''Song Book 1985–2010'' is a four-disc

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British soul British soul, Brit soul, or (in a US context) the British soul invasion, is soul music performed by British artists. Soul has been a major influence on British popular music since the 1960s, and American soul was extremely popular among some yo ...

group

Simply Red Simply Red are an English soul music, soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. Band leader, singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall was the only original member left by the time Simply Red initially disbanded in 2010. They have released thir ...

. It peaked at number 41 in the United Kingdom and was certified Gold for sales of 100,000. It also peaked at number 6 in New Zealand and 16 in Australia in 2015.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and former senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of multiple artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance ...

from

AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...

says, "All the hits are here, along with enough album tracks to give this weight", adding "the album illustrates the longevity of

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 caree ...

's blue-eyed soul group".

Track listing

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Money's Too Tight (To Mention) "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)" (sometimes stylized as "Money$ Too Tight (to Mention)" in some of its single and album releases) is a song written and first recorded by American recording group the Valentine Brothers. It was released as a sing ...

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Holding Back the Years "Holding Back the Years" is a song by the English soul and pop band Simply Red, released as the third single from their debut studio album, ''Picture Book'' (1985). In 1986, the ballad reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and nu ...

" # "Sad Old Red" # "Come to My Aid" # "Open Up the Red Box" # "Jericho" # " The Right Thing" # "Maybe Someday..." # "

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is a popular jazz song with lyrics and music by Cole Porter. Part of the Great American Songbook, it was published by Chappell & Company and introduced by Nan Wynn and Jere McMahon in 1944 in Billy Rose's musical re ...

" # "I Won't Feel Bad" # " It's Only Love" # " If You Don't Know Me by Now" # "

A New Flame ''A New Flame'' is the third album by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in February 1989. It was a huge success worldwide, becoming the band's first UK number one album and certified 7× Platinum by the BPI for sales of 2,100,000 ...

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You've Got It "You've Got It" is a song by the English soul and pop band Simply Red, released in October 1989 by Elektra and WEA as the fourth and final single from their third studio album, '' A New Flame'' (1989). The song was written by the band's frontman ...

" # "Enough" CD2: 1990s # "

Something Got Me Started "Something Got Me Started" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released in September 1991 by East West Records as the first single from their fourth album, ''Stars'' (1991). It was released in several forms: a 7-inch single, a 1 ...

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Stars A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of ...

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For Your Babies "For Your Babies" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red. Written by Mick Hucknall, it was released in January 1992 as the third single from the band's forth album, ''Stars'' (1991). The song reached number nine on the UK Singles Ch ...

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Thrill Me ''Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story'' is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff. It is based on the true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, the so-called "thrill killers" who murdered a young boy in 1924 in order ...

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Your Mirror "Your Mirror" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red. Written by Mick Hucknall, it was released in July 1992 as the fifth single from their fourth album, ''Stars'' (1991), and reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was ...

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Lady Godiva's Room "Lady Godiva's Room" is a 1987 song by Simply Red. 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 ...

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Fairground Fairground most typically refers to a permanent space that hosts fairs. Fairground, Fairgrounds, Fair Ground or Fair Grounds may also refer to: Places Canada * Fairground, Ontario, a community United States * Fairground, St. Louis, a neighbo ...

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Remembering the First Time "Remembering the First Time" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red. Written by frontman Mick Hucknall, it was featured on their fifth album, ''Life'' (1995), and released by East West Records in December 1995 in a new remix for the s ...

" # " Never Never Love" # " We're in This Together" # "So Beautiful" # "

Angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

" # " Night Nurse" (

Sly & Robbie Sly and Robbie were a prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production duo, associated primarily with the reggae and dub genres. Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare teamed up in the mid-1970s after establishing themselves separat ...

featuring Simply Red) # "

The Air That I Breathe "The Air That I Breathe" is a ballad written by the British-Gibraltarian singer-songwriter Albert Hammond and the English songwriter Mike Hazlewood. It was initially recorded by Hammond on his debut album, '' It Never Rains in Southern Californi ...

" # "Ghetto Girl" # "

Ain't That a Lot of Love ''Ain't'' is a negative inflection for ''am'', ''is'', ''are'', ''has'', and ''have'' in informal English. In some dialects, it is also used for ''do'', ''does'', ''did'', and ''will''. The development of ''ain't'' for the various forms of ''be'' ...

" # " Say You Love Me" CD3: 2000s # "

Sunrise Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning, at the start of the Sun path. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon. Terminology Although the S ...

" # "Your Eyes" # "

Fake Fake or fakes may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * The Fake (1927 film), ''The Fake'' (1927 film), a silent British drama film * The Fake (1953 film), ''The Fake'' (1953 film), a British film * Fake (2003 film), ''Fake'' (20 ...

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You Make Me Feel Brand New "You Make Me Feel Brand New" is a 1974 single by the Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics. An R&B ballad, the song was written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed. Background and composition According to a Thom Bell interview for Record Collector : " ...

" # "Home" # "My Perfect Love" # "Smile" # "Sad Old Red" # "

Positively 4th Street "Positively 4th Street" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan, first recorded in New York City on July 29, 1965. It was released as a single by Columbia Records on September 7, 1965, reaching on Canada's ''RPM'' chart, on the U.S. ''Bi ...

" # "Oh! What a Girl!" # "Perfect Love" # "Stay" # "So Not Over You" # "The World and You Tonight" # "I Have the Love" # "

A Song for You "A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album ''Leon Russell'', which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understandi ...

" # "It's You" CD4: The Band of 2005 (re-recorded at home in 2005) # "Picture Book" # "Come to My Aid" # "Heaven" # "Jericho" # "Infidelity" # "Enough" # "So Beautiful" # "Out on the Range" # "You Make Me Believe" # "Mellow My Mind" # "The Sky Is a Gypsy" # "Something for You"

Charts

Certifications

References

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