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{{Short description|English pop band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Simply Red
| image             = Mick Hucknall singing.jpg
| caption           = Lead singer [[Mick Hucknall]]
| origin            = [[Manchester]], England
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]<ref name=lowdown/>|[[Soul music|soul]]<ref name=lowdown/>|[[blue-eyed soul]]<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Colin |editor-last=Larkin |year=2011 |title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |chapter=Simply Red |edition=5th |publisher=[[Music Sales Group|Omnibus Press]] |isbn=978-0-85-712595-8}}</ref>|[[sophisti-pop]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Pop/Rock » Punk/New Wave » Sophisti-Pop |publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/sophisti-pop-ma0000011994 |access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>}}
| years_active      = {{hlist|1985–2010|2015–present}}
| label             = {{hlist|[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]|[[East West Records|East West]]|Simplyred.com}}
| website           = {{URL|simplyred.com}}
| current_members   = * [[Mick Hucknall]]
* [[Ian Kirkham]]
* Kenji Suzuki
* Kevin Robinson
* Roman Roth
* [[Gary Sanctuary]]
* Orefo Orakwue
| past_members      = 
}}

'''Simply Red''' are<!-- Per WP:ENGVAR, bands that originate from Great Britain are treated plural, so do not change "are" to "is" THEN BE CONSISTENT! --> an English [[pop music|pop]] and [[soul music|soul]] band formed in [[Manchester]] in 1985.<ref name=lowdown>{{Cite news | url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/features/the-complete-guide-to-simply-red/ | title=The Lowdown – Simply Red | work=[[Classic Pop]] | date=7 May 2025}}</ref> The band is led by singer and songwriter [[Mick Hucknall]], who is the only original member remaining in the band.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3668826/Simply-Red-Splitting-up-is-never-easy.html | location=London | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | first=Neil | last=McCormick | title=Simply Red: Splitting up is never easy | date=26 October 2007 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3668826/Simply-Red-Splitting-up-is-never-easy.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They have released thirteen studio albums, from ''[[Picture Book (Simply Red album)|Picture Book]]'' (1985) through [[Time (Simply Red album)|''Time'']] (2023), all of which have peaked within the top ten on the [[UK Albums Chart]]; with the albums ''[[A New Flame]]'' (1989), ''[[Stars (Simply Red album)|Stars]]'' (1991), [[Life (Simply Red album)|''Life'']] (1995) and [[Blue (Simply Red album)|''Blue'']] (1998), along with their [[Greatest Hits (Simply Red album)|''Greatest Hits'']] (1996) album, reaching number one. ''Stars'' is one of the [[List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom|best-selling albums in the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 40 Best Selling Albums: 28 July 1956 – 14 June 2009 |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/assets/files/top%2040%20albums.pdf |access-date=26 July 2011 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>

The group have released ten songs that have reached the top 10 on the [[UK singles chart]], including "[[Stars (Simply Red song)|Stars]]", the [[Fugees]]-assisted "[[Angel (Aretha Franklin song)#Simply Red version|Angel]]", "[[The Air That I Breathe#Simply Red version|The Air That I Breathe]]" and "[[Sunrise (Simply Red song)|Sunrise]]", with the single "[[Fairground (song)|Fairground]]" peaking atop the UK chart. Their singles "[[Holding Back the Years]]" and "[[If You Don't Know Me by Now]]" both reached number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].

At the 1992 and 1993 [[Brit Awards]], they received the award for Best British Group.<ref>[http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/simply-red "Simply Red: BRITs Profile"]. Brit Awards. Retrieved 21 November 2012</ref> They have received three [[Grammy Award]] nominations, including one for [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] in 1987. Their version of "If You Don't Know Me by Now" won songwriters [[Gamble and Huff|Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff]] the [[Grammy Award]] for the [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]]. The band broke up in 2010 but re-formed in 2015. Simply Red have sold over 50 million albums.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29884145 |title=Simply Red to reunite for 30th anniversary tour | work=[[BBC News]] |date=25 March 2017}}</ref>

==History==
==={{anchor|Frantic Elevators}}1977–1984: The Frantic Elevators===
Hucknall was in a [[punk rock|punk]] group called the Frantic Elevators, whose seven-year run produced limited releases on local labels and ended in 1984 upon critical acclaim for their final single, "[[Holding Back the Years]]".<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=1089}}</ref>

