Simply Red is an English soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1984 by lead vocalist (and songwriter) Mick "Red" Hucknall with three former members of the band Durutti Column: bassist Tony Bowers, drummer Chris Joyce, and keyboardist/brass player Tim Kellett, plus guitarist Sylvan Richardson and keyboardist Fritz McIntyre. The band line up changed over the years. By 1996, after their fifth album "Life", Mick Hucknall was the only remaining original member and the name Simply Red had become a trademark for him.
The 90s was arguably when Simply Red at their peak with three UK #1 albums, "Stars", "Life" and "Blue". They had 6 top 10 hits including the UK #1 hit, "Fairground," which heavily sampled Goodmen's "Give it up" and whose video was filmed in Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Date UK Song Sep 1991 11 Something Got Me Started Nov 1991 8 Stars Feb 1992 9 For Your Babies May 1992 33 Thrill Me Jul 1992 17 Your Mirror Nov 1992 11 Montreux EP Sep 1995 1 Fairground Dec 1995 22 Remembering The First Time Feb 1996 18 Never Never Love Jun 1996 11 We're In This Together Nov 1996 4 Angel May 1998 7 Say You Love Me Aug 1998 6 The Air That I Breathe Dec 1998 34 Ghetto Girl Oct 1999 14 Ain't That A Lot Of Love
What happened next?
Simply Red
After being dropped by their label EastWest in 2000, they established a website simplyred.com which also became their own label and released the album "Home" in 2003 and all subsequent releases under it.
Hucknall retired the name Simply Red after a farewell tour in 2010, but reunited in 2015 for a tour that marked the 30th anniversary of the band, and released the album "Big Love".
In 2021, Mick Hucknell is bringing back Simply Red for the Blue-Eyed Soul Uk and Europrean tour.
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