Winter into Spring

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.[3]

Winter into Spring
Studio album by George Winston
Released	1982
Recorded	March 1982
Genre	Folk[1]
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	[2]

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[4]	127
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[5]	14

References

1. Gabler, Jay (December 24, 2013). "'Folk piano' by way of John Cage: George Winston defies musical stereotypes". ClassicalMPR. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
2. Ruhlmann, William. Winter into Spring at AllMusic
3. "George Winston". RIAA. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
4. "George Winston Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
5. "George Winston Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.