"was released in 1989, containing ""If You Don't Know Me by Now"", which became their second US number one hit. Their fourth album ""Stars"", became the best-selling album for two years running in Europe after its release in 1991 and was certified 12× Platinum in the UK. Simply Red released ""Fairground"" in 1995, which became the band's first UK number one single. Its parent album was ""Life"". The band followed this up with cover heavy ""Blue"" in 1998 and ""Love and the Russian Winter"" in 1999. Subsequent releases included ""Home"" in 2003, a mixture of original songs and covers; ""Simplified"""
"Simply Red Simply Red was a British soul and pop band which formed in Manchester in 1983. The lead singer of the band was singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band was disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the release of their debut studio album ""Picture Book"" (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including ""Holding Back the Years"" and ""If You Don't Know Me by Now"", both of which reached number one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. They have had five number one"
"Just (song) ""Just"" is a single by English alternative rock band Radiohead, released in 1995. It is the seventh track on their 1995 album ""The Bends"". Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke wrote the song about a narcissistic friend of his, which on closer inspection is showcased by the imagery in the lyrics - a parallel to earlier ""My Iron Lung EP"" track ""Lewis [Mistreated]"". He also says that it was something of a competition between him and Jonny Greenwood to see who could fit the most chords into a song. In the UK, this single was available as two CDs: the"
"albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, ""Stars"", one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. At the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards, they received the award for Best British Group. They received three Grammy Award nominations: for Best New Artist in 1987, and ""Holding Back the Years"" and ""If You Don't Know Me by Now"" for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals. The band re-formed in 2015. Simply Red have sold over 55 million records and 1 billion streams worldwide. The first incarnation of the band was a punk group called The Frantic"
"Stars (Simply Red song) ""Stars"" is a 1991 single by British soul and pop band Simply Red. ""Stars"" was originally released in the 1991 album of the same name. The single reached number 8 in the United Kingdom and was successful in some other countries in Europe, as in Denmark where it peaked at number 9. Unlike Simply Red's previous single ""Something Got Me Started"", ""Stars"" did not reach the Top 40 in the United States. However, the song did reach number eight in the US Adult Contemporary chart. Both songs were featured on Simply Red's 1996 compilation album ""Greatest"
"event. ARPA Music Awards Brit Awards ECHO Awards Goldene Europa Grammy Awards Hungarian Music Awards Ivor Novello Awards Lunas del Auditorio MTV Video Music Awards Mercury Prize Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Simply Red Simply Red was a British soul and pop band which formed in Manchester in 1983. The lead singer of the band was singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band was disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the release of their debut studio album ""Picture Book"" (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart,"
"to release ""Only Happy When It Rains"" as a single ahead of the album, with ""Queer"" rescheduled to later in 1995. ""Only Happy When It Rains"" was quickly picked up by radio, and was C-listed by Radio One, and reached number 47 on the airplay chart. Mushroom issued the single on a limited-edition 7"" vinyl, CD and cassette on September 18, 1995. All formats were backed with two new tracks recorded specifically for the single: ""Girl Don't Come"" and ""Sleep"". After its first week on-sale, ""Only Happy When It Rains"" debuted and peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number"
"Simply Red discography The discography of Simply Red, a British soul band, consists of eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, one extended play, fifty-two singles and a number of other appearances. The band's first single ""Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"", was released in 1985 reached the United Kingdom Top 20. Their debut album, ""Picture Book"", was also released in 1985. The following year the band released ""Holding Back the Years"", which reached number one in Ireland and the US and number two in the UK. Their second album, ""Men and Women"" was released in 1987. Third album ""A New Flame"""
