About this song
Higher Love came from Steve Winwood's acclaimed album Back in the High Life and was his first hit in 1986 after a four-year break from his professional career. It became his first solo number one and won the 1986 Grammy award. Chaka Khan and others provided backing vocals, giving the song a gospel feel.
What it's about
The song is a spiritual piece of poetry.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 2 other songs, like “Higher Love by Carishma”.
- Covered 10 times, including “Higher Love by will hyde”.
- Written by Will Jennings and Steve Winwood.
- Produced by Steve Winwood and Russ Titelman.
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