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SIMPLY RED
Manchester, GB
*  1984+  2010

Line-Up (1991):

SIMPLY RED (photo)
 

Mick Hucknall - voc
Heitor Pereira - g
Shaun Ward - bg
Fritz McIntyre - kb,voc
Gotta Yashiki - ds

Former Members:

David Fryman (g, 1984-85); Silvan Richardson (g, 1985-86); Aziz Ibrahim (g, 1986-88)
Tony Bowers (bg, 1985-91)
Chris Joyce (ds, 1984-91)
Tim Kellett (tr, 1984-cca 1992)
Ian Kirkham (sax, 1986-cca 1991)
Janette Sewell (voc, 1986-88); Dee Johnson (voc, cca 1995)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Picture Book
produced by: Stewart Levine
10/1985 Elektra2 16
2.Men And Women
produced by: Alex Sadkin
3/1987 Elektra2 31
3.A New Flame
produced by: Stewart Levine
2/1989 Elektra1 22
4.Stars
produced by: Stewart Levine
30.09.1991east west/WEA1 76
5.Life
produced by: Mick Hucknall
09.10.1995east west1 75
6.Greatest Hits07.10.1996east west1 116
7.Blue18.05.1998east west1 145
8.Live In London12/1998 Warner Music
9.Love And The Russian Winter02.11.1999Elektra6
10.It's Only Love27.11.2000east west27
11.Greatest Hits9/2001 east west40
12.Essentials03.09.2002Warner Strategic
13.Home3/2003 Simplyred.com2 187
14.The Very Best Of Simply Red
(2CD)
5/2003 Warner Music
15.Simplified18.10.2005Simplyred.com3
16.Live In Cuba14.11.2005Warner Bros
17.If You Don't Know Me by Now and Other Hits11.04.2006Rhino Flashback
18.Amplified05.02.2007
19.Stay12.03.2007Simplyred.com4
20.Stars - Collector's Edition2/2008 Rhino/simplyred.com31
21.Simply Red: Greatest Hits 2517.11.2008simplyred.com9
22.Songs Of Love2/2010 simplyred.com12
23.Farewell - Live In Concert At Sydney Opera House5/2011 EMI
24.Song Book - 1985-201012/2013 Rhino41
25.Cuba!
(2CD/DVD)
30.06.2014Edsel
26.Big Love28.05.2015east west4
27.The Ghost of Love10.07.2015east west
28.Symphonica In Rosso - Live At Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam11/2018 BMG58
29.Blue Eyed Soul08.11.2019BMG6
30.Time5/2023 Rhino8

Mick Hucknall:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Tribute To Bobby
credited to: Hucknall
5/2008 Simplyred.com18
2.American Soul
(in the USA 29.10.2013, Razor & Tie)
produced by: Andy Wright
06.11.2012Rhino6
3.Tell It Like It Is29.10.2013Razor & Tie

