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1982 studio album by George Winston

Winter into Spring

Studio album by George Winston

Released

1982

Recorded

March 1982

Genre

Length

43:45

Label

Windham Hill, Dancing Cat (rerelease)

Producer

William Ackerman

George Winston chronology

Autumn
(1980)

Winter into Spring
(1982)

December
(1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Winter into Spring is the third solo album of pianist George Winston, released in 1982. It was inspired by the transition of the seasons and was the follow-up to his 1980 album, Autumn. It was reissued on Winston's Dancing Cat label. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on December 17, 1987.

Track listing

All music is composed by George Winston, except "O Mar", by Dorival Caymmi

No.	Title	Length
1.	"January Stars"	6:32
2.	"February Sea"	5:15
3.	"Ocean Waves (O Mar)" ("O Mar" is Portuguese for "The Sea")	7:08
4.	"Reflection"	2:40
5.	"Rain" (Originally "Rain/Dance")	10:05
6.	"Blossom/Meadow"	4:13
7.	"The Venice Dreamer Part One - Introduction"	2:19
8.	"The Venice Dreamer Part Two"	5:46

2001 reissue bonus track
No.	Title	Length
1.	"(Love Echoes in the) Pine Hills"	4:06

Charts

Chart (1984–85)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	127
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)	14

References

Gabler, Jay (December 24, 2013). "'Folk piano' by way of John Cage: George Winston defies musical stereotypes". ClassicalMPR. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
Ruhlmann, William. Winter into Spring at AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 779.
"George Winston". RIAA. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
"George Winston Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
"George Winston Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.

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Studio albums	Piano Solos (1972) Autumn (1980) Winter into Spring (1982) December (1982) Summer (1992) Forest (1994) Linus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi (1996) Plains (1999) Remembrance: A Memorial Benefit (2001) Night Divides the Day: The Music of the Doors (2002) Montana: A Love Story (2004) Gulf Coast Blues and Impressions: A Hurricane Relief Benefit (2006) Love Will Come: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Volume 2 (2010) Gulf Coast Blues and Impressions 2: A Louisiana Wetlands Benefit (2012) Harmonica Solos (2013) Spring Carousel: A Cancer Research Benefit (2017) Restless Wind (2019) Night (2022)
Soundtracks	The Velveteen Rabbit (1984) This is America Charlie Brown: The Birth of the Constitution (1988) Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (1995)
Singles	"Silent Night: A Benefit Single for Feeding America" (2013)

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