Simplified
studio
ArtistSimply Red
CoverSimplifiedcover.jpg
Released17 October 2005
Recorded2004–2005
StudioMick Hucknall's home studio; Metropolis Studios (London, UK)
GenreSoul · soft rock
Length49:14
LabelSimplyred.com · Universal
ProducerAndy Wright · Mark Jaimes · Danny Saxon · Mick Hucknall
Prev year2003
Next year2007

Simplified is the ninth studio album by Simply Red, released in October 2005. It features new, rearranged recordings of the band's older songs, and four new songs: "Perfect Love" and an alternate version, "My Perfect Love", a cover of Leon Russell's "A Song for You", and "Smile".

Track listing

  • Credits adapted from Simply Red's official website.[1]

2014 expanded edition

'Disc 2[2]

Remixes
  1. "Perfect Love (Lazy Radio Mix)" – 3:11
  2. "Perfect Love (Love To Infinity Sunset Mix – Long Version)" – 7:43
  3. "Perfect Love (Love To Infinity Radio Mix)" – 3:33
  4. "Perfect Love (Kurtis Mantronik 12" Vocal Mix)" – 6:16
  5. "Perfect Love (Motive Hi-lectro Mix)" – 6:30
  6. "Perfect Love (Roger's Dirty Sanchez Mix Edit)" – 6:43
  7. "Perfect Love (Lee Cabrera's Lower East Side Dub)" – 6:00

Live in Cuba

  2. "Perfect Love" – 3:26
  3. "Something Got Me Started" – 3:37
  4. "A Song for You" – 4:09
  5. "Stars" – 4:17
  6. "It's Only Love" – 4:30
  7. "Fairground" – 6:00

DVD

Feature Interview
  1. "Mark Goodier Interviews Mick Hucknall About "Simplified" March 2014"

Promo videos

  2. "Perfect Love"
  3. "Something Got Me Started"
  4. "A Song for You"

BBC TV Appearances

  2. "Perfect Love (Top of the Tops)"
  3. "Something Got Me Started (All Time Greatest Party Songs)"

Notes

  • signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Musicians

The album credits alphabetically list the musicians who played on the record, with no indication of which musicians played on which tracks, or what instruments they played.

Credited musicians are: Sarah Brown, Anthea Clarke, Dave Clayton, Simon Hale, Geoff Holroyde, Mark Jamies, Dee Johnson, John Johnson, Ian Kirkham, Pete Lewinson, Steve Lewinson, Chris De Margary, Roachie, Kevin Robinson, Danny Saxon, Kenji Suzuki, Andy Wright, Gota Yashiki.

Danae Blanco Villanueva – guest vocals on "Perfect Love"

Oddly, Mick Hucknall is not listed in the album's musician credits.

Production

  • Johnny Wow – mixing
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering at The Soundmasters (London, UK)
  • Andy Scade – recording, album technical coordinator
  • Dave Bloor – recording (1, 2, 3)
  • Gavin Goldberg – recording (1, 2, 3)
  • Michael Zimmerling – recording (1, 4–12)
  • Peacock Design – art direction, design
  • Hamish Brown – band photography
  • Hugh Turvey – photography

Singles

  • "Perfect Love" (October 2005)
  • "Something Got Me Started" / "A Song for You" (January 2006)
  • "More" (November 2005) – for Brazilian market

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Simplified
Chart (2005)Peak
position

Year-end charts

2005 year-end chart performance for Simplified
Chart (2005)Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4]92
UK Albums (OCC)[5]114

References

  1. ^ "Simplified". Simplyred.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Simply Red – Simplified (2014, CD)". Discogs. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2005". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2005". UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 19 July 2020.