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Money's Too Tight To Mention / Open Up The Red Box
12" + No Direction
6/1985 Elektra7
2.Come To My Aid / Valentine
12" + Gramma's Hand
8/1985 Elektra66
3.Holding Back The Years / I Won't Feel Bad
12" + Drowning In My Own Tears
11/1985 Elektra51 1
4.Jericho / Jericho (The Musical)
12" + Money's Too Tight (To Mention) (live) / Heaven (live)
2/1986 Elektra53
5.Holding Back The Years / Drowning In My Own Tears
12" + Picture Book
5/1986 Elektra1
6.Money's Too Tight (To Mention) / Picture Book (dub)7/1986 Elektra 28
7.Open Up The Red Box (remix) / Look At You Now
7"(2) + Money's Too Tight (To Mention) / Open Up The Red Box
7"(3) + Holding Back The Years / I Won't Feel Bad
12" + Heaven (The Musical)
7/1986 Elektra23
8.The Right Thing / There's A Light
7"(2) + Holding Back The Years / Drowning In My Own Tears
12" + Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye
2/1987 Elektra9 27
9.Infidelity / Lady Godiva's Room
12" + Love Fire (Massive Red mix)
5/1987 Elektra21
10.Maybe Someday / Let Me Have It All (remix)
12" + Broken Man
7/1987 Elektra88
11.Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye / Love For Sale (live)
10",12",CD + Sad Old Red / Broken Man
11/1987 Elektra6
12.I Won't Feel Bad / Lady Godiva's Room
12",CD + I Won't Feel Bad (Arthur Baker remix) / The Right Thing
3/1988 Elektra68
13.Let Me Have It All / Suffer
(v USA)
7/1988 Elektra
14.It's Only Love / Turn It Up
10",12",CD1 + I'm Gonna Lose You
CD2 + The Right Thing
1/1989 Elektra11 57
15.If You Don't Know Me By Now / Move On Out (live)
10" + Great Divide
12" + Shine (live)
CD + Sugar Daddy
3/1989 Elektra1 1
16.A New Flame / More
10" + I Asked Her For Water (live) / Funk On Out (live)
12",CD + I Asked Her For Water (live) / Resume (live)
7/1989 Elektra10
17.You've Got It / Holding Back The Years (acoustic)
10",12",CD + I Wish / I Know You Got Soul
10/1989 Elektra46
18.You've Got It / She'll Have To Go
(v USA)
10/1989 Elektra
19.Come To My Aid
& DNA
1990
20.Something Got Me Started / A New Flame
12",CD + Come On In My Kitchen
9/1991 east west1 23
21.Stars / Stars (PM Dawn remix)
12",CD + Rambling On My Mind / Something Got Me Started (remix)
11/1991 east west8 44
22.For Your Babies / For Your Babies (french version)
12" + Freedom (Perfecto mix)
CD + Me And The Devil Blues / Freedom (How Long mix)
1/1992 east west7
23.Thrill Me / Thrill Me (Nellie Hooper mix)
CD + Thrill Me (live) / When You've Got A Good Friend
4/1992 east west22
24.Your Mirror / More (live) / Something Got Me Started (live)
CD + Same Old Red (live) / She's Got It Bad (live)
20.07.1992east west16
25.Montreux EP
(Love For Sale / Grandma's House / Drowning In My Own Tears / Lady Godiva's Room)
09.11.1992east west8
26.Fairground / Fairground (extended)
CD1 + Stars (live) / The Right Thing (live)
CD2 + Fairground (In The Garden mix) / Fairground (Too Precious mix) / Fairground (Rollo And Sister Bliss remix)
16.09.1995east west1
27.Remembering The First Time / Enough (live) / A New Flame (live)
CD + Radio Disco mix / Hucknall-Herrington remix / Self Preservation Society remix / Satoshi Tomiie remix / Too Precious remix
04.12.1995east west27
28.Never Never Love26.02.1996east west18
29.We're In This Together03.06.1996east west11
30.Angel21.10.1996east west4
Angel (The Remixes)16.12.1996east west
31.Night Nurse
& Sly & Robbie
15.09.1997east west13
32.Say You Love Me04.05.1998east west7
33.The Air That I Breath10.08.1998east west
34.Sometimes8/1998 6
35.To Be Free / Blue09.11.1998east west
36.Ghetto Girl30.11.199834
37.Ain't That A Lot Of Love (Phats & Small, Johnny Vicious remixes)18.10.1999east west14 82
Ain't That A Lot Of Love (Club 69 remix & dub, Phats & Small remix & dub, Johnny Vicious remix & dub, Jimmy Gomez, Desert Eagle Discs remixes)01.11.1999east west
38.Your Eyes07.02.2000east west26
39.Sunrise
12"(1) + Sunrise (Motivo ""Hi-Lectro" mix & dub, radio mix, Love To Infinity club mix)
12"(2) + Sunrise (Love To Infinity classic mix, ATFC "Morning Glory" remix & "Early Riser" dub, Motivo "Simply Mad" mix)
14.04.2003Motivo7
40.Fake14.07.2003Motivo21
41.You Make Me Feel Brand New01.12.2003Simplyred.com7
42.Home19.04.2004Ministry Of Sound40
Home (Motivo Hi-Lectro mix, Tin Tin Out radio mix, Minimal Chic remix, album version)03.05.2004Motivo
43.Perfect Love
12" + Perfect Love (Motivo Hi Lectro mix) / Perfect Love (Love To Infinity Sunset mix) / Perfect Love (Kurtis Mantronik 12" vocal mix) / Perfect Love (Motivo Hi Lectro dub) / Perfect Love (radio mix)
26.09.2005Motivo30
Perfect Love / It's Only Love (live) / Fairground (live)17.10.2005V2
Perfect Love (Roger's Dirty Sanchez mix, Lee Cabrera's Lower East Side dub, Roger's Dirty dub, radio mix)24.10.2005Motivo
Perfect Love (Roger's Dirty Sanchez mix, album version, Love To Infinity Sunset mix, Motivo Hi-lectro edit)24.10.2005Verve
44.Something Got Me Started / A Song For You / Stars (live)02.01.2006
45.Sweet Connection11.09.2006Ministry Of Sound
46.Oh! What A Girl!18.09.2006Simplyred.com57
47.So Not Over You05.03.2007Simplyred.com34
48.Stay28.05.2007Simplyred.com36
49.The World And You Tonight29.10.2007
50.Go Now10.11.2008EMI
51.Money's Too Tight (To Mention) 09
& Alex Gaudino
16.04.2009simplyred.com
52.Thinking Of You8/2019 BMG Rights
53.Sweet Child10/2019 BMG Rights

