Strolling onto a UK stage as Simply Red’s singer for the first time in five years, he strums an acoustic guitar and sings “Holding Back the Years”, his best song. There’s nothing in the ...

One of the most beloved and iconic bands of the 1980s was Simply Red, and they had some classic hits we still catch ourselves singing along to today. From "The Air That I Breathe" to "Holding Back the ...

To celebrate 40 years of legendary music, Simply Red are releasing their concert film “Holding Back the Years: 40 Years of Simply Red, Live in Santiago” on the big screen. This stunning 4k ...

Pop group Simply Red have left their record company after 15 years ... The band are looking for a more roots/less corporate approach to their music.

Today Simply Red continue to sell out tours, and their live shows, with Mick Hucknall long-established as one of the great vocalists of contemporary music.

Everyone has, at some point in their lives, found themselves entranced by a Simply Red song. For me, it was seeing the video for "If You Don't Know Me By Now" on TV when I was eight years old, ...

His hatred for Margaret Thatcher inspired several Simply Red songs, including She'll Have to Go on the 1989 album A New Flame. Hucknall counts Tony Blair among his friends. "I've said to him ...

Their live show is renowned for its ... one of the great vocalists of contemporary music. To celebrate this impressive 40-year milestone, Simply Red head back out on the road in 2025, telling ...

Twelve songs in all, stripped back to mainly acoustic arrangements, we call it Simplified." Simply Red's relations with RBS date back to its entry to the music scene in 1984. The latest financing ...

October 28, 2005 • Ed Gordon talks with Mick Hucknall of the R&B group Simply Red. Hucknall, who is English, has a new CD, Simplified, that includes some American soul favorites.