===1985–1988: Formation and early success===
After the demise of the Frantic Elevators, Hucknall linked up with manager Elliot Rashman. By early 1985, Hucknall and Rashman had assembled a band of local session musicians and begun to attract record-company attention. The group went under a number of names: World Service, Red and the Dancing Dead, and Red (after Hucknall's nickname, denoting his hair colour) but Hucknall decided the latter name would sound better with the addition of the word 'Simply'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.simplyred.com/faq/ |title=Simply Red &#124; Mick Hucknall FAQ|website=Simplyred.com|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref> The band's name is also linked to Hucknall's allegiance to being a supporter of [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], as the club's home shirt colour is [[red]].<ref>{{cite news |title=20 Fun Facts About Simply Red And Mick Hucknall|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/louisebruton/20-fun-facts-about-simply-red-and-mick-hucknall-f5b5 | first=Louise | last=Bruton | work=[[BuzzFeed News]] |date=18 May 2015}}</ref>

The initial Simply Red line-up consisted of Mick Hucknall (vocals), David Fryman (guitar), [[Tony Bowers]] (bass), [[Fritz McIntyre]] (keyboards and vocals), [[Tim Kellett]] (brass and live backing vocals) and [[Chris Joyce]] (drums).<ref name="Larkin" /> Bowers and Joyce had both previously been members of [[post-punk]] bands [[the Durutti Column]] and [[the Mothmen]]; Kellett had also been a member of the Durutti Column, though not at the same time as Bowers and Joyce.

Simply Red signed a contract with [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] in 1985,<ref name="Larkin" /> but after recording one track ("Red Box"), Fryman left the group and was replaced by guitarist [[Sylvan Richardson]], billed as 'Sylvan'.

"Red Box" was released in 1985 as a B-side to the group's first single, "[[Money's Too Tight (to Mention)]]", a cover of a soul song originally recorded by [[the Valentine Brothers]]. "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)" gained international success, reaching the UK and [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] top 20,<ref name="Larkin" /> then later the American, French and [[Netherlands|Dutch]] top 30, and the Italian top 5. It was included on their debut album, ''[[Picture Book (Simply Red album)|Picture Book]]'', also released in 1985.<ref name="Larkin" />

Several low-charting singles followed. Among the comparative flops was a re-recording of the Frantic Elevators' "[[Holding Back the Years]]", done up in a new [[Soul ballad|soul-ballad]] style arrangement.<ref name="Larkin" /> Released as Simply Red's third single in 1985, the track initially placed outside the UK top 50. However, upon being re-released in 1986, "Holding Back the Years" became a major hit, peaking at number one in Ireland, number 2 in the UK, number 3 in the Netherlands, number 20 in Italy and later number one in the United States.

Simply Red's second album, 1987's ''[[Men and Women (album)|Men and Women]]'',<ref name="Larkin" /> saw the band adopting bowler hats and colourful suits instead of their earlier ragamuffin look. As well, the introspection and social commentary of their debut album was replaced by a [[blue-eyed soul]] sound with [[funk]] influences. Veteran [[Motown]] songwriter [[Lamont Dozier]] co-authored two tracks with Hucknall for the album—these tracks were credited to 'Hucknall/Dozier/Hucknall' in the original album credits, in homage to the famous Motown writing team of [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]].<ref name="Larkin" />

The album's lead single "[[The Right Thing (song)|The Right Thing]]" was another international hit,<ref name="Larkin" /> charting in the top 40 throughout Europe and North America. Several follow-up singles also met with modest success in the UK and elsewhere.

===1989–1995: Peak years===
Guitarist Richardson left after the release of ''Men and Women'' and was replaced by Brazilian [[Heitor Pereira]] (billed as Heitor TP). Saxophonist [[Ian Kirkham]], who joined the group during the ''Picture Book'' tour in 1986 and played on ''Men and Women'', became an official member.

With their third album ''[[A New Flame]]'' in 1989, Simply Red adopted a yet more mainstream popular sound aimed for commercial rather than critical success, typified by their cover of [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]' [[Philadelphia soul]] classic "[[If You Don't Know Me by Now]]", which became their second U.S. number 1 hit, and one of the biggest singles of the year internationally; and their greatest success to that point.<ref name="Larkin"/>

Hucknall was by this time an international superstar, being photographed with models and Hollywood celebrities. This seemed to harm the band's coherence as a unit, with Hucknall declaring in 1991 that Simply Red was "essentially a solo project". The rhythm section of Bowers and Joyce left around this time; they were replaced by bassist Shaun Ward (ex-[[Floy Joy (band)|Floy Joy]] and [[Everyday People (band)|Everyday People]]) and drummer [[Gota Yashiki]] (often billed as just Gota).

