Winter into Spring
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{{Infobox album
| name = Winter into Spring
| type = Studio Album
| artist = George Winston
| cover = Winter_into_Spring.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1982
| recorded = March 1982
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Folk|ambient|new age}}{{cite news|last1=Gabler|first1=Jay|title='Folk piano' by way of John Cage: George Winston defies musical stereotypes|url=http://www.classicalmpr.org/story/2013/12/23/george-winston-review|accessdate=13 July 2016|work=ClassicalMPR|date=December 24, 2013}}
| length = 43:45
| label = Windham Hill, Dancing Cat (rerelease)
| producer = William Ackerman
| prev_title = Autumn
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = December
| next_year = 1982
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r83798|first=William|last=Ruhlmann}}
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=779}}
}}
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.{{cite web |title=George Winston |url=https://www.riaa.com/?s=George+Winston |website=RIAA |accessdate=3 September 2019}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_music = George Winston, except "O Mar", by Dorival Caymmi
| title1 = January Stars
| length1 = 6:32
| title2 = February Sea
| length2 = 5:15
| title3 = Ocean Waves (O Mar)
| length3 = 7:08
| note3 = "O Mar" is Portuguese for "The Sea"
| title4 = Reflection
| length4 = 2:40
| title5 = Rain
| length5 = 10:05
| note5 = Originally "Rain/Dance"
| title6 = Blossom/Meadow
| length6 = 4:13
| title7 = The Venice Dreamer Part One - Introduction
| length7 = 2:19
| title8 = The Venice Dreamer Part Two
| length8 = 5:46
}}
{{track listing
| headline = 2001 reissue bonus track
| title1 = (Love Echoes in the) Pine Hills
| length1 = 4:06
}}
Charts
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Chart (1984–85)
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{{album chart|Billboard200|127|artist=George Winston}} |
{{album chart|BillboardJazz|14|artist=George Winston}} |
References
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Category:George Winston albums
Category:Windham Hill Records albums