Best of the Best

~ Release by Simply Red (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Holding Back the Years
assistant engineer:
Chris Dickie
engineer and mixer:
Femi Jiya
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers (in 1985)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chris Joyce (in 1985)
guitar:
Sylvan (in 1985)
keyboard and background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre (in 1985)
trumpet:
Tim Kellett (in 1985)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) (in 1985)
performer:
Simply Red (English soul and pop band) (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985) and Soundpush Studio in Blaricum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1985)
mixed at:
Air Recording Studio No. 1 (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985)
music videos:
Holding Back the Years by Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
recording of:
Holding Back the Years (in 1985)
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and Neil Moss
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd. and So What Ltd
44:33
2Money’s Too Tight to Mention
4:31
3The Right Thing
recording of:
The Right Thing
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
34:24
4It’s Only Love
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
earliest release:
It’s Only Love by Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
recording of:
It's Only Love Doing Its Thing
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie & Vella Cameron
3:55
5A New Flame
recording of:
A New Flame
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), SBK Songs Ltd. and So What Ltd
3:59
6You’ve Got It
assistant engineer:
Clark Germain and Karl Lever
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers
drums (drum set):
Chris Joyce
guitar:
Heitor T. P.
keyboard:
Tim Kellett and Fritz McIntyre
percussion:
Lennie Castro
saxophone:
Ian Kirkham
trumpet:
Tim Kellett
background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre and Stephanie Spruell (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
music videos:
You’ve Got It by Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
recording of:
You’ve Got It
writer:
Lamont Dozier and Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
3.53:58
7If You Don’t Know Me by Now
assistant engineer:
Clark Germain and Karl Lever
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
additional producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass:
Tony Bowers
drums (drum set):
Chris Joyce
guitar:
Heitor T. P.
keyboard:
Tim Kellett and Fritz McIntyre
percussion:
Lennie Castro
saxophone:
Ian Kirkham
trumpet:
Tim Kellett
background vocals:
Fritz McIntyre and Stephanie Spruell (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
lead vocals:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
performer:
Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Eastwest Records (for copyrights, manufacturing, distributing use only!) (in 1989), Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989) and WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1989)
produced for:
Oliverea Productions Ltd
cover recording of:
If You Don’t Know Me by Now
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Island Music Ltd., Mighty Three Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
3.43:28
8Stars
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
recording of:
Stars
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
2.84:11
9Something Got Me Started
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Oliverea Productions Ltd. and Simply Red Records Ltd.
recording of:
Something Got Me Started
lyricist:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
composer:
Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red) and McIntyre
publisher:
EMI Songs and So What Ltd
2.84:02
10Thrill Me
5:06
11Your Mirror
engineer and mixer:
Daren Klein
co-producer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
recording of:
Your Mirror
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
14:02
12For Your Babies
recording of:
For Your Babies
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
4:19
13So Beautiful
5:01
14Angel
producer:
Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor), Pras Michel (Pras, American rapper, member of The Fugees) and Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
music videos:
Angel by Simply Red (English soul and pop band)
cover recording of:
Angel
writer:
Carolyn Franklin and Sonny Sanders
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Springtime Music, Inc.
34:03
15Fairground
recording of:
Fairground
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
4:25
16SAY YOU LOVE ME
recording of:
Say You Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
23:43
17STAR (12″ MIX)
6:48
18BLUE
recording of:
Blue
lyricist and composer:
Mick Hucknall (lead singer of Simply Red)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
4:38