"as backing musicians). Released as a single, ""Angel"" reached #4 in the UK. 1998 saw the release of the cover-heavy ""Blue"", which produced four UK top 40 singles, including the top 10 hits ""Say You Love Me"" and ""The Air That I Breathe"". The follow-up album, 1999's ""Love and the Russian Winter"", was a relative disappointment, spawning two minor hits that failed to break the top 10. Simply Red were dropped from their label, East West Records in April 2000. Hucknall subsequently set up the website Simplyred.com to handle releases of new recordings; the new label/website venture proved to be"
"written and composed by Mick Hucknall, except where noted. Credits adapted from original album liner notes. !scope=""row""|Worldwide (IFPI) Stars (Simply Red album) Stars is the fourth album by British-based pop/soul/jazz band Simply Red, released in September 1991. Five singles were released from the album, including the UK top ten hits ""Stars"" and ""For Your Babies"". The album was a worldwide success, particularly in the band's home country where it has been certified twelve times platinum and was the best-selling album of the year in the UK for both 1991 and 1992, the first album to be the best-seller in two"
"seemed to harm the band's coherence as a unit, with Hucknall declaring in 1991 that Simply Red was ""essentially a solo project"". The rhythm section of Bowers and Joyce left around this time; they were replaced by bassist Shaun Ward (ex-Floy Joy and Everyday People) and drummer Gota Yashiki (often billed as just Gota). The band's career peaked in late 1991 with the release of ""Stars"", which became the best-selling album for two years running in Europe and the UK (though notably had far less success in the US than their previous albums). The album spun off five top 40"
"Stars (Simply Red album) Stars is the fourth album by British-based pop/soul/jazz band Simply Red, released in September 1991. Five singles were released from the album, including the UK top ten hits ""Stars"" and ""For Your Babies"". The album was a worldwide success, particularly in the band's home country where it has been certified twelve times platinum and was the best-selling album of the year in the UK for both 1991 and 1992, the first album to be the best-seller in two consecutive years since Simon & Garfunkel's ""Bridge over Troubled Water"" in 1970–71. As of July 2016 it is"
"""Only a Heartbeat"" from ""The Promise"" album. ""With a Little Luck"" was a promotional single release only, and therefore ineligible to chart. T'Pau had originally gained success in the late 1980s and split in the early 1990s. In 1997, Decker reformed the band with a completely new line-up and after the release of ""Heart & Soul '97"", the new line-up started playing gigs and recorded the ""Red"" album in 1998. The album and the singles were released on Decker's own Gnatfish label, named after her own nickname. The ""Red"" album was released in September 1998, and the UK ""Red"" album"
"supporter of Manchester United, as the club's home shirt colour is red. The initial Simply Red line-up consisted of Mick Hucknall (vocals), David Fryman (guitar), Tony Bowers (bass), Fritz McIntyre (keyboards and vocals), Tim Kellett (brass and live backing vocals) and Chris Joyce (drums). Bowers and Joyce had both previously been members of post-punk bands The Durutti Column and The Mothmen; Kellett had also been a member of The Durutti Column, though not at the same time as Bowers and Joyce. Simply Red signed a contract with Elektra in 1985, but after recording one track (""Red Box""), Fryman left the"
"Manchester United fan. In 1986, he provided backup vocals for the musical film ""Little Shop of Horrors"". Mick Hucknall Michael James Hucknall (born 8 June 1960) is an English singer and songwriter. Hucknall achieved international fame in the 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter of the soul-influenced pop band Simply Red, with whom he enjoyed a 25-year career and sold over 50 million albums. Hucknall was described by Australian music magazine ""Rhythms"" as ""one of the truly great blue-eyed soul singers"". Hucknall, born at Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester, was an only child. His mother abandoned the family when he"
"Canty, it acted as a sequel to and paid homage to the earlier Radiohead video. Shortly after its release, MTV used the guitar melody as background music in commercials that listed specific show's sponsors. Just (song) ""Just"" is a single by English alternative rock band Radiohead, released in 1995. It is the seventh track on their 1995 album ""The Bends"". Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke wrote the song about a narcissistic friend of his, which on closer inspection is showcased by the imagery in the lyrics - a parallel to earlier ""My Iron Lung EP"" track ""Lewis [Mistreated]"". He also says"
