| Simplified | 
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Sales Rank: 72968
Category: Music
Artist: Simply Red
Publisher: Verve Forecast
Studio: Verve Forecast
Manufacturer: Verve Forecast
Label: Verve Forecast
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000547902
UPC: 602498856611
EAN: 0602498856611
ASIN: B000B0WO0I
Release Date: October 18, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Perfect Love | | • | Something Got Me Started | | • | Holding Back The Years | | • | More | | • | A Song For You | | • | Your Mirror | | • | Fairground | | • | My Perfect Love | | • | Smile | | • | Sad Old Red | | • | For Your Babies | | • | Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye |
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Album Description
Simplified features both stripped-down versions of Simply Red's classic songs and fresh recordorm some material with only a piano as accompaniment. "What struck me when I listened back to the performance was just how much the song leapt out at you in those circumstances," he says. Classic Simply Red songs such as "Something Got Me Started," "Sad Old Red," "Smile," and "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" are reinvigorated thanks to these sophisticated, even jazzy, new arrangements. One of the group's most popular hits, "Holding Back The Years," is beautiful and still lush; recognizable, but with an added timeless maturity. Other songs featured on Simplified include "More," "Your Mirror," "Fairground," and "For Your Babies."The lead-off track and first single from Simplified is the irresistible, upbeat, and distinctly Latin-flavored "Perfect Love." The Cuban vibe of this sensual new song is amplified by the vocals of Havana-based singer Danae. A Latin feeling runs throughout Simplified, inspired by the band's recent visit to Cuba. In fact, Simply Red is the first English pop band to have played in Havana, as they appeared at the landmark Gran Teatro early in 2005.Simplified is the follow-up to 2003's highly successful Home, which sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. That release helped push the band to a level of over 50 million albums sold since forming 21 years ago. Although Simply Red's lineup of musicians has rotated throughout the years, the one constant has been Mick Hucknall, one of the finest male vocalists Britain has ever produced, and also one of its most accomplished, melodic, and prolific pop songwriters.
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 Only for relax December 17, 2007
This is not cd for old fans of simply red, is a great cd for fans, new fans, because new versions sounds new, sounds like another group plays for Mike Hucknall. Buy it now and enjoy it
Simplified, but not "simple"! October 24, 2007
It's not easy to strip a song down, leaving only what's needed to make a great tune sound even better. Great guitar, sax, and a little background female vocals sets up a wonderful and magical musical moment with Mick Hucknall. What a voice! Nothing simple about it. The arrangements are so good on every song. I love the latin flavor brought to some of the songs. Holding Back the Years is stripped to the basics, and that VOICE! I was in London in May of '86, on Holiday/Vacation, traveling on my own. These were pre-internet days, unless you were in the armed services, or Al Gore (had to throw that in), so I didn't know what was up with some of the music that was local, and had not hit the states, or if it had, I was oblivious. I remember distinctly hearing that voice when I got home, finding out who THAT was and just being besides myself that I did not go see the band that had a small flyer posted for a concert. I remeber thinking when I saw the poster, what's a Simply Red? I found out!
Adair
Simply the best! September 29, 2007
Wonderful new arragements of Simply Red's classic songs plus great new songs. This is a great album and a must have for every fan.
What A Treat To Have Made This Album May 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Stripped down jazzy slower versions of old songs from The SImply Red catalog. Fans LOVE things like this, I LOVE this album, perfect for a rainy day alone with some songs that are like old friends. But older, wiser, mature, just wonderful. I Simply LOVE the stripped and simplified version of "Fairground", I love the orginial dearly...the sad slow melody over the Goodmen's drumming. But here it is sung as a ballad. This could have been an old standard that someone like Ella Fitzgerlad would have sung. can't say enough good things aabout this album, it is called "Simplified", but should be called "Timeless". This is the Greatest Hits for the fans, hits ethought. Again, rain falling outside makes this even better. Then again, we are all SR fans here, give it a try.
Great!! March 26, 2007
The music has a variation of sounds and themes extremely diverse and exciting. This is a great CD -a fan can certainly appreciate the voice and themes, a new listener will turn into a fanatic right after this.
Excellent choice.
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