang lead vocals on all the Spencer Davis Group's hits up to "I'm a Man" in 1967. [8] The Spencer Davis Group continued after Winwood left to form Traffic in April 1967. The group recorded two more albums before splitting up in 1969. Another version of the group with Davis and York appeared in 1973 and disbanded in late 1974.
I'm a Man: Released: June 1967; Label: United Artists; Only released in the US and Canada; Compilation of the band's first three studio albums plus the eponymous "I'm a Man" and its B-side; 4 — 83 1968 The Best of the Spencer Davis Group Featuring Stevie Winwood: Released: March 1968; Label: Island — — — Spencer Davis' Greatest Hits ...
With Their New Face On is the fourth studio album by the Spencer Davis Group, the first to be released after the departure of Steve Winwood (to form the group Traffic), and his brother Muff Winwood. The album was released in 1968 in both the UK and the U.S. on the United Artists label.
The album includes music from Winwood's solo career, as well as groups with which he has performed, including the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith. The CD was released as a box set and a single disc. [1] As of October 2014, the box set is out of print (but can be purchased digitally), while the single disc is still available.
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Autumn' 66 is the third studio album by the British rock group the Spencer Davis Group released in 1966. Although the album was not released in the US, the single "Somebody Help Me" was on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts for seven weeks and peaked at number 47 in July, 1967.