The band's career peaked in late 1991 with the release of ''[[Stars (Simply Red album)|Stars]]'', which became the best-selling album for two years running in Europe and the UK (though notably had less chart success in the US than their previous albums, still earning however a gold certification). The album spun off five top 40 singles in the UK, and the singles "[[Something Got Me Started]]" and "[[Stars (Simply Red song)|Stars]]" were also significant chart hits throughout all of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="Larkin"/> After the tour, Tim Kellett left to form dance band [[Olive (band)|Olive]].

After touring and promoting ''Stars'' for two years, Simply Red returned in 1995 with "[[Fairground (song)|Fairground]]", a dance-influenced track prominently featuring a sample from [[Zki & Dobri]]'s Goodmen project. A massive radio hit, "Fairground" went on to become the band's first and only UK number 1. Its parent album ''[[Life (Simply Red album)|Life]]'' sold more than a million copies in the UK alone, making it the fourth-biggest seller of the year. By this time, the band was officially Hucknall, McIntyre, Pereira, Kirkham, and new backing vocalist Dee Johnson. Guest musicians (including [[Sly & Robbie]]) filled in on drums and bass. For the subsequent live shows, Simply Red were joined by new recruits' Steve Lewinson on bass, Velroy Bailey on drums, and second backing vocalist Sarah Brown.

===1996–2000===
McIntyre, the only original remaining band member aside from lead singer Hucknall, left the group after the ''Life'' album, as did Pereira. From that time in 1996, Simply Red was essentially a trade name for Hucknall and a bevy of session musicians, which would vary from track to track (and gig to gig) as needed, although all post-1996 Simply Red albums and live shows did include contributions from sax player Ian Kirkham. Returning drummer Gota Yashiki (co-producing several album tracks) and backing vocalists Dee Johnson and Sarah Brown were also frequently involved with the band's later recordings and shows, as was new keyboardist/co-producer [[Andy Wright (music producer)|Andy Wright]].

[[East West Records]] issued the compilation album ''[[Greatest Hits (Simply Red album)|Greatest Hits]]'' in 1996. The album featured one new track, a cover of the 1973 [[Aretha Franklin]] hit "[[Angel (Aretha Franklin song)#Simply Red version|Angel]]", which was co-produced with the [[Fugees]] (who also served as backing musicians). Released as a single, "Angel" reached number 4 in the UK.

In 1998, the [[cover version|cover]]-heavy ''[[Blue (Simply Red album)|Blue]]'' was released, which had four UK top 40 singles, including the top 10 hits "[[Say You Love Me (Simply Red song)|Say You Love Me]]" and a cover of "[[The Air That I Breathe#Simply Red version|The Air That I Breathe]]". The follow-up album, 1999's ''[[Love and the Russian Winter]]'', was a relative disappointment, spawning two minor hits that failed to break the top 10.

Simply Red were dropped from their label, East West Records in April 2000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2885035.stm | title=Hucknall attacks music industry | work=[[BBC News]] | date=March 25, 2003}}</ref> Hucknall subsequently set up the website Simplyred.com to handle releases of new recordings; the new label/website venture proved to be quite successful, many of the band's Simplyred.com releases selling and charting almost as well as their earlier recordings.

===2003–2010: Re-establishment as a band and disbanding===
Between 2003 and its disbandment in 2010, the band's core members were Mick Hucknall (lead vocals), Ian Kirkham (saxophone/EWI/keyboards), Dave Clayton (keyboards), Kenji Suzuki (guitar), Kevin Robinson (trumpet/flugelhorn/percussion), Steve Lewinson (bass guitar) and Pete Lewinson (drums). These musicians featured on Simply Red's shows as well as on albums, though in the studio, they were often augmented or replaced by session musicians. From 2003 to 2008, Dee Johnson (backing vocals), Sarah Brown (backing vocals), John Johnson (trombone/percussion) and Chris De Margary (saxophone/flute) also continued to be in the band and have appeared on albums and tours.

On 24 March 2003, the band released ''[[Home (Simply Red album)|Home]]'', a mixture of original songs and covers, including a version of [[the Stylistics]]' "[[You Make Me Feel Brand New]]", which hit UK number 7. The album went Double Platinum in the United Kingdom, Gold in Canada, and Platinum in Europe. It featured two other hit singles: "[[Sunrise (Simply Red song)|Sunrise]]" (number 7 UK) and "[[Fake (Simply Red song)|Fake]]" (number 21 UK).

