| Blue Eyed Soul | ||||
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| Released | 8 November 2019 | |||
| Studio | Mick Hucknall's home studio; British Grove Studios and Southwest Studios (London, England) | |||
| Genre | Blue-eyed soul | |||
| Length | 33:53 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Producer | Andy Wright | |||
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| Singles from Blue Eyed Soul | ||||
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Blue Eyed Soul is the twelfth studio album by British pop group Simply Red. The album was released on 8 November 2019 by BMG. [1]
The album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 9,772 copies in its first week. It is Simply Red's 14th top 10 album in the United Kingdom. [2]
The vinyl release has a slightly different song order from the CD and digital releases. Apparently, the preferred order is that of the vinyl release, which favours slower songs earlier. [3]
All tracks are written by Mick Hucknall [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thinking of You" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Sweet Child" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Complete Love" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Take a Good Look" | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Ring That Bell" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "BadBootz" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Don't Do Down" | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Riding on a Train" | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Chula" | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Tonight" | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 33:53 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thinking of You" (original version) | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Sweet Child" (original version) | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Thinking of You" (Danny Trexin remix) | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Thinking of You" (James Doman remix) | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Sweet Child" (Crooked Soul remix) | 7:11 |
All tracks are written by Mick Hucknall
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thinking of You" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Sweet Child" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Complete Love" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Take a Good Look" | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Tonight" | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ring That Bell" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "BadBootz" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Don't Do Down" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Riding on a Train" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Chula" | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 33:53 | |
Simply Red
Additional musicians
Strings (Tracks 2, 3 & 4)
Production
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [5] | 39 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] | 35 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] | 27 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [10] | 57 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] | 11 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) [12] | 24 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) [13] | 21 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] | 7 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] | 17 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [16] | 6 |
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