Simply Red is a British soul and pop band which formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the release of their debut studio album Picture Book (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now", both of which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. They have had five number one albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, Stars, being one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.
Marie-José van der Kolk, better known by her stage name Loona, is a Dutch singer, songwriter and dancer.
Simplified is a Simply Red album released in October 2005. It features new, rearranged recordings of the band's older songs, and four new songs: "Perfect Love" and an alternate version, "My Perfect Love", a cover of Leon Russell's "A Song for You", and "Smile".
"Love Thing" is a song by recording artist Tina Turner from her 1991 album Simply the Best. The single, which brought Turner back to her rock roots, also included the non-album track "I'm a Lady", written and produced by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle.
"Hijo de la Luna" is a song written by José María Cano performed originally by the Spanish band Mecano with lead singer Ana Torroja. It appeared on their 1986 album, Entre el cielo y el suelo and had great success all over the Spanish speaking world, as did the album. From December 28, 1998 to January 16, 1999, a cover version by Loona topped the German charts, and reached number two on the Swiss singles' chart.
"Bailando" is a song by Belgian group Paradisio. It was released in 1996 as the lead single from their debut album, Paradisio. The song is produced by Patrick Samoy and Luc Rigaux and reached number-one in Italy, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. It peaked at number 2 in Belgium. In Sweden, it was the best selling single by being triple platinum. The song was a hit in most countries across Europe during the summer of 1997.
"That's Someone You Never Forget" is a song written by Elvis Presley in 1961 and published by Elvis Presley Music, which appeared as the closing track on his 1962 album Pot Luck and was released as a single in 1967.
Lunita is the debut album by Dutch recording artist Loona and produced by DJ Sammy. It was released in 1999 via Urban Records. The album includes the three singles "Bailando", Hijo De La Luna and "Dónde Vas".
"It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" is a track featured on Barry White's album The Man. British soul band Simply Red later covered the song, under the shortened title "It's Only Love", as the lead single for their third studio album, A New Flame. The Simply Red cover had its greatest success by charting at number one in Italy. The song later features in several greatest-hits albums and a ballad collection of the same name, and it remains a live favorite.
The discography of Loona, a Dutch recording artist, consists of 7 studio albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays, 37 singles, including 12 as featured artist, 8 promotional singles, and 42 music videos, including 12 as featured artist. Loona was first featured on numerous singles by DJ Sammy under the artist name Carisma. The first release as Loona was the debut studio album Lunita in 1999, preceded by the massive chart hits "Bailando", a Paradisio cover version, and the Mecano classic "Hijo de la Luna", both released in 1998. This success was followed with the sophomore release Entre dos aguas in 2000, preceded by the controversial single release "Mamboleo", a cover version of Herbert Grönemeyer's song "Mambo", which has been removed on later pressings. The albums Colors, Wind of Time, Moonrise and Rakatakata followed in 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2013 respectively. In 2014, Loona released her first single "Ademloos door de Nacht" under her real name Marie-José van der Kolk, a Dutch-language cover version of German singer Helene Fischer's single "Atemlos durch die Nacht", from her upcoming studio album.
Songs of Love is a compilation album by Simply Red in 2010. It is the band’s second romantic-themed compilation following the release of ‘’It’s Only Love’’ in 2000. It peaked at #12 in the United Kingdom and was certified silver.
Song Book 1985–2010 is a four-disc box set by British soul group Simply Red. It peaked at number 41 in the United Kingdom and was certified Gold for sales of 100,000. It also peaked at number 6 in New Zealand and 16 in Australia in 2015.
Loona is a South Korean girl group formed by Blockberry Creative. The group was introduced to the public through a pre-debut project which began in October 2016, where each of the twelve members were revealed in a periodic fashion by releasing a promotional single over the following eighteen months. They debuted as a full ensemble with the extended play, [+ +] (2018), supported by the lead single "Favorite" and the title track "Hi High."
Love & Live is the debut extended play by South Korean girl group Loona 1/3, a sub-unit of Loona consisting of members HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul, and ViVi. It was released on March 13, 2017, by BlockBerryCreative and distributed by CJ E&M. The album contains five tracks, including the title track of the same name. The repackage, Love & Evil, was released on April 27, 2017, and contains seven to eight tracks, including three new tracks and, depending on the version, a remix of either "Love & Live" or "You and Me Together".
Charlotte Taft professionally known as Charli Taft, is a British singer and songwriter.
Odd Eye Circle, also known as Loona Odd Eye Circle, is a sub-unit of the South Korean girl group LOONA. They were the second sub-unit to be debuted from the pre-debut project titled "Girl of the Month". The sub-unit consists of 3 members, Kim Lip, JinSoul and Choerry. They debuted on September 21, 2017 with the extended play Mix & Match.
The discography of South Korean girl group Loona consists of three reissues, six extended plays (EPs), and 12 single albums. From October 2016 to March 2018, the group's label, Blockberry Creative, released individual single albums for each Loona member as part of an 18-month pre-debut project. In between these releases, EPs performed by Loona subgroups Loona 1/3, Loona Odd Eye Circle, and Loona yyxy were released following each subgroup members' respective single albums. The pre-debut project eventually culminated in the release of "Favorite" on August 7, 2018, marking the group's first 12-member release. The single later appeared on [ + + ], which was released on August 20 with the single, "Hi High". The EP peaked at number two on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and was later reissued as [X X] on February 19, 2019, with the lead single "Butterfly". The reissue reached number four on the Gaon Album Chart, while the single marked Loona's first appearance on one of Gaon's singles charts, reaching number 90 on the Download Chart. The group's second extended play, [#], arrived on February 5, 2020, with the lead single "So What". While the EP reached number two on the Gaon Album Chart and became their best selling effort to date, "So What" went on to be Loona's highest-charting song on one of Gaon's singles charts, reaching number 68 on the Download Chart.
Loona 1/3 is a sub-unit of the South Korean girl group LOONA. They were formed by Blockberry Creative under Polaris Entertainment as part of the larger "Girl of the Month" project to form Loona. The sub-unit consists of 4 members, HeeJin, HyunJin, HaSeul and ViVi. They debuted on March 13, 2017 with the extended play Love & Live.
"Why Not?" is a song recorded by the South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on October 19, 2020, as the lead single from their third mini-album [12:00].
"Star" is a song recorded by the South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on November 18, 2020, as the second single from their third mini-album [12:00]. The song is Loona's second song fully recorded in English, the first being the English version of subunit Odd Eye Circle's "Loonatic". According to Blockberry Creative the song was released as a single in response to the global success the group received for their EP.
