''Life'' is the fifth studio album by British pop and soul band

Simply Red Simply Red are a British soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since th ...

, released in 1995. The lead single "

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" became their first number 1 hit in the UK. Due to this success, the album also made #1 on the UK album chart. It also included " We're in This Together", the official theme song for

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. This was also the last album to feature band members

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and

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Track listing

All songs composed by

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 ...

#"You Make Me Believe" – 3:51 #"So Many People" – 5:19 #"Lives and Loves" – 3:21 #"

" – 5:33 #" Never Never Love" – 4:19 #"So Beautiful" – 4:58 #"Hillside Avenue" – 4:45 #" Remembering the First Time" – 4:43 #"Out on the Range" – 6:00 #" We're in This Together" – 4:14

2008 Special Edition bonus tracks

" ( Rollo and Sister Bliss Remix) – 9:06 # " Remembering the First Time" (Satoshi Tomie Classic 12" Mix) – 8:53 # " Never Never Love" (Too Precious Club Radio Mix) – 4:22 # " We're in This Together" (Universal Feeling Mix) – 4:15 # "You Make Me Believe" (Howie B Mix) – 4:01

Personnel

Simply Red *

– lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars, bass, string arrangements *

– keyboards, backing vocals * Ian Kirkham – keyboards, saxophones, EWI *

– guitars * Dee Johnson – backing vocals Guest musicians * Andy Wright – keyboards, programming, string arrangements *

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– bass * Bootsy Collins – bass * Sly Dunbar – drums, programming * Ritchie Stevens – drums * Danny Cummings – percussion *

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– flugelhorn * Umoja Singers Chorale – choir * The London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings * Caroline Dale – string arrangements and conductor The video for "Never Never Love" featured several women, including British actresses Billie Whitelaw and

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, and fashion models like Kirsten Owen, for example.

Production

* Producers – Mick Hucknall and Stewart Levine * Album Coordinator – Merv Pearson * Engineered and Mixed by Roland Herrington and Femi Jiya * Assistant Engineers – Jake Davies, Aiden Love, Bernard O'Reilly and Andy Strange. * Recorded at Planet 4 Studios (Manchester, England);

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(London, England); Downtown Studios (Johannesburg, South Africa). * Mixed at Whitfield Street Studios (London, England). * Mastered by

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at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA). * Art Direction – Mat Cook and Zanna * Design – Mat Cook * Photography – Zanna * Management – Lisa Barbaris, Andy Dodd and Elliot Rashman at So What Arts, Ltd.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

{{Authority control Simply Red albums 1995 albums East West Records albums Albums produced by Stewart Levine