Editing Jim Capaldi (section)

===Return to stardom===
Capaldi and Winwood had maintained a working partnership since [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]]'s dissolution, contributing to nearly all of each other's solo albums. With his eighth solo album, Capaldi enlisted his old partner as a major collaborator. For the first time, Capaldi played most of the drums himself, and he would continue to do so on future solo albums. However, most of the tracks on ''[[Fierce Heart]]'' were mixed to place emphasis on the synthesizers, often muting Capaldi's vocals. This synth-heavy pop sound was exactly what 1980s audiences were looking for, and "[[That's Love (Jim Capaldi song)|That's Love]]" became his biggest hit in the US, climbing to number 28 in the summer of 1983.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jim capaldi|chart=all}} "That's Love" chart history], Billboard.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.</ref> Another single from the album, "Living on the Edge", made it to number 75,<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jim capaldi|chart=all}} "Living on the Edge" chart history], Billboard.com. Retrieved 14 August 2011.</ref> while the album made it to 91 in the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Billboard"/>

This time Capaldi was able to quickly produce a follow-up, but despite his recent success and appearances by [[Steve Marriott]], [[Snowy White]], and [[Carlos Santana]], 1984's ''One Man Mission'' failed to produce a hit. The album leaned more towards hard rock than ''Fierce Heart'', but drum machines and synthesizers remained major components.
In 1988, Capaldi released ''Some Come Running''. Though the album failed to live up to commercial expectations, it reached number 183 in the US<ref name="Billboard"/> and number 46 in Sweden,<ref>[http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jim+Capaldi&titel=Something+So+Strong&cat=s Jim Capaldi in the Swedish Charts], swedishcharts.com; retrieved 2 September 2011.</ref> while achieving two hit singles in the Netherlands. Though [[Eric Clapton]] and [[George Harrison]] appeared on "Oh Lord, Why Lord", it was "Something so Strong" which became his biggest hit in the Netherlands, breaking the top 40<ref>[http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Jim+Capaldi&cat=s Jim Capaldi singles in the Dutch Charts], GfK: Dutch Charts. Retrieved 2 September 2011.</ref> and powering the album itself into the charts.<ref name="Dutch albums">[http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a&cat2=s&search=Jim+Capaldi Jim Capaldi albums in the Dutch Charts], GfK: Dutch Charts; retrieved 2 September 2011.</ref>

''Some Come Running'' essentially marked the end of Capaldi's career as a solo artist. He would not record another solo album for well over a decade, though a greatest hits compilation, ''Prince of Darkness'', was released in 1995 and made the charts in the Netherlands.<ref name="Dutch albums"/>