Simply Red celebrate their incredible legacy with 40 glorious newly recorded versions of their classic songs.
‘Recollections’ is out November 21st on the band’s own imprint. Simplyred.com was launched in 2003 for the release of ‘Home’ which to this day remains one of the most successful independent releases of all time. Now after 15 years it’s being rebooted for the release of ‘Recollections’.
‘Recollections’ is available in three physical formats - a 4 LP vinyl, a 3 CD (both featuring all 40 tracks), and a cut-down double vinyl featuring 20 of their top tracks.
The re-recordings have been lovingly produced with long- time collaborator Andy Wright and feature beautiful but faithful versions of ‘Money’s Too tight To Mention’, ‘Holding Back The Years’, ‘Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye’, ‘Stars’, ‘Fairground’ and 35 other favourites.
‘When we recorded these songs, the band had just come off the road. I wanted to capture them while their song parts were still firmly etched into their consciousness.’ explains Mick. ‘As a way of celebrating 40 years of Simply Red, we thought it apt to release these takes. Our producer Andy Wright set about capturing the atmosphere and sonics of the original recordings, and has done a magnificent job. This has enabled us to come full circle and celebrate our 40 years with you and hear and feel where we all are now. As ever, we give you all our very best. M’
Simply Red kicked off their 40th celebrations earlier this year, when Mick Hucknall made a long-awaited guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, performing classic track ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’ with acclaimed house band The Roots.
And the celebrations continued at Glastonbury when Mick Hucknall made a surprise appearance during Rod Stewart’s set.Currently on a sold-out UK and Ireland tour that kicked off in Belfast earlier this month, Simply Red play two nights at London’s O2 and one night at Wembley Arena next month before embarking on the sold-out leg of their European tour.
Watch their performance HERE.
Simply Red have enjoyed the kind of long-lived success most bands can only dream of. They have sold over 60 million albums worldwide, enjoyed 5 UK #1 albums, had 2 billion streams across streaming platforms worldwide, and over 1 million YouTube subscribers. Their classic 1991 album ‘Stars’- was the best-selling album for two years in Britain and Europe while all 13 of Simply Red’s studio albums including their latest release ‘Time’, have been top ten in the UK. Simply Red’s 40th anniversary is primed to be a time of rediscovery of this legendary 4-decade long career for fans of the band.
Simply Red remain one of the UK’s most successful and well-loved bands, with Mick Hucknall considered one of the great vocalists of contemporary music.
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Simply Red vieren vier decennia muziek met Recollections — 40 schitterende, nieuw opgenomen versies van hun klassieke songs. Geproduceerd samen met hun vaste producer Andy Wright, de nieuwe opnames doen volledig recht aan de originele tijdloze favorieten als Money’s Too Tight To Mention, Holding Back The Years, Stars, Fairground en vele anderen. Mick Hucknall legt uit: “Om 40 jaar Simply Red te vieren, vonden we het passend om deze nieuwe versies uit te brengen. Andy Wright heeft op fantastische wijze de sfeer en de klank van de originele opnames weten te vangen en behouden. Zo konden we de cirkel rondmaken en samen met jullie ons 40-jarig jubileum vieren.” Het jubileumjaar was al onvergetelijk, met Hucknalls optreden bij The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon samen met The Roots, een verrassingsoptreden op Glastonbury met Rod Stewart en een uitverkochte UK & Europese tour. Met meer dan 60 miljoen verkochte albums, vijf UK #1-albums, 2 miljard streams en een erfenis van hits die generaties overspant, blijft Simply Red een van de meest geliefde Britse bands. Een tijdloze hommage aan Simply Red — verleden, heden en toekomst. |
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