A New Flame

"It’s Only Love"
A New Flame
Studio album by Simply Red
Released	13 February 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Genre	Blue-eyed soul
Length	41:03
Label	Elektra; WEA
Producer	Stewart Levine
Simply Red chronology
Singles from A New Flame
	"It’s Only Love"; Released: 16 January 1989; "If You Don’t Know Me By Now"; Released: April 1989; "A New Flame"; Released: July 1989; "You’ve Got It"; Released: October 1989;

A New Flame is the third album by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in February 1989. It was a huge success worldwide, becoming the band's first UK number one album and 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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]
The New York Times	positive[3]
Robert Christgau	C+[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Track listing

Side one

"It’s Only Love" (Jimmy Cameron/Vella Cameron) – 4:58
"A New Flame" (Mick Hucknall) – 3:57
"You’ve Got It" (Hucknall/Lamont Dozier) – 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) – 3:24
"Enough" (Hucknall/Joe Sample) – 5:10

2008 Collector’s Edition bonus tracks

Disc one

"I Wish" [Live Version] (Stevie Wonder) – 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 Withers)
"More" (Hucknall)
"Groovy Situation" (Keith Barrington Rowe)
"Lady Godiva’s Room" (Hucknall)
"Holding Back the Years" (Hucknall/Neil Moss)
"Sad Old Red" (Hucknall)
"Enough" (Hucknall/Sample)
"Turn It Up" (Hucknall/Dozier)
"Something Got Me Started"
"If You Don't Know Me by Now"
"It's Only Love"
"Everytime We Say Goodbye"
"Resume"

Personnel

Mick Hucknall – lead vocals (all vocals on 'Enough')
Fritz McIntyre – keyboards and backing vocals
Tim Kellett – trumpet and keyboards, live backing vocals
Chris Joyce – drums
Tony Bowers – bass guitar
Heitor T P – guitars
Ian Kirkham – saxophones

Guest musicians

Erik Hanson and Larry Williams – synthesizer programming
Lenny Castro – percussion
Stephanie Spruell – backing vocals

Production

Producer – Stewart Levine
Engineered and Mixed by Darren Klein
Assistant Engineers – Clark Germain and Karl Lever
Recorded at AIR Studios (Montserrat, West Indies).
Mixed at Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, CA).
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
Design – Peter Barrett and Andrew Biscomb
Cover Photo – Juergen Teller
Inner Sleeve Photos – Shelia Rock and Juergen Teller

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Album Chart[6]	2
Austrian Albums Chart[7]	2
Canadian Albums Chart[8]	15
Dutch Albums Chart[9]	4
French SNEP Albums Chart[10]	2
German Media Control Albums Chart[11]	2
Italian Albums Chart[12]	1
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[13]	39
New Zealand Albums Chart[14]	1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[15]	4
Swedish Albums Chart[16]	4
Swiss Albums Chart[17]	1
UK Albums Chart[18]	1
US Billboard 200[19]	22

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[20]	10
Austrian Albums Chart[21]	2
Canadian Albums Chart[22]	43
German Media Control Albums Chart[23]	2
Italian Albums Chart[12]	5
Swiss Albums Chart[24]	1
UK Albums Chart[25]	2
US Billboard 200[26]	44

Decade-end charts

Chart (1980–89)	Position
Austrian Albums Chart[27]	34

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	3× Platinum	210,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)[29]	Platinum	50,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[30]	Gold	25,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[31]	Gold	100,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
France (SNEP)[33]	Platinum	494,200[34]
Germany (BVMI)[35]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Italy	—	470,000[36]
Netherlands (NVPI)[37]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)[40]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[41]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]	7× Platinum	2,100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[43]	Gold	500,000^{^}
Summaries
Worldwide	—	6,000,000[44]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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Holden, Stephen (19 February 1989). "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: RECENT RELEASES; POP/JAZZ". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
Robert Christgau review
Rolling Stone review
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[1] William, Ruhlman. A New Flame at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] Hunt, dennis (26 February 1989). "Album Review: Simply Red "A New Flame"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

[3] Holden, Stephen (19 February 1989). "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: RECENT RELEASES; POP/JAZZ". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

[4] Robert Christgau review

[5] Rolling Stone review

[auchart-6] "australian-charts.com Simply Red – A New Flame" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 October 2011.

[atchart-7] "austriancharts.at Simply Red – A New Flame" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2011.

[8] Library and Archives Canada. Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-10-31

[nlchart-9] "dutchcharts.nl Simply Red – A New Flame" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl. MegaCharts. Retrieved 31 October 2011.

[fracharts-10] "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2011.

[dechart-11] "Album Search: Simply Red – A New Flame" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 31 October 2011.

[itayearend-12] "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1989" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

[Jachart-13] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

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[Nochart-15] "norwegiancharts.com Simply Red – A New Flame" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 31 October 2011.

[sechart-16] "swedishcharts.com Simply Red – A New Flame" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 October 2011.

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[UKchart-18] "The Official Charts Company – Simply Red – A New Flame" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2011.

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[23] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

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[UKYearend80s-25] "Chart Archive – 1980s Albums". Retrieved 1 November 2011.

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[AustriaSimply_RedA_New_FlamealbumCertRef-29] "Austrian album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame" (in German). IFPI Austria.

[Billboard-30] "Belgium - Gold LP" (PDF). Music & Media. 2 June 1990. p. 17. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

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[CanadaSimply_RedA_New_FlamealbumCertRef-32] "Canadian album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame". Music Canada.

[FranceSimply_RedA_New_FlamealbumCertRef-33] "French album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

[FRGD-34] "Les Albums Platine". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

[GermanySimply_RedA_New_FlamealbumCertRef-35] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simply Red; 'A New Flame')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

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[United_KingdomSimply_RedA_New_FlamealbumCertRef-42] "British album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type A New Flame in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesSimply_RedA_New_FlamealbumCertRef-43] "American album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

[44] "Simply Brilliant". Billboard. 12 October 1991. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

Simply Red
Mick Hucknall Ian Kirkham Steve Lewinson Kenji Suzuki Kevin Robinson Dave Clayton Roman Roth Fritz McIntyre Tim Kellett Tony Bowers Chris Joyce David Fryman Sylvan Richardson Aziz Ibrahim Heitor Pereira Gota Yashiki Shaun Ward Dee Johnson Velroy Bailey Sarah Brown Tim Vine John Johnson Mark Jaimes Wayne Stobbart Chris De Margary Andy Wright Pete Lewinson
Studio albums	Picture Book Men and Women A New Flame Stars Life Blue Love and the Russian Winter Home Simplified Stay Big Love Blue Eyed Soul
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits It's Only Love The Very Best of Simply Red Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits Songs of Love Song Book 1985–2010
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