"on the UK Albums Chart. It featured a string of Top 20 singles, including ""House of Love"" and ""Deep"". ""It's Alright"" became a major success in Australia, reaching No. 1 in early 1994 for seven consecutive weeks, and No. 3 in the UK in 1993. The lyrics to some of their songs, such as ""Let It Rain"", had political undertones, talking about war, peace, equality, love, and other political issues. In 1994, upon the release of their second album ""Steam"", they scored their only UK number-one single with ""Stay Another Day"". It remained at the top for five weeks and"
"Red (T'Pau album) Red is the fourth studio album by British pop/rock group T'Pau. It was released in 1998, and was the first T'Pau album since ""The Promise"" in 1991. ""Red"" would be singer Carol Decker's last album/single release until the 2007 solo single ""Just Dream"". After the original split of T'Pau, Decker attempted a solo career. In 1993, she contributed a track to the soundtrack of the film ""Dirty Weekend"", and the following year a small number of live performances followed. In 1995 she released the single ""One Heart"" - as the official anthem for the Halifax World Cup"
"released on 15 September 2008 only in the United Kingdom, despite receiving many positive reviews and praise from critics and fans and despite the song's efforts for promotion through the new Toyota Auris advert, it received hardly any radio airplay and became the band's first single to fail to dent the UK Top 75, peaking at a disappointing No. 87. It was thought by many that ""Join With Us"" should have been the lead single taken from the album of the same name or at least released earlier than it was; had this been the case, the single may have"
"was certified Platinum in 1995 (eligible for two-times Platinum). The next single, ""Only One Road"" peaked inside top ten in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In 1995, ""Next Plane Out"" was released in Australia and ""Just Walk Away"" was issued as a promotional single in Spain. In October 1995, ""The Colour of My Love"" was re-released in Japan, including new song, ""To Love You More"", which was released as a single at the same time. ""To Love You More"" reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and has sold 1.5 million copies in Japan. It was certified Million by"
"production: until June 2002, the song ""Standard Flow"" was planned for release as the group's first single, with a promotional version of the ""Standard Flow"" even made available on August 5. Despite being labelled as a cover version, only the chorus from the original version remains, with the verses replaced by new lyrics written by the band. Despite being the only 'cover version' the group ever recorded, it became the band's only number one single, staying at the top of the UK Singles Chart for one week in August 2002. Two versions of the song exist: the main version, which"
"was to be released later that year. However, Jonathan King heard it at BBC and requested that the song be submitted for 'A Song for Europe' in 1995. The final line up of the band consisted of Stephen Rudden, Jay Williams, Yinka Charles (a.k.a. 'Reason') and Paul Hardy. Despite the success of their Eurovision entry which went on to sell over 200,000 copies in the UK, they had trouble repeating the trick. The follow-up ""Soft Spot"" missed out on the UK Singles Chart. This was followed by ""J.U.M.P"" which likewise did not enter the official UK listing. Their debut album"
"UK and Amsterdam, but did not release any records. In late 1993 Eugene, feeling that ""the chemistry of the band didn't seem right"", decided to reform it. Elliot remained on guitar, Rockford was replaced by Kenny Rumbles, Eugene replaced Jake on bass and John George joined the band as another guitarist. In June 1994 their first single was released, featuring two songs: ""In the Groove Again"" and ""River of Gold"". In late 1995 the band released their only full album, ""Drop The Roof"". The album was first released in Japan, where it gained a relatively significant success. A UK release"
"in Red"". The lead single, ""I Just Called to Say I Love You"", was a No. 1 pop and R&B hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom, where it was placed 13th in the list of best-selling singles in the UK published in 2002. (The single was also a hit in lots of other countries as well). It went on to win an Academy award for best song in 1985. Wonder accepted the award in the name of Nelson Mandela and was subsequently banned from all South African radio by the Government of South Africa. Incidentally, on"
"the only one to make the top 50 was ""Yeh Yeh"". This was issued as a single in September 1985, about six months prior to the album. A cover version of a song which had been a UK Number One for Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames in 1965, Matt Bianco's version of ""Yeh Yeh"" reached No. 13 and stayed in the British charts for 10 weeks. The other two singles from this album, ""Just Can't Stand It"" and ""Dancing in the Street"", were both released in 1986, and only charted for 2 and 3 weeks, at No. 66 and"
