A New Flame
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A New Flame is the third album released by British pop group Simply Red
in 1989. The album was a huge success worldwide becoming the bands first UK number one album and was certified 7x Platinum by the BPI
for sales of 2,100,000 copies in the UK alone. The album was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Side two
Disc two (DVD)
’Let Me Take You Home’— Live at Manchester 1990
Guest musicians
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Simply Red
Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
in 1989. The album was a huge success worldwide becoming the bands first UK number one album and was certified 7x Platinum by the BPI
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
for sales of 2,100,000 copies in the UK alone. The album was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Track listing
Side one- "It’s Only Love” (Jimmy Cameron/Vella Cameron)- 4:58
- "A New Flame" (Mick HucknallMick HucknallMichael "Mick" Hucknall is a British singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the British band Simply Red, and is recognisable for his smooth, distinctive voice and wide vocal range, as well as his red curly hair.-Early life:...
) – 3:57 - "You’ve Got It" (Hucknall/Lamont DozierLamont DozierLamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...
) – 3:55 - "To Be With You" (Hucknall) – 3:22
- "More" (Hucknall) – 4:08
Side two
- "Turn It Up” (Hucknall/Dozier)- 4:35
- "Love Lays Its Tune" (Hucknall) – 4:05
- "She’ll Have To Go" (Hucknall) – 3:10
- "If You Don’t Know Me By Now" (Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff) – 3:27
- "Enough" (Hucknall/Joe SampleJoe SampleJoseph Leslie "Joe" Sample is an American pianist, keyboard player and composer.He is one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply The Crusaders in 1971, and remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 .- Biography :Sample began playing the piano...
) – 5:10
2008 Collector’s Edition bonus tracks
Disc one- "I WishI Wish (Stevie Wonder song)"I Wish" is a hit song by Stevie Wonder. It was released in 1976 as a single and included on the album Songs in the Key of Life. Written and produced by Wonder, the song focuses on his childhood...
" [Live Version] (Stevie WonderStevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
) – 4:05 - "X" (Fritz McIntyre/Ian Kirkham/Tim Kellett/Chris Joyce/Tony Bowers) – 4:51
- "The Great Divide" (S.H.T.G.) [“She’ll Have To Go” Extended Version] (Hucknall) – 3:56
- "Sugar Daddy" (McIntyre/Kirkham/Kellett/Joyce/Bowers) – 3:40
- "Funk On Out" [Instrumental] (Hucknall)- 3:31
Disc two (DVD)
’Let Me Take You Home’— Live at Manchester 1990
- "Grandma’s Hands" (Bill WithersBill WithersWilliam Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...
) - "More" (Hucknall)
- "Groovy Situation" (Keith Barrington Rowe)
- "Lady Godiva’s Room" (Hucknall)
- "Holding Back the YearsHolding Back The Years"Holding Back the Years" is the 7th track of Simply Red's debut studio album Picture Book. The song was a smash success for the group and quickly rose to the top of charts across the world. It remains their most successful single, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 12...
" (Hucknall/Neil Moss) - "Sad Old Red" (Hucknall)
- "Enough" (Hucknall/Sample)
- "Turn It Up" (Hucknall/Dozier)
Personnel
- Mick HucknallMick HucknallMichael "Mick" Hucknall is a British singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the British band Simply Red, and is recognisable for his smooth, distinctive voice and wide vocal range, as well as his red curly hair.-Early life:...
– Vocals (All Vocals on 'Enough') - Fritz McIntyreFritz McIntyreFritz McIntyre is a British musician, most famous for his tenure as keyboard player in the original line-up of Simply Red.-Career:...
– Keyboards & Backing Vocals - Tim KellettTim KellettTim Kellett is an English musician, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Kellett has worked in the British music industry for the past twenty five years...
– Trumpet & Keyboards - Chris JoyceChris JoyceChris Joyce is known for being drummer with different new wave groups and with Simply Red in the 1980s.Coming from Didsbury, Manchester, he adopted the hippie lifestyle...
– Drums - Tony BowersTony BowersTony Bowers is a musician based in Italy who has worked with many bands, including Simply Red in the 1980s.He debuted with a blues band called Blind Eye, as second guitarist, although isn't considered as former member...
– Bass - Heitor T PHeitor PereiraHeitor Teixeira Pereira , or Heitor TP, is a Brazilian musician, who played with Simply Red and several famous musicians, like Elton John, Rod Stewart, k.d...
– Guitars - Ian KirkhamIan KirkhamIan Kirkham is a world-renowned saxophonist, who has been the saxophone player for Simply Red since 1986. He started learning piano at five, and saxophone at eleven.-References:...
– Saxophones
Guest musicians
- Erik Hanson and Larry Williams – Synthesiser Programming
- Lenny CastroLenny CastroLenny Castro is an American freelancing percussionist in the studio recording industry in the Los Angeles area.-Early life:Castro is a percussionist of Puerto Rican descent and was born and raised in New York City. His father, Hector Castro, played the keyboard in a Latin style and gave his son...
– Percussion - Stephanie Spruell – Backing Vocals
Certifications
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Chart positions
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Album Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
2 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 2 |
| Canadian Albums Chart RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
15 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 4 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart | 2 |
| German Media Control Albums Chart | 2 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
39 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
4 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 4 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 1 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
22 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 10 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 2 |
| Canadian Albums Chart RPM Year-End RPM Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album's performance in Canada, based upon the RPM magazine charts during any given chart year.-RPM year-end number ones:... |
43 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 5 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 1 |
| UK Albums Chart | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard Year-End Billboard Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album's performance in the United States, based upon the Billboard magazine charts during any given chart year. Billboard's "chart year" runs from the first week of December to the final week in November... |
44 |
Decade-end charts
| Chart (1980-89) | Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 34 |