# Light Up or Leave Me Alone guitar solo

> Steve Winwood's guitar solo on Light Up or Leave Me Alone by Traffic (1971) starts at about 2:30. From the album The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys.

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Traffic, 1971, from *The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys*. Solo by *Steve Winwood*.

Over a loose, funky Capaldi-sung groove, Winwood plays an extended, relaxed solo that keeps finding new angles. A great example of his conversational, jam-band phrasing.

Light Up or Leave Me Alone by Traffic is #2 in our ranking of the best Traffic guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Winwood and the song was released in 1971.

## In our lists

- [The Best Traffic Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/traffic-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Light Up or Leave Me Alone?

Steve Winwood played the solo on Traffic's Light Up or Leave Me Alone (1971).

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