- Simply Red - Greatest Video Hits
The British soul-pop band Simply Red was formed in 1984 by singer Mick 'Red' Hucknall (born Michael James Hucknall, June 8, 1960, Manchester, England) with three ex-members of Durutti Column, Tony Bowers (b. October 31, 1952) (bass), Chris Joyce (b. October 11, 1957, Manchester, England) (drums), and Tim Kellett (b. July 23, 1964, Knaresborough, England) (brass, keyboards), plus Sylvan Richardson (guitar) and Fritz McIntyre (b. September 2, 1956, Birmingham, England) (keyboards). The group signed to Elektra Records and released Picture Book (October 1985), which featured 'Money's Too Tight (To Mention),' a Top 40 cover of a 1982 R&B chart single by the Valentine Brothers, and 'Holding Back the Years,' a Hucknall original that topped the U.S. charts. The single caused the album to go platinum, and made the group one of the major successes of 1986. Men and Women (March 1987), which featured two collaborations between Hucknall and soul songwriter Lamont Dozier, was less popular, though it generated the Top 40 hit 'The Right Thing.' (In the U.K., 'Infidelity' and a cover of Cole Porter's 'Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye' also made the Top 40.) Richardson left in 1987 and was replaced by guitarist Aziz Ibrahim, who was replaced by Heitor T.P. (b. Brazil).
Tracklist
- 1. Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
- 2. Come to My Aid
- 3. Holding Back the Years
- 4. Open Up the Red Box
- 5. Right Thing
- 6. Infidelity
- 7. Maybe Someday...
- 8. It's Only Love
- 9. New Flame
- 10. If You Don't Know Me by Now
- 11. You've Got It
- 12. Stars
- 13. Something Got Me Started
- 14. Thrill Me
- 15. Your Mirror
- 16. For Your Babies
- 17. Fairground
- 18. Never Never Love
- 19. Remembering the First Time
- 20. So Beautiful
- 21. We're in This Together
- 22. Angel
- 23. Say You Love Me
- 24. Air That I Breathe
- 25. Ain't That a Lot of Love
- 26. Your Eyes