On 13 October 2005, followed ''[[Simplified (Simply Red album)|Simplified]]'', mainly an album of stripped-down versions of their classic hits. The single "Perfect Love" made it to number 30 on the UK chart, the band's final top 30 placing.

On 12 March 2007, the band released its tenth (and, at that time, proclaimed final) studio album, ''[[Stay (Simply Red album)|Stay]]''. This was preceded by the single from that album, "So Not Over You", released on 5 March 2007, which would peak at number 34 in the UK. Follow-up single "Stay" (released on 28 May 2007) peaked at number 36 UK, and was the band's final placing in the UK top 100 (although they would release several non-charting singles in the following years).

On 19 May 2008, Hucknall released his first solo album, ''[[Tribute to Bobby]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC music review of Tribute to Bobby |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5h54/ | work=[[BBC News]] |date=20 May 2008}}</ref> The backing musicians on the solo album were virtually the same group of musicians he had been working with as "Simply Red" for the last few years.

Hucknall announced that the name Simply Red would be retired after a farewell tour, which started in early 2009 and ended in 2010, saying, "I've kind of decided that the 25 years is going to be enough, so I intend that 2009 will be the last Simply Red tour."<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/people-hugo-rifkind-w5d382z6jml | title=People: Hugo Rifkind | work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>

The band's concert at [[the O2 Arena|the O<sub>2</sub> Arena]] in London on 19 December 2010 was their last concert until a reunion in 2015. The concert was shown live at cinemas throughout the UK.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/hucknall-simply-red-are-no-more/28577578.html | title=Hucknall: Simply Red are no more | work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]] | date=20 December 2010 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>

===2014–2015: Reunion, ''Big Love'' and 30th anniversary reunion tour===
On 3 November 2014, Simply Red announced that they would be reforming in Autumn 2015 for a 30th anniversary European tour, the Big Love Tour.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a607462/simply-red-announce-30th-anniversary-tour/ |title=Simply Red announce 30th anniversary tour | first=Tom | last=Eames | work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=3 November 2014}}</ref> The tour started on 20 October 2015 in [[Odense]], Denmark, and ended on 26 August 2016 at the Summerdays Festival in [[Arbon]], Switzerland, performing the following month an ultimate show on 10 September 2016 at the BMW Festival Night in [[Munich]], [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://celebrityaccess.com/caarchive/simply-red-to-reform-for-30th-annivsary-tour/ | title=Simply Red To Reform For 30th Annivsary Tour | work=Celebrity Access}}</ref> The line-up for the reunion tour was the same as Simply Red's last formation with the exception of Roman Roth replacing Pete Lewinson as the drummer.

On 19 April 2015, the band announced that they would be releasing a new studio album, named ''[[Big Love (Simply Red album)|Big Love]]'', containing 12 new tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.entertainment-focus.com/music-section/music-news/simply-red-to-release-new-album-big-love/ |title=Simply Red to release new album Big Love |publisher=Entertainment Focus|date=20 April 2015 |access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref> The new album was released on 29 May 2015.

===2016–2018: 25 Years of Stars Tour and Symphonica In Rosso===
On 11 November 2016, Simply Red embarked in Dublin, Ireland on the 25 Years of Stars Live Tour, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release in September 1991 of ''[[Stars (Simply Red album)|Stars]]'' by playing live on stage the entire album in its original running order, while the second half of the show featured hits and classic Simply Red songs. The debut date in Ireland was followed by a 10-date UK leg starting on 13 November in Liverpool, England, and ending on 27 November at [[the O2 Arena|the O<sub>2</sub> Arena]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thenortheasthub.com/simply-red-newcastle-2016/ | title=Simply Red bring 'Stars' 25th Anniversary tour to Newcastle 22nd Nov | work=The North East Hub | date=16 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/107268/simply-red-uk-arena-tour-for-stars-album-25th-anniversary-tickets/ | title=Simply Red announce UK arena tour for Stars' anniversary | work=[[Gigwise]]}}</ref>

