The Best

~ Release by Simply Red (see all versions of this release, 1 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 (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) and 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 by Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
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
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd. and So What Ltd
44:25
2Money’s Too Tight to Mention
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 (English soul and pop band)
cover recording of:
Money’s Too Tight (to Mention)
writer:
Billy Valentine (US soul funk singer), John Valentine (Valentine Brothers) and Carolyn Wiggins
publisher:
Songs for Today Ltd
4:27
3Remembering the First Time
recording of:
Remembering the First Time
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
54:44
4It’s Only Love
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 (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
later releases:
It’s Only Love by Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
recording of:
It’s Only Love
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie & Vella Cameron
cover recording of:
It’s Only Love
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie & Vella Cameron
45:00
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 (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
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!), SBK Songs Ltd. 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 (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
music videos:
You’ve Got It by Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
recording of:
You’ve Got It
lyricist and composer:
Lamont Dozier and Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
3.53:56
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 (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
performer:
Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1989)
cover recording of:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3.43:26
8Stars
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)
2.84:09
9Something Got Me Started
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Oliverea Productions Ltd. and Simply Red Records Ltd.
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
2.83:59
10Thrill Me
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
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
12We’re in This Together
engineer:
Roland Herrington and Femi Jiya
producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
remixer:
Roland Herrington and Femi Jiya
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
recording of:
We’re in This Together
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
24:15
13So Beautiful
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)
4:59
14Angel
producer:
Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor), Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees) and Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
music videos:
Angel by Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
recording of:
Angel
lyricist, writer and composer:
Carolyn Franklin and Sonny Sanders
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Springtime Music, Inc.
4:01
15Fairground
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
earliest release:
Fairground by Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
recording of:
Fairground
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
3.54:23
16Say You Love Me
mixer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and 屋敷豪太 (Gota Yashiki)
recording of:
Say You Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
53:43
17The Air That I Breathe
producer:
Andy Wright (Simply Red + remixes)
recording of:
The Air That I Breathe
writer:
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood
publisher:
April Music Inc., Concord Songs Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., Landers‐Roberts Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (AU subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:19