Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits
Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits is a 2008 album, released by Simply Red, as both a standard and deluxe edition which contained material from their 25-year career. In the US it was released in 1CD format. In Europe it was released in a 2CD format, as well as a 2CD and DVD deluxe edition. The single Go Now, a cover of Bessie Banks, was released from the album, but failed to chart. The album itself was a moderate success, peaking at #9 on the UK Albums Chart. On 9 October 2010 the album returned to the UK Top Ten, again peaking at #9.[3]
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| Released | 17 November 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Blue-eyed soul | |||
| Length | 1:07:57 | |||
| Label | Universal simplyred.com | |||
| Producer | Simply Red | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters | [2] |
Track listing
2CD Europe version
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Sunrise" | Mick Hucknall, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen | Home | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Stars" | Mick Hucknall | Stars | 4:08 |
| 3. | "A New Flame" | Mick Hucknall | A New Flame | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Holding Back the Years" | Mick Hucknall. Neil Moss | Picture Book | 4:11 |
| 5. | "It's Only Love" | Jimmy Cameron, Vella Cameron | A New Flame | 3:52 |
| 6. | "The Right Thing" | Mick Hucknall | Men and Women | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Your Mirror" | Mick Hucknall | Stars | 4:04 |
| 8. | "For Your Babies" | Mick Hucknall | Stars | 4:17 |
| 9. | "The Air That I Breathe" | Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood | Blue | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Night Nurse" | Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Weise | Blue | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Ain't That a Lot of Love" | Homer Banks, Willa Dean Parker | Love and the Russian Winter | 3:53 |
| 12. | "Fake" | Mick Hucknall | Home | 3:46 |
| 13. | "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" | Cole Porter | Men and Women | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 51:16 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "You've Got It" | Mick Hucknall, Lamont Dozier | A New Flame | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Say You Love Me" | Mick Hucknall | Blue | 3:44 |
| 3. | "So Not Over You" | Mick Hucknall, Pete Woodroffe, Charlie Grant, Sarah Anne Osuji, Alana Hood, Hannah Thomson | Stay | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Angel" | Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Saunder | Greatest Hits | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Never Never Love" | Mick Hucknall | Life | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Home (Tin Tin Out Radio Mix)" | Mick Hucknall, Steve Lewinson, Peter Lewinson | Home | 3:33 |
| 7. | "You Make Me Feel Brand New" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | Home | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Something Got Me Started" | Mick Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre | Stars | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)" | John Valentine, William Valentine | Picture Book | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Fairground" | Mick Hucknall | Life | 4:26 |
| 11. | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | A New Flame | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Go Now" | Larry Banks, Milton Bennett | previously unreleased | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 47:55 | |||
1CD US version
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunrise" | Mick Hucknall, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Stars" | Mick Hucknall | 4:08 |
| 3. | "A New Flame" | Mick Hucknall | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Holding Back The Years" | Mick Hucknall. Neil Moss | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Your Mirror" | Mick Hucknall | 4:04 |
| 6. | "For Your Babies" | Mick Hucknall | 4:17 |
| 7. | "It's Only Love" | Jimmy Cameron, Vella Cameron | 3:52 |
| 8. | "The Right Thing" | Mick Hucknall | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Something Got Me Started" | Mick Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre | 3:59 |
| 10. | "So Not Over You" | Mick Hucknall, Pete Woodroffe, Charlie Grant, Sarah Anne Osuji, Alana Hood, Hannah Thomson | 3:37 |
| 11. | "You Make Me Feel Brand New" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | 5:04 |
| 12. | "Say You Love Me" | Mick Hucknall | 3:44 |
| 13. | "Home" | Mick Hucknall, Steve Lewinson, Peter Lewinson | 3:33 |
| 14. | "Fairground" | Mick Hucknall | 4:26 |
| 15. | "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)" | John Valentine, William Valentine | 4:29 |
| 16. | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | 3:26 |
| 17. | "Go Now" | Larry Banks, Milton Bennett | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 1:07:57 | ||
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak[4][5][6] |
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| Austrian Albums Chart | 25 |
| Belgian Albums Chart | 14 |
| Chilean Top 10 Albums | 1[7] |
| Danish Albums Chart | 11 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 3 |
| Irish Albums Chart | 26 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 13 |
| German Albums Chart | 17 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 11 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart | 8 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 22 |
| UK Albums Chart | 9 |
Certifications
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[8] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[9] | Gold | 30,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[10] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Italy (FIMI)[11] | Gold | 35,000* |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[12] | Gold | 30,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[14] | 2× Platinum | 40,000* |
| Portugal (AFP)[15] | Gold | 10,000^ |
| Russia (NFPF)[16] | Gold | 10,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] | Gold | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- Simply Red - 25: The Greatest Hits Review at PopMatters
- Official Charts Company – Simply Red – 25 – The Greatest Hits
- acharts.us charts page 1 Archived 22 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- acharts.us charts page 2
- acharts.us charts page 3
- Feria del Disco's Official Web Page
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
- "Brazilian album certifications – Simply Red – The Greatest Hits 25" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simply Red; 'The Greatest Hits 25')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- "Italian album certifications – Simply Red – Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
- "Dutch album certifications – Simply Red – The Greatest Hits 25" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter The Greatest Hits 25 in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- "Official Top 40 Albums - 22 December 2008". NZ Top 40. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "Polish album certifications – Simply Red – Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
- "Portuguese album certifications – Simply Red – 25 The Greatest Hits" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- "Russian album certifications – Simply Red – Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).
- "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Simply Red; 'The Greatest Hits 25')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- "British album certifications – Simply Red – Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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