The Montreux EP

The Montreux EP
EP by Simply Red
Released	9 November 1992 (1992-11-09)
Recorded	8 July 1992 (1992-07-08)
Venue	Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux, Switzerland)
Length	14:16
Label	EastWest
Producer	Stewart Levine
Simply Red chronology
Stars (1991) The Montreux EP (1992) Life (1995)

The Montreux EP is an extended play (EP) by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released in November 1992. It was recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival on 8 July 1992. ^[1] The EP reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart as well as No. 4 on the Italian Singles Chart and No. 21 on the Irish Singles Chart. It is the first EP the group has released in their career.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love for Sale"	Cole Porter	3:55
2.	"Drowning in My Own Tears"	Henry Glover	3:25
3.	"Granma's Hands"	Bill Withers	4:01
4.	"Lady Godiva's Room"	Mick Hucknall	2:55

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [2] 130 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [3] 35 Ireland (IRMA) [4] 21 Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [5] 4 UK Singles (OCC) [6] 11

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position UK Singles (OCC) [7] 66

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	9 November 1992	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	EastWest	[ citation needed ]
Japan	21 December 1992	CD		[8]
Australia	18 January 1993	CD cassette		[9]

References

1. "Chart Newcomers" (PDF). Music Week . 21 November 1992. p. 7. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
2. "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 15 February 1993". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
3. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 49. 5 December 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Montreux EP". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
5. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 50. 12 December 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
7. "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 8.
8. "モントルー | シンプリー・レッド" [Montreux | Simply Red] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 27 January 2024.
9. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 18/01/93: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 154. 17 January 1993. p. 20.