In 2017, the band headlined the Symphonica In Rosso event on 25, 26 and 28 October. A live album of the concert, ''[[Symphonica in Rosso – Live at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam]]'', was released on 23 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.mbcpr.com/simply-red-symphonica-in-rosso/ | title=Simply Red 'Symphonica In Rosso' | publisher=MBC PR}}</ref> It peaked at number 58 on the UK Albums Chart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simply Red |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28920/simply-red/ |website=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>

===2019–2023: ''Blue Eyed Soul''===
The band's twelfth studio album, ''[[Blue Eyed Soul (album)|Blue Eyed Soul]]'', was released on 8 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.therockpit.net/2019/simply-red-to-release-new-album-blue-eyed-soul-on-november-8/ | title=Simply Red to release new album “Blue Eyed Soul” on November 8 | work=[[The Rockpit]] | date=16 October 2019}}</ref> It debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling nearly 10,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charts analysis: The Script score fifth No.1 album |url=https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-the-script-score-fifth-no-1-album/078097 |last=Jones |first=Alan |work=[[Music Week]]|date=15 November 2019 | url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Simply Red's concert dates for 2021 were postponed to 2022 and 2023 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://connexinlivehull.com/whats-on/simply-red/ | title=Simply Red - Bonus Arena Hull | work=[[Connexin Live Arena]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/simply-red-reschedule-o2-arena-18421739 | title=Simply Red reschedule O2 Arena and UK tour dates to 2021 | first=Jonathan | last=Yates | work=[[MyLondon]] | date=15 June 2020}}</ref>

On 22 October 2022, Simply Red released their first remix album, ''Simply Red Remixed Vol. 1 (1985–2000)''.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://retropopmagazine.com/simply-red-remixed-vol-1-collection/ | title=Simply Red revisit biggest hits with 'Remixed Vol. 1' collection | first=Connor | last=Gotto | work=Retro Pop Magazine | date=28 July 2022}}</ref>

===2023: ''Time''===
On 2 March 2023, Simply Red announced the release of their thirteenth studio album, ''[[Time (Simply Red album)|Time]]'', for 26 May 2023. The first unveiled track from the album is "Earth in a Lonely Space", which was already released as a single on 18 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.simplyred.com/earth-in-a-lonely-space/|title=Earth In A Lonely Space|website=simplyred.com|accessdate=4 March 2023}}</ref> The lead single, "Better with You", was released on 2 March 2023, accompanying the album's official announcement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.simplyred.com/new-album-time/|title=New album Time|website=simplyred.com|accessdate=4 March 2023}}</ref> Although the band's long-time keyboardist Dave Clayton has recorded some parts for ''Time'' and has even played "Better with You" with Simply Red during the final shows of 2022, Clayton's decision to leave the group after almost 20 years (with hopes of being able to spend more time with his family) was announced by the time that the year of 2022 was over. In the months leading up to the release of the ''Time'' album, Simply Red have released two further singles – "Shades 22" and "Just Like You" – on 31 March 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.simplyred.com/new-song-shades-22/|title=New song Shades 22|website=simplyred.com|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref> and 27 April 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.totalntertainment.com/music/simply-red-release-new-single-just-like-you/|title=SIMPLY RED RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'JUST LIKE YOU'|website=Totalntertainment.com|date=27 April 2023 |accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref> respectively. The band announced an intimate album launch show for 5 June 2023 at the [[O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire]] in London; this was their only UK performance in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thisisdig.com/simply-red-announce-intimate-london-show/|title=SIMPLY RED ANNOUNCE INTIMATE LONDON SHOW|website=Thisisdig.com|date=11 April 2023 |accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref> Also at the Shepherd's Bush show, Hucknall officially introduced new keyboard player [[Gary Sanctuary]] to the fans.{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}

===2025: 40th Anniversary Tour and concert film===
In 2025, the band embarked on a 40th Anniversary World Tour, including many performances in the UK.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25448336.brighton-date-confirmed-simply-reds-2025-tour/ | title=Brighton date confirmed for Simply Red’s 2025 tour | first=Samanta | last=Gladkauskaite | work=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] }}</ref> Hucknall made a surprise appearance at [[Glastonbury Festival 2025]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/glastonbury-fans-demand-simply-reds-31957289 | title=Glastonbury fans demand for Simply Red's Mick Hucknall after 'surprise' appearance | first=Elizabeth | last=Cotton | work=[[Manchester Evening News]] | date=29 June 2025}}</ref>

