Holding Back the Years (album version)

Name: Holding Back the Years
Duration: 4 min 30 s

~ Recording by Simply Red

Annotation

GBCRL0800119 is 2008 remaster

GBAHS8504143 is 2008 remaster

Annotation last modified on 2025-01-09 22:02 UTC.

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Picture Book	Simply Red	Album	GB1985-10-11	EastWest	9031-76993-2, CA 835
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Picture Book (club edition, Made in USA by PDO)	Simply Red	Album	US1985	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	E2-60452
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:28	Simply Red	Picture Book	Simply Red	Album	DE1985	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	960 452-2
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Picture Book	Simply Red	Album	GB1985	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	EKT 27
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Picture Book	Simply Red	Album	FR1985	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	960 452-1
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Picture Book	Simply Red	Album	DE1985	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	960 452-1
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Picture Book	Simply Red	Album	US1985	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60452-2
1.7	Holding Back The Years	4:28	Simply Red	Picture Book	Simply Red	Album	US1985	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	60452-1, 9 60452-1
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Picture Book (made in Switzerland)	Simply Red	Album	US1985	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60452-2
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Picture Book	Simply Red	Album	XE1985	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	960 452-2
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Picture Book	Simply Red	Album	ZA1985	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	EKXD 49
1.7	Holding Back the Years	?:??	Simply Red	Picture Book	Simply Red	Album	XE1985	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	960 452‐4, EKT27C
2.8	Holding Back the Years	4:27	Simply Red	Now That’s What I Call Music 7	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1986-08-11	Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)	NOW 7
2.8	Holding Back the Years	4:27	Simply Red	Now That’s What I Call Music 7	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1986-08-11	Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)	TCNOW7
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Hot and New on CD	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1986	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)	240 894-2
1.5	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	WEA Starforce on CD II	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1987	wea (has logo with just “wea” on it), Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	241 093-2
1.14	Holding Back the Years	4:26	Simply Red	Woman in Love, Volume 04	Various Artists	Other + Compilation	NL1987	Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)	ADEHCD 4234
1.16	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Golden Love Songs, Volume 11: Just the Two of Us	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1988-07	Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)	01 3200 61
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Picture Book	Simply Red	Album	US1989	Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)	9 60452‐2
1.9	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Schmuse Rock: Save Our Romantic Souls	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1989
1.4	Holding Back the Years	4:27	Simply Red	Boulevard des Slows	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE1990	CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)	466921 2
1.5	Holding Back the Years	4:31	Simply Red	KKSF 103.7 FM Sampler for AIDS Relief, Volume 6	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1995-11	[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)	19
1.2	Holding Back the Years	4:31	Simply Red	Soon Come	Simply Red	EP	XE1995	EastWest	PRCD 32
1.1	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Greatest Hits	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	GB1996-10-07	EastWest, Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text)	0630 16552-2
1.1	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Greatest Hits (Bonus Track version)	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	JP1996-10-17	EastWest Japan	AMCE-2038
1.1	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Greatest Hits	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	US1996-10-22	EastWest Records America (this label only briefly used between 1990–91, please read annotations before use)	61993-2
1.1	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Greatest Hits	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	DE1996-11-08	EastWest Records America (this label only briefly used between 1990–91, please read annotations before use)	0630-16575-2
1.1	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Greatest Hits	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	AU1996	EastWest	0630-16552-2
1.1	Holding Back The Years	4:29	Simply Red	Greatest Hits	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	ZA1996	EastWest	WICD 5239
1.1	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Greatest Hits (club edition)	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	US1996	EastWest Records America (this label only briefly used between 1990–91, please read annotations before use), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	61993-2, D 115931
1.1	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Simply the Best Love Songs: A Timeless Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1997-02-03	Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International)	9548-35112-2
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:31	Simply Red	Modern Rock: 1986-1987	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1999	Time–Life Music	R828-04
1.2	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	It's Only Love	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	DE2000-11-13	EastWest	8573-85729-2
1.2	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	It’s Only Love	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	GB2000-11-30	EastWest	8573‐85537‐2