Mick Hucknall:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Happy This Christmas / Christmas All Over The World (Happy This Christmas) / People Come Together (Happy This Christmas) (Marc JB remix)12.12.2011Simplyred.com
2.That's How Strong My Love Is8/2013 Razor & Tie

Videos:

1. Moving Picture Book - 1992
2. A Starry Night With Simply Red - 10/1992
3. Greatest Video Hits - 11/1996, Warner Music
4. Live At The Lyceum - 23.3.1999, Warner Music, live
5. Cuba! - 12/2005, Warner Music, live, 118 min

Bibliography:

Robin McGibbon: Simply Mick

Awards:

1989 Grammy Awards - Best Rhythm & Blues Song ("If You Don't Know Me By Now")
1992 Melody Maker Best Selling Album ("Stars")
1992 Brit Awards - Best British Group
1993 Brit Awards - Best British Group

WWW Links:

http://www.simplyred.co.uk
http://www.simplyred.com

Various:

appeared on the LP:

Tom Jones: Reload (6.9.99, Gut)

Compilation Appearances:
"Home" on AIDS benefit album "Songs For Life" (24.6.03, Capitol)

Mick Hucknall:

remix SP Bjork: Venus As A Boy (16.8.93, OLI)

1.12.93 World Aids Day concert (Wembley Arena, London)

appeared on the LP:

Jools Holland: Small World Big Band (19.11.01, WSM)
Kenny G: At Last ... The Duets Album (23.11.04, Arista)
Ali Campbell: Running Free (8.10.07, Absolute)
Van Morrison: Duets: Re-Working The Catalogue (24.3.15, RCA)

Awards:

1993 Brit Awards - Best British Male
2002 Ivor Novello Awards - Outstanding Song Collection

Tim Kellett:

appeared on the LP:

Durutti Column: The Guitar And Other Machines (11/87, Factory)

Press References:

Bang!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19952114.11.199511Bang!aleriealbum review
Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19904 116Melodie ze světa
19923 8profile
19924 35Recenzealbum review
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1992822.02.19923News
1992929.02.19922News
19923025.07.199227Singlessingle review
19954404.11.199536Albumsalbum review
19954909.12.199531Singlessingle review
1996213.01.199612Livegig review
19962522.06.199653Singlessingle review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1992509.03.199228Recenzealbum review
1992821.04.19929profile
19952321.11.199529Recenzealbum review
19962 18profile
199611 70discography
19989 78profile
199910 113Recenze - Singlysingle review
20001 108Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
20011 110Recenze - Best Ofalbum review
20036 72Recenze CDalbum review
20036 77Recenze CDalbum review
200512 68Recenzealbum review
20061 70DVD
20061 76Livegig review
20075 58Recenzealbum review
20095 80Replay - Máš lístek?
20097 80Replay - Livegig review