40 years of Simply Red celebrated by ‘Recollections’, out on November 21st

Simply Red celbrate their incredible legacy with 40 glorious newly recorded versions of their classic songs. ‘Recollections’ will be released on November 21st.

The re-recordings have been lovingly produced with long-time collaborator Andy Wright and feature beautiful but faithful versions of ‘Money’s Too Tight To Mention’, ‘Holding Back The Years’, ‘Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye’, Stars’, ‘Fairground’ and 35 other favourites.

The band kicked off their 40th celebrations earlier this year, when Mick Hucknall made a long-awaited guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, performing classic track ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’ with acclaimed house band The Roots. The celebrations continued at Glastonbury when Mick made a surprise appearance during Rod Stewart’s set.

Simply Red have enjoyed the kind of long-lived success most bands can only dream of. They have sold over 60 million albums worldwide, enjoyed 5 UK #1 albums, and had 2 billion streams across streaming platforms worldwide. Their classic 1991 album ‘Stars’, was the best-selling album for two years in Britain and Europe, while all 13 of Simply Red’s studio albums including their latest release ‘Time’, have been top ten in the UK. Their 40th anniversary is primed to be a time of rediscovery of this legendary 4-decade long career for the fans of the band. Simply Red remain one of the UK’s most successful and well-loved bands, with Mick Hucknall considered one of the great vocalists of contemporary music.