Home (Simply Red album)

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Home
Simply Red Home.png
Studio album by
Simply Red
Released24 March 2003
Recorded2001–2002
StudioMick Hucknall's home studio; PFL Studios and Metropolis Mastering (London, UK); Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length43:20
Label Simplyred.com
Producer
Simply Red chronology
It's Only Love
(2000)		Home
(2003)		 Simplified
(2005)
Singles from Home
  1. "Sunrise"
    Released: 17 March 2003
  2. "Fake"
    Released: 7 July 2003
  3. "You Make Me Feel Brand New"
    Released: 10 November 2003 [1]
  4. "Home"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Dotmusic 6/10 [3]
entertainment.ie Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Uncut Star half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Home is the eighth studio album by British pop and soul band Simply Red, released in 2003. It is the first Simply Red album released on band frontman Mick Hucknall's own record label, Simplyred.com. The album was a success all around the world, and includes the hit singles, "Sunrise", "Fake", "You Make Me Feel Brand New" and "Home".

Contents

The album includes three cover versions: the Bob Dylan song, "Positively 4th Street", The Stylistics' soul hit, "You Make Me Feel Brand New", and the Dennis Brown song, "Money in My Pocket". "Sunrise" borrows a loop from the 1981 Hall & Oates song "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)", as well as some of the lyrics.

Track listing

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Home"
  • Hucknall
  • S. Lewinson
  • P. Lewinson
3:17
2."Fake"
  • Hucknall
  • Mark Jaimes
  • Gota Yashiki
  • Ian Kirkham
  • S. Lewinson
  • Dee Johnson
  • John Johnson
  • Kenji Suzuki
  • Sarah Brown
  • Chris De'Margary
  • Kevin Robinson
  • Hucknall
  • Yashiki
  • Matt Rowe [a]
3:58
3."Sunrise"
3:19
4."You Make Me Feel Brand New"
5:05
5."Home Loan Blues"
  • Hucknall
  • Jaimes
  • Yashiki
  • S. Lewinson
  • Kirkham
  • Suzuki
  • Hucknall
  • Yashiki
5:00
6."Positively 4th Street" Bob Dylan
  • Hucknall
  • Yashiki
4:33
7."Lost Weekend"Hucknall
  • Hucknall
  • Yashiki
4:05
8."Money in My Pocket" (Plan B mix)
  • Wright
  • Yashiki
  • Hucknall
3:38
9."Something for You"
  • Hucknall
  • Joe Sample
  • Levine
  • Hucknall [a]
  • Yashiki [a]
5:59
10."It's You"Hucknall
  • Hucknall
  • Yashiki
3:15
11."Home (Reprise)"Hucknall
  • Hucknall
  • Yashiki
0:53
Japanese version bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Money in My Pocket"
  • Gibbs
  • Brown
  • Hucknall
  • Yashiki
2:58

Limited edition DVD

  1. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (live DVD footage)
  2. "Lost Weekend" (live DVD footage)
  3. Documentary (DVD footage)
  4. "Fake" (single mix)
  5. "Sunrise (Who Knows About Forever)"

2014 expanded edition

Disc one – Radio Edits

  2. "Sunrise (Motivo Hi-Lectro Radio Edit/Mix)" – 3:26
  3. "Fake (Radio Mix)" – 3:43
  4. "You Make Me Feel Brand New (Single Edit)" – 4:18
  5. "Home (Tin Tin Out Radio Mix)" – 3:34
  6. "Fake (Phunk Investigation Radio Edit)" – 3:01
  7. "You Make Me Feel Brand New (Antillas Full Vocal Edit)" – 4:14
  8. "Home (Motivo Hi-lectro Radio Mix)" – 3:23

Disc two – Remixes

  1. "Sunrise (ATFC Morning Glory Remix)" – 8:29
  2. "Fake (Phunk Investigation Exte-Club Mix)" – 7:03
  3. "Home (David Harness Taboo Vocal)" – 8:00
  4. "Sunrise (Love to Infinity Classic Mix)" – 6:49
  5. "Fake (Love to Infinity Classic Radio Mix)" – 4:34
  6. "You Make Me Feel Brand New (Love to Infinity Radio Mix)" – 4:46
  7. "Fake (Eric Kupper Club Mix)" – 6:51
  8. "Sunrise (Love to Infinity Club Mix)" – 7:51
  9. "Fake (Love to Infinity Club Mix)" – 6:58
  10. "You Make Me Feel Brand New (Love to Infinity Master Mix)" – 6:04
  11. "Home (Minimal Chic Mix)" – 6:47
  12. "Sunrise (Who Knows About Forever?)" – 3:15

Disc three – Live at Ronnie Scott's (Recorded February 2003)

  1. "Fake" – 3:52
  2. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" – 4:57
  3. "Positively 4th Street" – 4:27
  4. "Home Loan Blues" – 4:51
  5. "Home" – 3:30
  6. "So Beautiful" – 4:57
  7. "It's Only Love" – 4:29
  8. "Come to My Aid" – 4:06
  9. "Sunrise" – 3:23
  10. "Lost Weekend" – 3:59
  11. "Money in My Pocket" – 3:33
  12. "Something for You" – 6:23
  13. "Home (Live in Sicily)" (bonus track) – 3:46

DVD

Feature interview
  1. "Mark Goodier Interviews Mick Hucknall About "Home" – March 2014"
Promo videos
  2. "Sunrise"
  3. "Fake"
  4. "You Make Me Feel Brand New (Live)"
  5. "Home"
Bonus features
  2. "Home Album EPK"
  3. "The Making of Sunrise"
  4. "The Making of Fake"
BBC TV appearances
  2. "Sunrise" ( Parkinson , broadcast on 22 February 2003)
  3. "Fake" ( Later... with Jools Holland , broadcast on 20 June 2003)

Notes

Personnel

Musicians

The album credits list the musicians who played on the record, with no indication of which musicians played on which tracks, or what instruments they played.

Credited musicians are (in order listed): Andy Wright, Anthea Clarke, Arthur Adams, Bernie Worrell, Chris De Margary, Danny Saxon, Dave Clayton, Dean Parks, Dee Johnson, Freddie Washington, Gota Yashiki, Ian Kirkham, James Gadson, Joe Sample, John Johnson, Karl Van Den Bossche, Kenji Suzuki, Kevin Robinson, Larry Williams, Lenny Castro, The London Session Orchestra, Mark Jaimes, Mick Hucknall, Miles Bould, Paul "Harry" Harris, Pete Lewinson, Sarah Brown and Steve Lewinson.

Production

Technical

Album credits

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Home
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [32] Gold15,000*
Belgium (BEA) [33] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [34] Gold50,000^
France (SNEP) [35] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [36] Platinum200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [37] 2× Platinum160,000^
Portugal (AFP) [38] Gold20,000^
Russia (NFPF) [39] Gold10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [40] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [41] 2× Platinum600,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [42] Platinum1,000,000*
Worldwide—2,500,000 [43]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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