Stay (Simply Red album) explained

Stay
Type:	studio
Artist:	Simply Red
Cover:	SimplyRedStay.jpg
Released:	12 March 2007 (UK)
Recorded:	2006–2007
Studio:	Mick Hucknall's home studio; Metropolis Studios (London, UK)
Genre:	Soul
Length:	43:39
Label:	Simplyred.com
Prev Title:	Simplified
Prev Year:	2005
Next Year:	2008

Stay is the tenth studio album by British pop group Simply Red. It was released on 12 March 2007 in the UK and entered the official charts at No. 4. Stay features 10 original tracks and a cover version of "Debris" by The Faces.

Track listing

• Credits adapted from Simply Red's official website.^[1]

2014 Remastered & expanded version bonus tracks

DVD

Feature interview

1. "Mark Goodier Interviews Mick Hucknall About Stay – March 2014"

Promo videos

2. "Oh! What a Girl!"
3. "So Not Over You"
4. "Stay" (live)
5. "So Not Over You" (live)

Bonus feature

6. "Stay Album EPK"

BBC TV appearances

7. "Oh! What a Girl!" (Later... with Jools Holland, Broadcast on 18 May 2007)
8. "They Don't Know" (Later... with Jools Holland, Broadcast on 18 May 2007)

Notes

• signifies a co-producer
• signifies an additional producer

Singles

• "Oh! What a Girl!" (September 2006)
• "So Not Over You" (5 March 2007)
• "Stay" (28 May 2007) ("Stay" received popular Club Mixes from 7th Heaven.)
• "The World and You Tonight" (October 2007)

Personnel

Musicians

By this point in the band's career, "Simply Red" was essentially a trade name for Mick Hucknall, who appeared to be the only permanent member of the group. The Stay album credits simply list the musicians who played on the album in alphabetical order, with no listing of what instruments they may have played, or which tracks they may have played on. Oddly, Hucknall himself does not appear on the album's list of musicians.

Credited musicians are:

• Dave Bloor – percussion programming (1, 5)
• Sarah Brown
• Anthea Clarke
• Dave Clayton
• Gavin Goldberg
• Simon Hale
• Geoff Holyrode
• Mark Jaimes
• Dee Johnson
• Jilly Johnson
• John Johnson
• Ian Kirkham
• Pete Lewinson
• Steve Lewinson
• Chris De Margary
• Jim McWiliam
• Willie Fister
• Patrick Murdock
• Kevin Robinson
• Danny Saxon
• Morton Schjolin
• Kenji Suzuki
• Andy Wright
• The London Session Orchestra, led by Gavyn Wright

Production

• Andy Scade – recording
• Alan Douglas – recording (1, 3, 6)
• Gavin Goldberg – recording (1, 2, 4, 5)
• Dave Bloor – recording (2, 4, 5)
• Michael Zimmerling – recording (2, 4, 5, 7–11)
• Johnny Wow – mixing
• Pete Craigie – additional mix engineer (1, 3)
• Kevin Metcalfe – mastering at The Soundmasters (London, UK)
• Peacock Design – art direction, design
• Hamish Brown – photography

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)! scope="col"

Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[2]	25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[3]	92
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	92
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	94

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stay . Simplyred.com . 24 November 2018.
2. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2007. dutchcharts.nl. 24 February 2021.
3. Web site: Longplayer Jahrescharts 2007. German . offiziellecharts.de . 16 October 2020.
4. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007. hitparade.ch. 15 October 2021.
5. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007. Official Charts Company. 16 October 2020.