Life (Simply Red album)
Life | ||||
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AIR Studios (London, England) Downtown Studios (Johannesburg, South Africa) | ||||
Genre | Blue eyed-soul, pop, dance, funk | |||
Length | 47:18 | |||
Label | East West Records | |||
Producer | Mick Hucknall, Stewart Levine | |||
Simply Red chronology | ||||
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Singles from Life | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
NME | 6/10[9] |
Rolling Stone | [10] |
Life is the fifth studio album by British pop and soul band
Euro '96. This was also the last album to feature band members Fritz McIntyre and Heitor TP
.
Track listing
All songs composed by Mick Hucknall
- "You Make Me Believe" – 3:51
- "So Many People" – 5:19
- "Lives and Loves" – 3:21
- "Fairground" – 5:33
- "Never Never Love" – 4:19
- "So Beautiful" – 4:58
- "Hillside Avenue" – 4:45
- "Remembering the First Time" – 4:43
- "Out on the Range" – 6:00
- "We're in This Together" – 4:14
2008 Special Edition bonus tracks
- "Fairground" (Rollo and Sister Bliss Remix) – 9:06
- "Remembering the First Time" (Satoshi Tomie Classic 12" Mix) – 8:53
- "Never Never Love" (Too Precious Club Radio Mix) – 4:22
- "We're in This Together" (Universal Feeling Mix) – 4:15
- "You Make Me Believe" (Howie B Mix) – 4:01
Personnel
Simply Red
- Mick Hucknall – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars, bass, string arrangements
- Fritz McIntyre – keyboards, backing vocals
- Ian Kirkham – keyboards, saxophones, EWI
- Heitor TP – guitars
- Dee Johnson – backing vocals
- Sarah Brown – backing vocals
- Gota Yashiki – percussion
- Velroy Bailey – drums
Guest musicians
- Andy Wright – keyboards, programming, string arrangements
- Robbie Shakespeare – bass
- Bootsy Collins – bass
- Sly Dunbar – drums, programming
- Ritchie Stevens – drums
- Danny Cummings – percussion
- Hugh Masekela – flugelhorn
- Umoja Singers Chorale – choir
- The London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings
- Caroline Dale – string arrangements and conductor
The video for "Never Never Love" featured several women, including British actresses Billie Whitelaw and Stephanie Beacham, and fashion models like Kirsten Owen, for example.
Production
- Producers – Mick Hucknall and Stewart Levine
- Album coordinator – Merv Pearson
- Engineered and mixed by Roland Herrington and Femi Jiya
- Assistant engineers – Jake Davies, Aiden Love, Bernard O'Reilly and Andy Strange.
- Recorded at Planet 4 Studios (Manchester, England); AIR Studios(London, England); Downtown Studios (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Mixed at Whitfield Street Studios (London, England)
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering(Hollywood, California)
- Art direction – Mat Cook and Zanna
- Design – Mat Cook
- Photography – Zanna
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[47] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[48] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[49] | Gold | 25,000* |
France ( SNEP)[50]
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Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[51] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[52] | 2× Platinum | 200,000* |
Netherlands (NVPI)[53] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[55] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[1] | 5× Platinum | 1,500,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[57] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 5,500,000[58] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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