1.1	Holding Back the Years	4:33	Simply Red	Best of the Best	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	GB2000	Priarity Records	2000-186
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	De Pre Historie 1986, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2000	EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. See annotation)	74321 75236 2
1.2	Holding Back The Years	4:29	Simply Red	It's Only Love	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	XW2000
1.9	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	New Millenium Love Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2001-01-16	Rhino (reissue label), Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text)	R2 76699
1.4	Holding Back the Years	4:28	Simply Red	Wetten dass…? - Lovesongs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2001-12-14	Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)	74321 90986 2
3.5	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Hit Me With Your 80’s Box	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2002-01-29	Hip‐O Records	314 585 379-2, 314 585 380-2
2.14	Holding Back the Years	4:32	Simply Red	Ö3 Greatest Hits, Volume 18	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AT2002-06-24	Warner Music Austria	0927-47098-2
1.19	Holding Back the Years	4:31	Simply Red	One Shot ’80, Volume 14: Cool	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	IT2002-09-09	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	584 392-2
1.20	Holding Back the Years	4:32	Simply Red	The Very Best of The Tube	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-11-04	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	069 814-2
2.13	Holding Back the Years	4:32	Simply Red	All Time Classic Tearjerkers	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002-11-11	Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	WSMCD116
1.1	Holding Back the Years	4:31	Simply Red	Only Fools and Horses: The Album	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	GB2002-11-25	BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)	WMSF6068-2
1.11	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Absolute Love Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	SE2002-12-25	Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records)	ACCD 3007
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:31	Simply Red	20 Years on MTV: 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2002	Shop24Direct, Warner Strategic Marketing	069 631-2
1.1	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	The Essentials	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	US2002		R2 76112
1.10	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Verrukkelijke Popclassics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2002	Warner Strategic Marketing Benelux	0927 45833-2
1.14	Holding Back the Years	4:28	Simply Red	Pure 80's Love: The #1 Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2003-01-28	UTV Records	440 069 612-2
1.19	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	The Sex Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003-02-03	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	510469
1.18	Holding Back the Years	4:28	Simply Red	The Ultimate Smoochy Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2003-04-07	Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	WSMCD130
2.15	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	All Time Classic Tearjerkers	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2003	Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)	0927497382
2.8	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Piano Love Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA2003	Gallo Record Company, Warner Strategic Marketing	CDESP 167
1.8	Holding Back the Years	4:32	Simply Red	The Piano Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	JP2004-01-21	Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	UICZ-1107/8
2.3	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Love Bites and School Nites: Smooching Classics From Behind the Bike Sheds	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-03-29	Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)
1.14	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Casey Kasem Presents America’s Top Ten 1980s: #1 Pop Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2004-06-22	Top Sail Productions
2.17	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Ultimate 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2004-11-22	BMG TV	82876649832
1.15	Holding Back the Years	4:28	Simply Red	That Loving Feeling	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005-01-31	Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom	WSMCD202
2.3	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	100% entspannt	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2005-10-14	Warner Special Marketing (Germany)	5051011-0147-2-7
2.2	Holding Back the Years	4:32	Simply Red	Piano Songbook	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2005-10-31	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	9833981
2.4	Holding Back the Years	4:27	Simply Red (Mick Hucknall)	WDR 200 – Die besten Sängerinnen & Sänger	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2005-12-02	EMI Music Media (EMM in logo above EMI Music Media)	0 0946 3 48941 2 8
2.17	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Knuffelrock 14	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2005	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	82876 739162
2.17	Holding Back the Years	4:27	Simply Red	Knuffelrock 17	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2005	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)	82876728372
1.6	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Ultimate 80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2005	Madacy Entertainment	MUS2 51251
1.2	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	If You Don't Know Me By Now And Other Hits	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	US2006	Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)	R2 73361
2.12	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Simply the Best Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-10-15	Rhino (reissue label)	WMTV063
