Simplicity (Tim Curry album)


Simplicity is the third and final album recorded by the English actor/singer Tim Curry, released in 1981.
Whereas his previous album Fearless had been almost entirely original songs, Simplicity is a half-originals, half-covers album and contains a wider variety of source material than the covers on his first album Read My Lips. Covers include a version of the Zombies' "She's Not There" and Martha and the Vandellas' "Dancing in the Streets", both of which were hits in 1964. Curry also performs a version of "Take Me, I'm Yours", originally a 1978 hit by Squeeze. "Out of Pawn" was originally by Davis Lasley's band Rosie, produced by Michael Kamen.
The track "Working on My Tan" was released as a single in certain countries but was not commercially successful. Curry did not make any promo videos for the album.

Track listing

  1. "Working on My Tan" - 4:05
  2. "She's Not There" - 2:22
  3. "Simplicity" - 4:13
  4. "On a Roll" - 2:49
  5. "Take Me, I'm Yours" - 3:50
  6. "Dancing in the Streets" 3:59
  7. "Betty Jean" - 3:20
  8. "Out of Pawn" - 3:43
  9. "Summer in the City" - 3:05
  10. "I Put a Spell on You" - 3:32

Personnel