Simply Red
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Simply Red are an English pop and soul band formed in Manchester in 1985. The band is led by singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who is the only original member remaining in the band. They have released thirteen studio albums, from Picture Book (1985) through Time (2023), all of which have peaked within the top ten on the UK Albums Chart; with the albums A New Flame (1989), Stars (1991), Life (1995) and Blue (1998), along with their Greatest Hits (1996) album, reaching number one. Stars is one of the best-selling albums in the United Kingdom. The group have released ten songs that have reached the top 10 on the UK singles chart, including "Stars", the Fugees-assisted "Angel", "The Air That I Breathe" and "Sunrise", with the single "Fairground" peaking atop the UK chart. Their singles "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now" both reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, while "Something Got Me Started", the mentioned "Fairground" and "Say You Love Me" topped the European Hit Radio Chart. At the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards, they received the award for Best British Group. They have received three Grammy Award nominations, including one for Best New Artist in 1987. Their version of "If You Don't Know Me by Now" won songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff the Grammy Award for the Best R&B Song. The band broke up in 2010 but re-formed in 2015. Simply Red have sold over 50 million albums.
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- •Genre: pop music, blue-eyed soul, sophisti-pop
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We’re continuing the sunny vibes this week with a bumper Sunrise YouTube playlist! ☀️ #SimplyRed
40 years ago this month, 'Holding Back The Years' reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 🏆
This month in 2003, Simply Red took to the stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival 🎷✨
Watch 'If You Don't Know Me By Now' (Live at Old Trafford 1996) now. #SimplyRed
Simply Red's 'Holding Back the Years' Revealed as Heartbreaking Tribute to Absent Mother
On this day in 1992, Simply Red performed at Wembley as part of the sell-out Stars Tour. ✨
In June 2023, Simply Red returned to the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire 🎤 #SimplyRed
Simply Red: Holding Back the Years: 40 years of Simply Red, live in Santiago (2026)
A closer look at the Live in Santiago concert film release ✨Out now. #SimplyRed
Live in Santiago on blue vinyl 💙 Available exclusively on the #SimplyRed store.
Holding Back the Years: 40 Years of Simply Red, Live in Santiago ❤️ #SimplyRed
40 years of music, captured live in Santiago 🇨🇱Simply Red’s new live album is out now. #SimplyRed
Thrill Me ❤️ Taken from the new concert film and live album from Simply Red, out this Friday.
Inside the Live in Santiago collector’s edition ✨ Out this Friday! #SimplyRed
Celebrate the #SummerSolstice with 'Sunrise' 🌅 Taken from the new live release, Live in Santiago.
Next Friday, bring Simply Red’s massive 40th Anniversary Tour right into your living room! 🎤✨
'Holding Back the Years: 40 Years of Simply Red’ arrives June 26 on DVD, Blu-ray, 2CD and 3LP.
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