Often criticized by the press for his jazzy commercial, Grover Washington Jr. released a series of albums in the 1970s that were highly rated by the public as the acclaimed "Inner City Blues", "All The King's Horses" or "Mister Magic", which made him a star, beginning to collaborate with musicians such as Eric Gale, Bob James or Dave Grusin.
In 1980 he published his best work "Winelight", where he experimented with funk and jazz, a fusion that was already associated with some of his previous works.
In "Winelight" he finally achieves international recognition and also at the same time aggravates his tense relationship with the specialized press, which on rare occasions gave a good review of his work by calling him selling himself to commercial sounds.
Tracks like the successful "Just The Two Of Us" sung by Bill Withers, "Let It Flow" with a solo anthology by the saxophonist, "Make Me A Memory" and the fantastic "Take Me There" took this album to the top on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums charts, a second place on the Soul charts and an incredible 5 spot on the Pop Albums charts, as well as a platinum record and two Grammy Awards in 1982.
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