Step Back (album)
Step Back is the nineteenth and final studio album by blues guitarist and singer Johnny Winter. It features performances by a number of guest musicians, including Jason Ricci, Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top, Joe Perry from Aerosmith, Leslie West from Mountain (Winter had guested on West's Still Climbing the previous year), and Brian Setzer from the Stray Cats. It was released by Megaforce Records on September 2, 2014.
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| Released | September 2, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 50:33 | |||
| Label | Megaforce | |||
| Producer | Paul Nelson | |||
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As on Winter's previous studio album, Roots, the songs are mainly blues standards. Roots and Step Back were both produced by his guitarist Paul Nelson.
Step Back was released posthumously. Winter had finished recording the album, and then played a concert tour in Europe, before he died on July 16, 2014. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for Blues Albums and Independent Albums, and at No. 17 on the Billboard 200.
At the 2015 Grammy Awards, Step Back won the Grammy Award for Best Blues Album. Step Back also won the 2015 Blues Music Award for Best Rock Blues Album.