''Holding Back the Years: 40 Years of Simply Red'', a film capturing their five dates at the [[Movistar Arena (Santiago)|Movistar Arena]] in [[Santiago]], Chile, premiered in cinemas worldwide on 15 May 2025.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.concierto.cl/2025/03/de-chile-al-mundo-simply-red-estrenara-pelicula-concierto-de-sus-shows-en-el-movistar-arena/ |title=De Chile al mundo: Simply Reed estrenará película concierto de sus shows en el Movistar Arena |trans-title=From Chile to the world: Simply Red to premiere concert film of their shows at the Movistar Arena |last=Reid |first=Catalina|website=[[Radio Concierto]] |publisher=[[Ibero Americana Radio Chile]] |date=26 March 2025 |language=es}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
'''ARPA Music Awards'''
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| [[APRA Music Awards of 1996|1996]]
| "[[Fairground (song)|Fairground]]"
| Most Performed Foreign Work
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''ASCAP Pop Music Awards'''
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!Ref.
|-
| 1987
| rowspan=2|"[[Holding Back the Years]]"
| rowspan=2|Most Performed Song
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1987/Billboard-1987-06-06.pdf#page=24|title=Billboard|date=1987-06-06|page=24|website=Worldradiogistory.com|access-date=2022-03-13}}</ref>
|-
| 1988
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-06-04.pdf#page=5|title=Billboard|date=1988-06-04|page=5|website=Worldradiogistory.com|access-date=2022-03-13}}</ref>
{{end}}

'''Brit Awards'''

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|-
| 1985
| ''[[Picture Book (Simply Red album)|Picture Book]]''
| [[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|Best British Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| "[[Holding Back the Years]]"
| [[Brit Award for British Single of the Year|Best British Single]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Simply Red
| rowspan="2" |[[Brit Award for British Group|Best British Group]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1990
| {{nom}}
|-
| "[[If You Don't Know Me by Now]]"
| [[Brit Award for British Single of the Year|Best British Single]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''[[A New Flame]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|Best British Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992
| ''[[Stars (Simply Red album)|Stars]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| "[[Stars (Simply Red song)|Stars]]"
| [[Brit Award for British Video of the Year|Best British Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Simply Red
| rowspan="2" | [[Brit Award for British Group|Best British Group]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Mick Hucknall]]
| [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|Best British Male]]
| {{won}}
|-
| "[[For Your Babies]]"
| [[Brit Award for British Video of the Year|Best British Video]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1997
| [[Mick Hucknall]]
| [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|Best British Male]]
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''ECHO Awards'''

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| 1999
| rowspan="2" | Simply Red
| rowspan="2" | Best International Group
| {{nom}}
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| 2004
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''Goldene Europa'''
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| 2000
| Simply Red
| Group of the Year
| {{won}}
{{end}}

'''Grammy Awards'''

{{award table}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| Simply Red
| [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| "[[Holding Back the Years]]"
| rowspan="2" | [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1990
| "[[If You Don't Know Me by Now]]"
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''Hungarian Music Awards'''
{{award table}}
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Life (Simply Red album)|Life]]''
| Best Foreign Album
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''Ivor Novello Awards'''

{{award table}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| [[Mick Hucknall]]
| Songwriter of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| "[[Stars (Simply Red song)|Stars]]"
| Best Song Musically & Lyrically
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1996
| "[[Fairground (Simply Red song)|Fairground]]"
| Best Selling Song
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2002
| Simply Red
| Outstanding Song Collection
| {{won}}
{{end}}

'''Lunas del Auditorio'''
{{award table}}
|-
| 2004
| rowspan=3|Themselves
| rowspan=3|Best Foreign Pop Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2009
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2010
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''MTV Video Music Awards'''

{{award table}}
|-
| [[1986 MTV Video Music Awards|1986]]
| "[[Holding Back the Years]]"
| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''Mercury Prize'''

{{award table}}
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Stars (Simply Red album)|Stars]]''
| Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''[[Music & Media|Music & Media Year-End Awards]]'''
{{award table}}
!Ref.
|-
| 1989
| Simply Red
| Group of the Year
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-12-23.pdf |title=Music and Media|date=1989-12-23|website=Worldradiohistory.com|access-date=2022-03-13}}</ref>
{{end}}

'''[[Pollstar]] Concert Industry Awards'''

{{award table}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| ''Tour''
| Small Hall Tour of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Simply Red
| rowspan="2" | Next Major Arena Headliner
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1988
| {{nom}}
|-
| ''Tour''
| Small Hall Tour of the Year
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

