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
Length39:03
Label Warner Music
Producer
Simply Red chronology
Blue Eyed Soul
(2019)		Time
(2023)
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]

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
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 26
French Albums (SNEP) [13] 83
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 9
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [15] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI) [16] 63
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [17] 31
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [18] 37
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [20] 90
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 8

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