Simplified (album) explained

Simplified
Type:	studio
Artist:	Simply Red
Cover:	Simplifiedcover.jpg
Released:	17 October 2005
Recorded:	2004–2005
Studio:	Mick Hucknall's home studio; Metropolis Studios (London, UK)
Length:	49:14
Prev Title:	Home
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Stay
Next Year:	2007

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.^[1]

2014 expanded edition

Disc 2^[2]

Remixes

1. "Perfect Love (Lazy Radio Mix)" – 3:11
2. "Perfect Love (Love To Infinity Sunset Mix – Long Version)" – 7:43
3. "Perfect Love (Love To Infinity Radio Mix)" – 3:33
4. "Perfect Love (Kurtis Mantronik 12" Vocal Mix)" – 6:16
5. "Perfect Love (Motive Hi-lectro Mix)" – 6:30
6. "Perfect Love (Roger's Dirty Sanchez Mix Edit)" – 6:43
7. "Perfect Love (Lee Cabrera's Lower East Side Dub)" – 6:00

Live in Cuba

8. "Perfect Love" – 3:26
9. "Something Got Me Started" – 3:37
10. "A Song for You" – 4:09
11. "Stars" – 4:17
12. "It's Only Love" – 4:30
13. "Fairground" – 6:00

DVD

Feature Interview

1. "Mark Goodier Interviews Mick Hucknall About "Simplified" March 2014"

Promo videos

2. "Perfect Love"
3. "Something Got Me Started"
4. "A Song for You"

BBC TV Appearances

5. "Perfect Love (Top of the Tops)"
6. "Something Got Me Started (All Time Greatest Party Songs)"

Notes

• 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 (London, UK)
• Andy Scade – recording, album technical coordinator
• Dave Bloor – recording (1, 2, 3)
• Gavin Goldberg – recording (1, 2, 3)
• Michael Zimmerling – recording (1, 4–12)
• Peacock Design – art direction, design
• Hamish Brown – band photography
• Hugh Turvey – photography

Singles

• "Perfect Love" (October 2005)
• "Something Got Me Started" / "A Song for You" (January 2006)
• "More" (November 2005) – for Brazilian market

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)! scope="col"

Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	92
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	114

Notes and References

1. Web site: Simplified . Simplyred.com . 24 November 2018.
2. Web site: Simply Red – Simplified (2014, CD). 1 January 2022. Discogs.
3. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2005. Austriancharts.at. 19 July 2020.
4. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005. Hitparade.ch. 19 July 2020.
5. Web site: The Official UK Albums Chart 2005. UKChartsPlus. 19 July 2020.