Simply Red
Simply Red were a British band. They consisted of frontman and singer Mick Hucknall and various, partly changing, other musicians. End of October 2007 Hucknall announced that the group disband after completion of the upcoming tour in 2010 and he will continue to work as a solo artist.
Simply Red have sold in their 25 - year existence about 50 million records.
Band History
The debut single of the band Money's Too Tight ( To Mention ) (1985, a cover version of a song of the Valentine Brothers) reached the British Top 20 and her song Holding Back the Years came in 1986 at number one in the United States.
The debut album Picture Book was published in October 1985, followed by Men & Women 1987 and A New Flame 1989. For the version of If You Do not Know Me By Now ( Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, 1972) Simply Red was awarded the Grammy excellent. It reached number one in the United States.
In October 1991 he stars, the first album to appear on the exclusively own songs. Stars was the biggest selling album of 1991 and 1992 in the UK and even met Michael Jackson from the throne.
After a break came in 1995 Life in the record stores. Here you will find next to eight other real pop, soul and reggae pearls Simply Reds first number - one hit in the UK, Fairground, and the anthem for the European Football Championship in 1996, We're In This Together. Also, this album contains all original material. In addition, a live concert, the band was in 1996, when the European Football Championship in 1996 at Old Trafford the home of Manchester United.
The 1996 issued Greatest Hits comes in addition to the above with a cover version of Aretha Franklin's Angel, therefore, this time in cooperation with the Fugees. This was the first title of Simply Red, which was successfully subjected to a remix of Mousse T (Horny ).
In May 1998 came Blue, an album that should be a cover album originally. Noteworthy here is definitely the implementation of the Neil Young- piece Mellow My Mind.
In November 1999, Love And The Russian Winter, the last album, which was completed under the direction of Warner appeared. With the release of this album the contract ran out.
In November 2000, Warner published ( without the consent of the band or Mick Hucknalls ) a compilation of Simply Reds Love Songs under the title It's Only Love.
With Home in 2003 Mick Hucknall went broke new ground by him, on his own record label released this album, simplyred.com the major record companies in the back and self-financed.
The tenth album Stay was released on March 12, 2007. Late October of the same year declared Mick Hucknall against the British radio station Radio Gold that Stay the last Simply Red Album and The World And You Tonight will be the last single by the group. After the upcoming tour, which will end in 2009, the band will separate and continue working Hucknall as a solo artist.
On 7 November 2008 appeared with The Greatest Hits 25 's official farewell album of the band, which reached number 17 in the German album charts, including a new track called Go Now ( cover version of a song that The Moody Blues have in turn was covered by Bessie Banks. )
In April 2010, the band started up again an 8 -month world tour with 78 concerts under the motto Farewell - The Final Show.
The band's name
In the first place the band name comes from a nickname of the singer Mick Hucknall. Because of his red hair, he was already known in the School of friends Red. It is the name perhaps as an allusion to Hucknalls passion for the football team Manchester United see their club color is red. Initially, the band under different names were first concerts. They called themselves, for example, World Service, Red And The Dancing Dead or Just Red, until finally the decision for the band name Simply Red came down. Another variation of the band's name is also frequently hawked: When Mick was asked during contract negotiations after his band the name, he remembered his nickname 'Red' and replied: " Simply Red ". His opponent took this literally and ' Simply Red ' was born.
Discography
Studio albums
Awards
BRIT Awards
Grammy Awards
Golden Camera
- 2010: in the category " Lifetime Achievement International Music "