Time (Simply Red album)

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Time
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Studio album by
Simply Red
Released26 May 2023 (2023-05-26)
Studio
Genre
Length39:03
Label Warner Music
Producer
Simply Red chronology
Blue Eyed Soul
(2019)		Time
(2023)		 Recollections
(2025)
Singles from Time
  1. "Better with You"
    Released: 2 March 2023
  2. "Shades 22"
    Released: 31 March 2023
  3. "Just Like You"
    Released: 27 April 2023
  4. "It Wouldn't Be Me"
    Released: 18 August 2023

Time is the thirteenth studio album by British pop group Simply Red, released on 26 May 2023 through Warner Music. [1] It was produced by Andy Wright, [2] preceded by the singles "Better with You", [3] "Shades 22" [4] and "Just Like You" [5] and followed by the single "It Wouldn't Be Me", which included a new "Single Mix" of the song. [6] The band performed at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on 5 June 2023 to celebrate the album's launch, [7] as well as continuing their tour of Europe in mid-2023. [1] It is their last album that features bassist Steve Lewinson who died in December 2024.

Contents

Background and recording

The album's lyrics have been described as "confessional", with Mick Hucknall stating: "When we were in lockdown, I went, 'well, jeez, who am I actually? What makes me tick?' And I realised: 'you are a songwriter. So why don't you write some songs about who you are?' That's really the essence of this album." [3] The album was recorded in London with the band's long-time producer Andy Wright, with the resulting sound described as a mix of "soul, funk, R&B and blues". [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mick Hucknall.

Time track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Better with You"3:20
2."Just Like You"3:05
3."Let Your Hair Down"3:23
4."Shades 22"3:45
5."It Wouldn't Be Me"3:00
6."Never Be Gone"2:49
7."Too Long at the Fair"2:58
8."Slapbang"2:14
9."Hey Mister"3:26
10."Just Like You, Pt. 2"4:29
11."Butterflies"3:19
12."Earth in a Lonely Space"3:15
Total length:39:03
CD deluxe edition bonus tracks (Time: BBC Live Session)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."You Make Me Feel Brand New"
5:04
14."Better with You"Hucknall3:21
15."My Love"
4:02

Personnel

Simply Red

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Time
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 79
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 47
Croatian International Albums (HDU) [12] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 26
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 83
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 9
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [16] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI) [17] 63
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [18] 31
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [19] 37
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [21] 90
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [23] 8

References

  1. 1 2 Stickler, Jon (2 March 2023). "Simply Red Announce New Album Time With First Single Better With You". Stereoboard. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Sinclair, Paul (2 March 2023). "Simply Red announce new album called Time". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 Nissim, Mayer (2 March 2023). "Simply Red announce new album Time – listen to the single 'Better With You'". Smooth Radio . Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Simply Red drops new single, "Shades 22," from upcoming album Time". WJJY-FM . 31 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Forrest, Jo (27 April 2023). "Simply Red Release New Single ' Just Like You'". Total Ntertainment. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Patel, Kalpesh (18 August 2023). "Simply Red Release It Wouldn't Be Me". Rockshot Magazine. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Tiller, Joe (11 April 2023). "Simply Red Announce Intimate London Show". Dig!. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Ehrenclou, Martine (31 March 2023). "Simply Red Makes Stunning Return With New Album Time". Rock & Blues Muse. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Simply Red – Time" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Simply Red – Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Simply Red – Time" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Lista prodaje 22. tjedan 2023" (in Croatian). Top of the Shops. 22 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Simply Red – Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Simply Red – Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Simply Red – Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2023. 22. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 22 (dal 26.05.2023 al 01.06.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 26.05.2023–01.06.2023 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Simply Red – Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Simply Red – Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Simply Red – Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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