"Fairground (song) ""Fairground"" is a 1995 single released by Simply Red from the album ""Life"". The song makes extensive use of a sample of The Goodmen's ""Give It Up"". ""Music & Media"" wrote about the song: ""Totally different from Hucknall's previous singles but still very much him thanks to the one-in-a -million voice and the trademark composition. The ""fairground attraction"" of the lead-off single from Life is its percussive arrangement and clubiness."" The music video (which uses the shorter single version) shows Mick Hucknall driving to and singing at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire, that had been closed for"
"in 2005, mainly an album of stripped down versions of their hit songs; and ""Stay"", which was the band's tenth studio album released in 2007. Mick Hucknall announced his intention to split the band in 2010; following which the band embarked on a farewell tour which commenced during 2009 and 2010. Simply Red discography The discography of Simply Red, a British soul band, consists of eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, one extended play, fifty-two singles and a number of other appearances. The band's first single ""Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"", was released in 1985 reached the United Kingdom Top"
"The band's first album, ""D:Ream on Volume 1"", which was promoted for almost two years, produced seven singles (""Star"" and ""I Like It"" came on a joint release as a double A-side). It was the track """" that gave them UK success and international fame. After supporting Take That on their tour, ""Things Can Only Get Better"" topped the UK Singles Chart, in early 1994. Originally released in early 1993, when the track reached #24 in the UK, it was later adopted by the UK Labour Party as their theme for the 1997 UK General Election, and consequently released for"
"for his gnasher. Sold: 783,000"". Fairground (song) ""Fairground"" is a 1995 single released by Simply Red from the album ""Life"". The song makes extensive use of a sample of The Goodmen's ""Give It Up"". ""Music & Media"" wrote about the song: ""Totally different from Hucknall's previous singles but still very much him thanks to the one-in-a -million voice and the trademark composition. The ""fairground attraction"" of the lead-off single from Life is its percussive arrangement and clubiness."" The music video (which uses the shorter single version) shows Mick Hucknall driving to and singing at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire,"
"made an appearance on BBC Television's ""Top of the Pops"", singing ""Shame"". They became the first to appear on the BBC's flagship chart show without officially releasing a single - their debut EP having reached number 26 in the UK Albums Chart. Their only hit single was ""(I Want to) Kill Somebody"", which was only available in the shops for one day in 1994. It reached number 26 in the UK Singles Chart. Its controversial subject matter eventually lead to its banning. Their debut full-length album, ""Self Abused"", was not a commercial success, although the group remained a favourite of"
"line-up and signed a recording contract with Columbia Records the following year. The limited edition ""She's Looking For Me EP"", released in 1997, charted at #118 in the UK singles chart. This was then followed by their first mainstream single in March 1998, in which ""Where Do I Stand"" proved to be their only top 40 hit, charting at #38. ""Shine"" then followed up three months later charting at #59, before their final single ""Start Again"" released in October, charted at #58. Their only album, ""Thirty Days Out"", was released a week after the release of ""Start Again"" on 12"
"Simply Red 1987/88 world tour but did not feature on the following album. He was called in to replace original guitarist Sylvan Richardson who had left after recording the second album. At this point, apart from Sylvan the line-up featured all original members. Most notably, Ibrahim was the guitarist for the last Stone Roses performance before they split, at the 1996 Reading Festival. After their split Ibrahim continued to tour and write with former Stone Roses front man Ian Brown, co-writing songs such as ""My Star"", ""Corpses in Their Mouths"", ""Longsight M13"", ""One Way Ticket to Paradise"" and numerous other"
"the 14th best-selling album of all time in the UK. ""Stars"" was the first Simply Red album to feature entirely original material and no cover versions, and it was also the last album to feature member Tim Kellett, who started his own band Olive after touring. It is the only Simply Red album to feature Fritz McIntyre singing lead vocals, on the tracks ""Something Got Me Started"" and ""Wonderland"". The album was on the shortlist of nominees for the 1992 Mercury Prize. In 2000 ""Q"" placed ""Stars"" at number 80 in its list of ""The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever""."