"Your Mirror" is a song by British

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and pop 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 ...

. Written 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 ...

, it was released in July 1992 as the fifth single from their fourth album, ''

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'' (1991), and reached number 17 on the

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. The song was later included on the band's compilation albums, ''

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'' in 1996, '' Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits'' in 2008 (on which an alternative recording with a prominent guitar solo is featured) and '' Song Book 1985–2010'' in 2013.

Critical reception

Rik Ambelle from ''Crawley News'' complimented the song as "haunting". Dave Tianene from ''

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'' described it as "a sort of inner dialogue of a man torn between idealism and cynicism, done in

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style." Robbert Tilli from '' Music & Media'' felt that it showcases

Hucknall Hucknall, formerly Hucknall Torkard, is a market town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies 7 miles north of Nottingham, 7 miles south-east of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 9 miles from Mansfield and 10 miles south of Sutton-i ...

's "talent for writing soulful pop." In an retrospective review, Pop Rescue found that it's "stronger" than the previous songs on the ''

'' album, "with its bass and piano hooks", adding further that the singer "takes a harder lyrical and vocal approach, almost menacing at times." Johnny Dee from '' Smash Hits'' declared it as a "great tune", and "dreamy and wafty". Another editor, Polly Birkbeck, said it's "a droning slowie with a chorus of birdies chirping all through it."

Track listings

* YZ689 7-inch # "Your Mirror" # "Your Mirror" (live) * YZ689C cassette # "Your Mirror" # "Your Mirror" (live) * YZ689CD holographic disc # "Your Mirror" # "Sad Old Red" (live) # "She’s Got It Bad" (live) * YZ689CDX limited-edition holographic disc # "Your Mirror" (live) # "More" (live) # "

Something Got Me Started "Something Got Me Started" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released as the first single from their fourth album, ''Stars'' (1991). It was released in several forms — a 7-inch single, a 12-inch single, and a CD version, ...

" (Live)

Charts

References

1991 songs 1992 singles Simply Red songs Songs written by Mick Hucknall {{1990s-pop-song-stub