Simply Red

Artist:  Simply Red
Origin:  Manchester, England
Genre:  Pop, Soul, Sophisti Pop, Dance Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, R&B

Original line-up:

Mick Hucknall:  Vocals
Fritz McIntyre:  Keyboards
Tim Kellett:  Brass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Bass
Tony Bowers:  Bass
David Fryman:  Guitar
Chris Joyce:  Drums

Simply Red are an English Soul Pop Band from Manchester, led by the vocalist Mick Hucknall.  Their style influences ranging from Blue-Eyed Soul, New Romantic and Rock to Reggae and Jazz.  They sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career.  They received the awards for Best British Group of Brit Awards in 1992 and 1993. 

Title:  Big Love  (2015)
Genre:  Soul, Pop
Label:  East West
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Shine On  (3:12)
 2.  Daydreaming  (3:38)
 3.  Big Love  (4:09)
 4.  The Ghost Of Love  (3:16)
 5.  Dad  (3:54)
 6.  Love Wonders  (3:56)
 7.  Love Gave Me More  (3:17)
 8.  Tight Tones  (3:35)
 9.  WORU  (4:13)
10. Coming Home  (2:53)
11. The Old Man And The Beer  (2:54)
12. Each Day  (4:19)

Personnel:

Mick Hucknall:  Vocals
Kenji Suzuki:  Guitars
Dave Clayton:  Keyboards
Jack Stevens:  Bass except on Tracks:  5, 12
Steve Lewinson:  Bass on Tracks:  5, 12
Andy Wright:  Bass on Track 8
Roman Roth:  Drums except on Tracks:  5, 12
Pete Lewinson:  Drums on Tracks:  5, 12
Ian Kirkham:  Saxophone on Tracks:  1, 2, 10, 11
Kevin Robinson:  Trumpet on Tracks:  10, 11, Flugelhorn on Tracks:  3, 6
Peter-John Vettese:  Strings on Tracks:  2, 3, 4, 6, 9, Backing Vocals on Track 9
Isobel Griffiths:  Orchestra on Tracks:  3, 4, 6, 9
Jim McWilliam:  Orchestrated &  Conducted
Everton Nelson:  Orchestra Leader

Additional Musicians:

Juan Ayala Valdez:  Additional Keyboards & Guitars on Track 7
Danny Saxon:  Additional Keyboards on Tracks:  1, 2
Mark Jaimes:   Additional Guitars & Bass on Tracks:  1, 2
Lauren Flynn:  Backing Vocals on Track 8
Sam Swallow:  Backing Vocals on Track 1
Andy Wright:  Backing Vocals on Track 1
Purdy:  Vocal Feature on Track 7

Big Love is the eleventh studio album by Simply Red, was released May 29, 2015 by East West.  It is the return of Simply Red brand new album, featuring "Shine On" and "The Ghost Of Love".