==Members==
===Current members===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" border="1"
! width="75" |Image
! width="150" |Name
! width="160" |Years active
! width="170" |Instruments
!Release contributions
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Simply_Red_crop.jpg|bSize=385|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=30|oLeft=165}}
|[[Mick Hucknall]]
|{{Hlist|1985–2010|2015–present}}
|{{Hlist|lead vocals|occasional acoustic guitar}}
|[[Simply Red discography|all releases]]
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Ian Kirkham.jpg|bSize=180|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=55|oLeft=55}}
|[[Ian Kirkham]]
|{{Hlist|1986–2010|2015–present}}
|{{Hlist|saxophone|EWI|keyboards}}
|all releases except ''[[Picture Book (Simply Red album)|Picture Book]]'' (1985)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Kenji Suzuki.jpg|bSize=235|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=75|oLeft=80}}
|Kenji Suzuki
|{{Hlist|1998–2010|2015–present}}
|{{Hlist|guitars|backing vocals}}
| rowspan="2" |all releases from ''[[Love and the Russian Winter]]'' (1999) onwards
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Kevin Robinson.png|bSize=300|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=35|oLeft=110}}
|Kevin Robinson
|{{Hlist|1999–2010|2015–present}}
|{{Hlist|trumpet|flugelhorn|percussion|backing vocals}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Roman Roth.jpg|bSize=335|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=75|oLeft=130}}
|Roman Roth
|2015–present
|{{Hlist|drums|backing vocals}}
|all releases from ''[[Big Love (Simply Red album)|Big Love]]'' (2015) onwards
|-
|
|[[Gary Sanctuary]]
|2023–present
|keyboards
|''[[Time (Simply Red album)|Time]]'' (2023)
|-
|
|Orefo Orakwue
|2024–present
|{{Hlist|bass|backing vocals}}
|none to date
|}

