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Simply Red - Say You Love Me (1998)

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Blue is the sixth studio album by Simply Red, released on East West Records on 19 May 1998, and includes " Say You Love Me ". Read more about the album

Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (1986)

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" Holding Back the Years " is the 7th track on Simply Red's debut studio album Picture Book (1985). It remains their most successful single, having reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the UK Singles Chart. It is one of two Simply Red songs (the other being their cover of " If You Don't Know Me by Now ") to reach #1 in the US.  The song was nominated in the category of Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards. Read more about the song

Simply Red - Never Never Love (1996)

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Life is the fifth studio album by British band Simply Red, released in 1995. The lead single " Fairground " became their first number 1 hit in the UK. Due to this success, the album also made #1 on the UK album chart. It also included " We're in This Together ", the official theme song for Euro '96. This was also the last album to feature band member Fritz McIntyre. Read more about the album

Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now (1989)

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It was covered by the English pop/soul band Simply Red, also becoming their best-known hit after reaching number one on the U.S. Hot 100 on July 15, 1989. It peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart. It also topped the Canadian Singles Chart. This version won Grammy Awards for the Best R&B Song in 1989. Read more about the song

Simply Red - The Right Thing (1987)

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" The Right Thing " is a single released by British soul group Simply Red in 1987. It was taken from the album Men and Women . It displays more of a funk influence than the group's previous hits, but also retains the blue-eyed soul sound that became their trademark during the '80s. It is similar to the sound of the album it was taken from, which also featured funk influence on many songs. Read more about the song

Simply Red - It's Only Love (1989)

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" It's Only Love Doing Its Thing " is a track featured on Barry White's album The Man . British soul band Simply Red later covered the song, under the shortened title " It's Only Love ", as the lead single for their third studio album, A New Flame. The Simply Red cover had its greatest success by charting at number one in Italy. The song later features in several greatest-hits albums and a ballad collection of the same name, and it remains a live favorite. Read more about the song

Simply Red - For Your Babies (1992)

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Stars is the fourth album by British pop/soul/jazz band Simply Red, released in September 1991. Five singles were released from the album including the UK top ten hits " Stars " and " For Your Babies ". Domestically it was a huge hit, becoming th((e best selling album in the UK for both 1991 and 1992 and according to the BPI certification of 12 times platinum, the joint 6th highest selling album of all time in the UK. It was on the short list of nominees for the 1992 Mercury Prize. Read more about the album

Simply Red - Remembering The First Time (1995)

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Life is the fifth studio album by British band Simply Red, released in 1995. The lead single " Fairground " became their first number 1 hit in the UK. Due to this success, the album also made #1 on the UK album chart. It also included " We're in This Together ", the official theme song for Euro '96 and " Remembering the First Time ". This was also the last album to feature band member Fritz McIntyre. Read more about the album

Simply Red - Stars (1991)

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Stars is a single by the band Simply Red. " Stars " was originally released in the 1991 album of the same name. The single reached #8 in the United Kingdom and was successful in some other countries in Europe, but did not reach the Top 40 in the United States, unlike Simply Red's previous single " Something Got Me Started" . However, the song did reach number eight in the US Adult Contemporary chart. Read more about the song