Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits
| Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Released | 17 November 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Blue-eyed soul | |||
| Length | 1:07:57 | |||
| Label | Universal simplyred.com | |||
| Producer | Simply Red | |||
| Simply Red chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| PopMatters | StarStarStarStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Simply Red, released in 2008 as both a standard and deluxe edition which contained material from their 25-year career. In the US it was released in 1CD format. In Europe it was released in a 2CD format, as well as a 2CD and DVD deluxe edition. The single "Go Now", a cover of Bessie Banks, was released from the album, but failed to chart. The album itself was a moderate success, peaking at #9 on the UK Albums Chart. On 9 October 2010 the album returned to the UK Top Ten, again peaking at #9.[3]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]2CD Europe version
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Sunrise" | Mick Hucknall, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen | Home | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Stars" | Mick Hucknall | Stars | 4:08 |
| 3. | "A New Flame" | Mick Hucknall | A New Flame | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Holding Back the Years" | Mick Hucknall, Neil Moss | Picture Book | 4:11 |
| 5. | "It's Only Love" | Jimmy Cameron, Vella Cameron | A New Flame | 3:52 |
| 6. | "The Right Thing" | Mick Hucknall | Men and Women | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Your Mirror" | Mick Hucknall | Stars | 4:04 |
| 8. | "For Your Babies" | Mick Hucknall | Stars | 4:17 |
| 9. | "The Air That I Breathe" | Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood | Blue | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Night Nurse" | Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Weise | Blue | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Ain't That a Lot of Love" | Homer Banks, Willa Dean Parker | Love and the Russian Winter | 3:53 |
| 12. | "Fake" | Mick Hucknall | Home | 3:46 |
| 13. | "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (simplified version)" | Cole Porter | Simplified | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 51:16 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "You've Got It" | Mick Hucknall, Lamont Dozier | A New Flame | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Say You Love Me" | Mick Hucknall | Blue | 3:44 |
| 3. | "So Not Over You" | Mick Hucknall, Pete Woodroffe, Charlie Grant, Sarah Anne Osuji, Alana Hood, Hannah Thomson | Stay | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Angel" | Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Saunder | Greatest Hits | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Never Never Love" | Mick Hucknall | Life | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Home (Tin Tin Out Radio Mix)" | Mick Hucknall, Steve Lewinson, Peter Lewinson | Home | 3:33 |
| 7. | "You Make Me Feel Brand New" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | Home | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Something Got Me Started" | Mick Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre | Stars | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)" | John Valentine, William Valentine | Picture Book | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Fairground" | Mick Hucknall | Life | 4:26 |
| 11. | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | A New Flame | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Go Now" | Larry Banks, Milton Bennett | previously unreleased | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 47:55 | |||
1CD US version
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunrise" | Mick Hucknall, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Stars" | Mick Hucknall | 4:08 |
| 3. | "A New Flame" | Mick Hucknall | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Holding Back The Years" | Mick Hucknall. Neil Moss | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Your Mirror" | Mick Hucknall | 4:04 |
| 6. | "For Your Babies" | Mick Hucknall | 4:17 |
| 7. | "It's Only Love" | Jimmy Cameron, Vella Cameron | 3:52 |
| 8. | "The Right Thing" | Mick Hucknall | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Something Got Me Started" | Mick Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre | 3:59 |
| 10. | "So Not Over You" | Mick Hucknall, Pete Woodroffe, Charlie Grant, Sarah Anne Osuji, Alana Hood, Hannah Thomson | 3:37 |
| 11. | "You Make Me Feel Brand New" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | 5:04 |
| 12. | "Say You Love Me" | Mick Hucknall | 3:44 |
| 13. | "Home" | Mick Hucknall, Steve Lewinson, Peter Lewinson | 3:33 |
| 14. | "Fairground" | Mick Hucknall | 4:26 |
| 15. | "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)" | John Valentine, William Valentine | 4:29 |
| 16. | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | 3:26 |
| 17. | "Go Now" | Larry Banks, Milton Bennett | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 1:07:57 | ||
Charts
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Certifications and sales
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[23] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[24] | Gold | 30,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[25] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Italy sales in 2008 |
— | 45,000[26] |
| Italy (FIMI)[27] sales since 2009 |
Gold | 30,000* |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[28] | Gold | 30,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[30] | 2× Platinum | 40,000* |
| Portugal (AFP)[31] | Gold | 10,000^ |
| Russia (NFPF)[32] | Gold | 10,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[33] | Gold | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[34] | 3× Platinum | 900,000‡ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- ^ Simply Red - 25: The Greatest Hits Review at PopMatters
- ^ Official Charts Company – Simply Red – 25 – The Greatest Hits
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- ^ "Ultratop.be – Simply Red – 25 - The Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Simply Red – 25 - The Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Simply Red – 25 - The Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Simply Red". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Simply Red – 25 - The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Simply Red – 25 - The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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