Greatest Hits

~ Release by Simply Red (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Holding Back the Years
assistant engineer:
Chris Dickie
engineer and mixer:
Femi Jiya
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers (in 1985)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chris Joyce (in 1985)
guitar:
Sylvan (in 1985)
keyboard and background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre (in 1985)
trumpet:
Tim Kellett (in 1985)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) (in 1985)
performer:
Simply Red (in 1985)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985) and Soundpush Studio in Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1985)
mixed at:
Air Recording Studio No. 1 (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985)
recording of:
Holding Back the Years (in 1985)
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Neil Moss
44:30
2Money’s Too Tight to Mention
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
additional producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
earliest release:
Money’s Too Tight (to Mention) by Simply Red
cover recording of:
Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)
writer:
Billy Valentine (United States soul funk singer), John Valentine (Valentine Brothers) and Carolyn Wiggins
publisher:
Songs for Today Ltd
4:28
3The Right Thing
mastering:
Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer)
additional producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Alex Sadkin
recording of:
The Right Thing
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
4:23
4It’s Only Love
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
earliest release:
It’s Only Love by Simply Red
recording of:
It’s Only Love
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie & Vella Cameron
3:53
5A New Flame
assistant engineer:
Clark Germain and Karl Lever
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers
drums (drum set):
Chris Joyce
guitar:
Heitor T. P.
keyboard:
Tim Kellett and Fritz McIntyre
percussion:
Lennie Castro
saxophone:
Ian Kirkham
trumpet:
Tim Kellett
background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre and Stephanie Spruell
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
recording of:
A New Flame
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and So What Ltd
33:58
6You’ve Got It
assistant engineer:
Clark Germain and Karl Lever
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers
drums (drum set):
Chris Joyce
guitar:
Heitor T. P.
keyboard:
Tim Kellett and Fritz McIntyre
percussion:
Lennie Castro
saxophone:
Ian Kirkham
trumpet:
Tim Kellett
background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre and Stephanie Spruell
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
music videos:
You’ve Got It by Simply Red
recording of:
You’ve Got It
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier and Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
3.53:55
7If You Don’t Know Me by Now
assistant engineer:
Clark Germain and Karl Lever
additional producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers
drums (drum set):
Chris Joyce
guitar:
Heitor T. P.
keyboard:
Tim Kellett and Fritz McIntyre
percussion:
Lennie Castro
saxophone:
Ian Kirkham
trumpet:
Tim Kellett
background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre and Stephanie Spruell
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
performer:
Simply Red
cover recording of:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3.43:27
8Stars
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
recording of:
Stars
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
2.54:08
9Something Got Me Started
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
recording of:
Something Got Me Started
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and McIntyre
publisher:
EMI Songs and So What Ltd
2.753:59
10Thrill Me
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
recording of:
Thrill Me
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Fritz McIntyre
25:04
11Your Mirror
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
recording of:
Your Mirror
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
14:01
12For Your Babies
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
recording of:
For Your Babies
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
1.54:17
13So Beautiful
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
recording of:
So Beautiful
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
4:58
14Angel
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
producer:
Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor), Pras Michel and Simply Red
recording of:
Angel
lyricist and composer:
Carolyn Franklin and Sonny Sanders
4:00
15Fairground
mastering:
Bernie Grundman
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
earliest release:
Fairground by Simply Red
recording of:
Fairground
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
4:24