Simplified (album)
Simplified is the ninth studio album by Simply Red, released in October 2005. It features new, rearranged recordings of the band's older songs, and four new songs: "Perfect Love" and an alternate version, "My Perfect Love", a cover of Leon Russell's "A Song for You", and "Smile".
Track listing
- Credits adapted from Simply Red's official website.
2014 expanded edition
Disc 2- "Perfect Love " – 3:11
- "Perfect Love " – 7:43
- "Perfect Love " – 3:33
- "Perfect Love " – 6:16
- "Perfect Love " – 6:30
- "Perfect Love " – 6:43
- "Perfect Love " – 6:00
- "Perfect Love" – 3:26
- "Something Got Me Started" – 3:37
- "A Song for You" – 4:09
- "Stars" – 4:17
- "It's Only Love" – 4:30
- "Fairground" – 6:00
- "Mark Goodier Interviews Mick Hucknall About "Simplified" March 2014"
- "Perfect Love"
- "Something Got Me Started"
- "A Song for You"
- "Perfect Love "
- "Something Got Me Started "
- signifies an additional producer
Personnel
Musicians
The album credits alphabetically list the musicians who played on the record, with no indication of which musicians played on which tracks, or what instruments they played.Credited musicians are: Sarah Brown, Anthea Clarke, Dave Clayton, Simon Hale, Geoff Holroyde, Mark Jamies, Dee Johnson, John Johnson, Ian Kirkham, Pete Lewinson, Steve Lewinson, Chris De Margary, Roachie, Kevin Robinson, Danny Saxon, Kenji Suzuki, Andy Wright, Gota Yashiki.
Danae Blanco Villanueva – guest vocals on "Perfect Love"
Oddly, Mick Hucknall is not listed in the album's musician credits.
Production
- Johnny Wow – mixing
- Kevin Metcalfe – mastering at The Soundmasters
- Andy Scade – recording, album technical coordinator
- Dave Bloor – recording
- Gavin Goldberg – recording
- Michael Zimmerling – recording
- Peacock Design – art direction, design
- Hamish Brown – band photography
- Hugh Turvey – photography
Singles
- "Perfect Love"
- "Something Got Me Started" / "A Song for You"
- "More" – for Brazilian market