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1995 studio album by Simply Red
Life is the fifth studio album by British pop and soul band
Simply Red , released in 1995. The lead single "
Fairground " became their first number 1 hit in the UK. Due to this success, the album also made #1 on the UK album chart. It also included "
We're in This Together ", the official theme song for
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
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 at
Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
Art direction – Mat Cook and Zanna
Design – Mat Cook
Photography – Zanna
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
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