Life (Simply Red album)

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Life
Simply Red Life.jpg
Studio album by
Simply Red
Released9 October 1995 [1]
RecordedSeptember 1994 – July 1995
StudioPlanet 4 Studios (Manchester, England)
AIR Studios (London, England)
Downtown Studios (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Genre Blue eyed-soul, pop, dance, funk
Length47:18
Label East West Records
Producer Mick Hucknall, Stewart Levine
Simply Red chronology
The Montreux EP
(1992)		Life
(1995)		 Greatest Hits
(1996)
Singles from Life
  1. "Fairground"
    Released: 18 September 1995
  2. "Remembering the First Time"
    Released: 4 December 1995 [2]
  3. "Never Never Love"
    Released: 12 February 1996 [3]
  4. "We're in This Together"
    Released: 7 June 1996 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Music & Media Favorable [7]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

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.

Contents

Track listing

All songs composed by Mick Hucknall

  1. "You Make Me Believe" – 3:51
  2. "So Many People" – 5:19
  3. "Lives and Loves" – 3:21
  4. "Fairground" – 5:33
  5. "Never Never Love" – 4:19
  6. "So Beautiful" – 4:58
  7. "Hillside Avenue" – 4:45
  8. "Remembering the First Time" – 4:43
  9. "Out on the Range" – 6:00
  10. "We're in This Together" – 4:14

2008 Special Edition bonus tracks

  2. "Fairground" (Rollo and Sister Bliss Remix) – 9:06
  3. "Remembering the First Time" (Satoshi Tomie Classic 12" Mix) – 8:53
  4. "Never Never Love" (Too Precious Club Radio Mix) – 4:22
  5. "We're in This Together" (Universal Feeling Mix) – 4:15
  6. "You Make Me Believe" (Howie B Mix) – 4:01

Personnel

Simply Red

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

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Life
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [46] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [47] Platinum50,000*
Belgium (BEA) [48] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [49] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [50] Platinum500,000^
Italy (FIMI) [51] 2× Platinum200,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [52] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [53] Platinum15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [54] Platinum100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [55] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [1] 5× Platinum1,500,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [56] 3× Platinum3,000,000*
Worldwide—5,500,000 [57]

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

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