===Former members===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" border="1"
! width="75" |Image
! width="150" |Name
! width="160" |Years active
! width="170" |Instruments
!Release contributions
|-
|
|[[Fritz McIntyre]]
|1985–1996 {{Small|(died 2021)}}
|{{Hlist|keyboards|backing and occasional co-lead vocals}}
|all releases from ''Picture Book'' (1985) to ''[[Life (Simply Red album)|Life]]'' (1995)
|-
|
|[[Tim Kellett]]
|1985–1993
|{{Hlist|trumpet|flugelhorn|keyboards|backing vocals}}
|all releases from ''Picture Book'' (1985) to ''[[The Montreux EP]]'' (1992)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=3_DSC_0153.jpg|bSize=625|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=30|oLeft=210}}
|[[Tony Bowers]]
| rowspan="2" |1985–1991
|bass
| rowspan="2" |{{flatlist|* ''Picture Book'' (1985)
* ''[[Men and Women (album)|Men and Women]]'' (1987)
* ''[[A New Flame]]'' (1989)}}
|-
|
|[[Chris Joyce]]
|{{Hlist|drums|percussion}}
|-
|
|David Fryman
|1985 {{Small|(died 2022)}}
| rowspan="4" |guitars
|
|-
|
|[[Sylvan Richardson]]
|1985–1987
|{{flatlist|* ''Picture Book'' (1985)
* ''Men and Women'' (1987)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Aziz_Ibrahim_2007.jpg|bSize=250|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=60|oLeft=90}}
|[[Aziz Ibrahim]]
|1987–1988
|
|-
|
|[[Heitor Pereira]]
|1988–1996
|all releases from ''A New Flame'' (1989) to ''[[Life (Simply Red album)|Life]]'' (1995)
|-
|
|[[Gota Yashiki]]
|{{Hlist|1991–1995|1998–2003}}
|{{Hlist|drums|percussion|bass}}
|all releases from ''[[Stars (Simply Red album)|Stars]]'' (1991) to ''[[Simplified (album)|Simplified]]'' (2005)
|-
|
|Shaun Ward
|1991–1994
|{{Hlist|bass|backing vocals}}
|{{flatlist|* ''Stars'' (1991)
* ''The Montreux EP'' (1992)}}
|-
|
|Dee Johnson
|1991–2008
|backing vocals
|all releases from ''[[Life (Simply Red album)|Life]]'' (1995) to ''[[Stay (Simply Red album)|Stay]]'' (2007)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Steve Lewinson.jpg|bSize=200|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=60|oLeft=60}}
|Steve Lewinson
|{{Hlist|1995–1998|2003–2010|2015–2024 {{small|(until his death)}}}}
|{{Hlist|bass|backing vocals}}
|{{flatlist|
* ''[[Blue (Simply Red album)|Blue]]'' (1998)
* all releases from ''[[Home (Simply Red album)|Home]]'' (2003) to ''Time'' (2023)}}
|-
|
|Velroy Bailey
|1995–1998
|drums
|{{flatlist|* ''Life'' (1995)
* ''Blue'' (1998)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Simple Minds - Live in Ipswich Regent Theatre 4th May 2015 - 17196403920.jpg|bSize=850|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=75|oLeft=185}}
|Sarah Brown
|1995–2008
|backing vocals
|all releases from ''Life'' (1995) to ''Stay'' (2007)
|-
|
|Tim Vine
|1998–2002
|keyboards
|{{flatlist|* ''Blue'' (1998)
* ''Love and the Russian Winter'' (1999)}}
|-
|
|John Johnson
|1998–2008 {{Small|(died 2017)}}
|{{Hlist|trombone|percussion}}
|all releases from ''Blue'' (1998) to ''Stay'' (2007)
|-
|
|Chris De Margary
|1998–2008
|{{Hlist|saxophone|flute}}
|all releases from ''Love and the Russian Winter'' (1999) to ''[[Blue Eyed Soul (album)|Blue Eyed Soul]]'' (2019)
|-
|
|Colin Graham
|1998
|trumpet
|
|-
|
|Mark Jaimes
|1998–2003 {{Small|(session afterwards)}}
|guitars
|{{flatlist|* ''Blue'' (1998)
* ''Love and the Russian Winter'' (1999)
* ''Home'' (2003)
* ''Stay'' (2007)
* ''Big Love'' (2015)
* ''Blue Eyed Soul'' (2019)
* ''Time'' (2023)}}
|-
|
|Wayne Stobbart
|1998–2002
|bass
|
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Andy_Wright_producer_songwriter.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=30|oLeft=13}}
|[[Andy Wright (music producer)|Andy Wright]]
|1998–2002 {{Small|(session and production afterwards)}}
|{{Hlist|keyboards|bass}}
|{{flatlist|* ''Life'' (1995)
* ''Blue'' (1998)
* ''Love and the Russian Winter'' (1999)
* ''Home'' (2003)
* ''Simplified'' (2005)
* ''Stay'' (2007)
* ''Big Love'' (2015)
* ''Blue Eyed Soul'' (2019)
* ''Time'' (2023)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Dave Clayton.jpg|bSize=400|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=75|oLeft=163}}
|Dave Clayton
|{{Hlist|2003–2010|2015–2023}}
|{{Hlist|keyboards|backing vocals}}
|all releases from ''Home'' (2003) to ''Time'' (2023)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Pete Lewinson.png|bSize=500|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=30|oLeft=305}}
|Pete Lewinson
|2003–2015
|drums
|all releases from ''Home'' (2003) to ''Big Love'' (2015)
|}

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==Discography==
{{Main|Simply Red discography}}
{{See also|Mick Hucknall#Solo discography}}

;Studio albums
{{col div}}
* ''[[Picture Book (Simply Red album)|Picture Book]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Men and Women (album)|Men and Women]]'' (1987)
* ''[[A New Flame]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Stars (Simply Red album)|Stars]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Life (Simply Red album)|Life]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Blue (Simply Red album)|Blue]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Love and the Russian Winter]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Home (Simply Red album)|Home]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Simplified (album)|Simplified]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Stay (Simply Red album)|Stay]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Big Love (Simply Red album)|Big Love]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Blue Eyed Soul (album)|Blue Eyed Soul]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Time (Simply Red album)|Time]]'' (2023)
{{col div end}}

==See also==
* [[List of artists who reached number one in the United States]]
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart]]
* [[List of Billboard number-one singles|List of ''Billboard'' number-one singles]]
* [[List of Billboard number-one dance hits|List of ''Billboard'' number-one dance hits]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Simply Red}}
* {{Official website|http://www.simplyred.com}}
* [http://www.worldmusicdatabase.org/profile.php?id=Simply%20Red&tag= Simply Red at WorldMusicDatabase]
* [https://www.simplyred.es Spanish website]
* {{Discogs artist|Simply Red}}
* {{IMDb name|id=1918774}}

{{Simply Red}}
{{Simply Red singles}}
{{Brit British Group}}
{{UK best-selling albums (by year) 1990–2009}}
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