2.14	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	’80s British Gold	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2007	Hip‐O Records	B0008566-02
3.10	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	80 Hits of the 80's	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2007	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	984 539-0
1.9	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	From the Heart Classics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2007	Warner Music Canada (imprint of Warner Music Canada Co.)	WTVD 64493
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Picture Book (Expanded Version)	Simply Red	Album	XW2008-06-09
5.14	Holding Back the Years	4:25	Simply Red	Top 100 anni ’80	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	IT2008-11-05
1.18	Holding Back the Years	4:26	Simply Red	Smash Hits Party!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2008-12-08	Rhino (reissue label)	WMTV084
2.9	Holding Back the Years	4:27	Simply Red	Alle Hits!: Die 80er	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2008
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Picture Book: Collector’s Edition	Simply Red	Album	GB2008	simplyred.com, Rhino (reissue label)	2564-69514-5, 2564‐69514‐5
2.16	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Kuschelrock Special Edition: Lovesongs of the 80’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2009-02-06	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88697 37440 2
5.2	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Love 101: 101 Ways to Say I Love You	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	SG2009-02-17	Rhino (reissue label)	5051865279624
1.41	Holding Back the Years	4:26	Simply Red	Love 101: 101 Ways to Say I Love You	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BN2009-12-14 KH2009-12-14 (show 10 more) VN2009-12-14	Warner Music Singapore
1.6	Holding Back the Years	4:31	Simply Red	80s Music Explosion!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2009	Time–Life Music
1.6	Holding Back the Years	4:31	Simply Red	Smash Hits 1986	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009	Rhino (reissue label)	5186-52143-2
1.5	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Summer Lovin’	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009	Rhino (reissue label)	5186543352
1.9	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Vox Pops Presents 1980s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2009	Sight & Sound (Warner DVD & CD combinations)
2.9	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Vox Pops Presents 1980s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2009	Sight & Sound (Warner DVD & CD combinations)
3.10	Holding Back the Years	4:28	Simply Red	Brit Awards With Mastercard 2010	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2010-02-08	Rhino (reissue label)	WMTV131
2.10	Holding Back the Years	4:27	Simply Red	De mooiste openingsdansen, Volume 4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2010-10-29	ARS Entertainment (Belgian label), Universal Music Belgium	5330276
1.11	Holding Back the Years	4:29	Simply Red	Alle hits voor een onvergetelijk trouwfeest!	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2010	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	50999 6280632 9
5.16	Holding Back the Years	4:26	Simply Red	Hitarchief Top 2000, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2010	ARS Entertainment (Belgian label)	06007 5330251
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Original Album Series	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	XE2011-03-21	Rhino (reissue label)	5249851812
1.7	Holding Back the Years	4:31	Simply Red	Easy ’80s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2011-03-22	Time–Life Music	25719-D
1.4	Holding Back the Years	4:12	Simply Red	The Greatest Hits	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	XE2011-03-28	simplyred.com	SRA006CDA
2.10	Holding Back the Years	4:28	Simply Red	Slows M80 Rádio	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	PT2011	Farol Música	FAR11206
1.25	Holding Back the Years	4:27	Simply Red	Love Songs 2012: 55 sange du altid har elsket	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DK2012-02-06	Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
2.16	Holding Back the Years	4:31	Simply Red	Kuschelrock 26	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE2012-09-14	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88691 92151 2
10.16	Holding Back the Years	4:24	Simply Red	Classic Rock: Les Classiques de Marc Ysaye: The Collection (edition 25ème anniversaire)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2012	EMI Music Belgium	50999 7213702 4
2.16	Holding Back the Years	4:31	Simply Red	Kuschelrock 26 (gold edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2012	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88725 45543 2
1.9	Holding Back the Years (2008 remaster)	4:29	Simply Red	Relax & Unwind	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NZ2012	Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
1.2	Holding Back the Years	4:30	Simply Red	Song Book 1985 – 2010	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	GB2013-12-02	Rhino (reissue label)	825646366699
Promotion
29.15	Holding Back the Years	4:28	Simply Red	The Radio Essential Series	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA2000	Promo Only
Bootleg
1.1	Holding Back the Years	4:25	Simply Red	The Best	Simply Red	Album + Compilation	RU1998	EastWest (bootlegs pretending to be EastWest)	0630 17325 2
1.13	Holding Back the Years	5:45	Simply Red	Home + Bonus	Simply Red	Album	RU2003	Universal (bootleg label pretending to be the real one)	038 528-2

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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 (English soul and pop band) (in 1985)

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)

recorded at:	RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985) Soundpush Studio in Blaricum, Noord-Holland (North 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)

music videos:	Holding Back the Years

recording of:	Holding Back the Years (in 1985)

Holding Back the Years

lyricist:	Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:	Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) Neil Moss

publisher:	EMI April Music Inc. EMI Songs Ltd. So What Ltd

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