Life (Simply Red album) - Composition

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Life is the fifth studio album by British pop and soul band Simply Red, released in 1995. The lead single "Fairground" became their first number 1 hit in the UK. Due to this success, the album also made #1 on the UK album chart. It also included "We're in This Together", the official theme song for Euro '96. This was also the last album to feature band members Fritz McIntyre and Heitor TP.

Life

Studio album by

Simply Red

Released

9 October 1995[1]

Recorded

September 1994-July 1995

Genre

Blue eyed-soul, pop, dance, funk

Length

47:18

Label

East West Records

Producer

Mick Hucknall, Stewart Levine

Simply Red chronology

The Montreux EP
(1992)

Life
(1995)

Greatest Hits
(1996)

Singles from Life

"Fairground"
Released: 18 September 1995
"Remembering the First Time"
Released: 4 December 1995 [2]
"Never Never Love"
Released: 12 February 1996 [3]
"We're in This Together"
Released: 7 June 1996 [4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
Music & Media	Favorable[7]
Music Week	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]

Track listing

All songs composed by Mick Hucknall

"You Make Me Believe" – 3:51
"So Many People" – 5:19
"Lives and Loves" – 3:21
"Fairground" – 5:33
"Never Never Love" – 4:19
"So Beautiful" – 4:58
"Hillside Avenue" – 4:45
"Remembering the First Time" – 4:43
"Out on the Range" – 6:00
"We're in This Together" – 4:14

2008 Special Edition bonus tracks

"Fairground" (Rollo and Sister Bliss Remix) – 9:06
"Remembering the First Time" (Satoshi Tomie Classic 12" Mix) – 8:53
"Never Never Love" (Too Precious Club Radio Mix) – 4:22
"We're in This Together" (Universal Feeling Mix) – 4:15
"You Make Me Believe" (Howie B Mix) – 4:01

Personnel

Simply Red

Mick Hucknall – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars, bass, string arrangements
Fritz McIntyre – keyboards, backing vocals
Ian Kirkham – keyboards, saxophones, EWI
Heitor TP – guitars
Dee Johnson – backing vocals

Guest musicians

Andy Wright – keyboards, programming, string arrangements
Robbie Shakespeare – bass
Bootsy Collins – bass
Sly Dunbar – drums, programming
Ritchie Stevens – drums
Danny Cummings – percussion
Hugh Masekela – flugelhorn
Umoja Singers Chorale – choir
The London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings
Caroline Dale – string arrangements and conductor

The video for "Never Never Love" featured several women, including British actresses Billie Whitelaw and Stephanie Beacham, and fashion models like Kirsten Owen, for example.

Production

Producers – Mick Hucknall and Stewart Levine
Album Coordinator – Merv Pearson
Engineered and Mixed by Roland Herrington and Femi Jiya
Assistant Engineers – Jake Davies, Aiden Love, Bernard O'Reilly and Andy Strange.
Recorded at Planet 4 Studios (Manchester, England); AIR Studios (London, England); Downtown Studios (Johannesburg, South Africa).
Mixed at Whitfield Street Studios (London, England).
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
Art Direction – Mat Cook and Zanna
Design – Mat Cook
Photography – Zanna
Management – Lisa Barbaris, Andy Dodd and Elliot Rashman at So What Arts, Ltd.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Life*
Chart (1995–96)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11]	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	3
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[14]	30
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[15]	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]	3
European Albums (Top 100)[17]	1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18]	14
French Albums (SNEP)[19]	7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20]	1
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21]	1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22]	2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23]	32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24]	3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25]	11
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[26]	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[29]	1
US Billboard 200[30]	75
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[31]	1

Year-end charts

1995 year-end chart performance for *Life*
Chart (1995)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[32]	91
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[33]	23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[34]	35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[35]	46
European Albums (Top 100)[36]	19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[37]	26
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[38]	40
Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)[39]	29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[40]	43
UK Albums (OCC)[41]	4

1996 year-end chart performance for *Life*
Chart (1996)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[42]	41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[43]	38
European Albums (Top 100)[44]	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[45]	33
UK Albums (OCC)[46]	44

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for *Life*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[47]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)[48]	Platinum	50,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[49]	Gold	25,000^*
France (SNEP)[50]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[51]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Italy (FIMI)[52]	2× Platinum	200,000^*
Netherlands (NVPI)[53]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[55]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[1]	5× Platinum	1,500,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[57]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^*
Worldwide	—	5,500,000[58]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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v t e Simply Red
Mick Hucknall Ian Kirkham Steve Lewinson Kenji Suzuki Kevin Robinson Dave Clayton Roman Roth Fritz McIntyre Tim Kellett Tony Bowers Chris Joyce David Fryman Sylvan Richardson Aziz Ibrahim Heitor Pereira Gota Yashiki Shaun Ward Dee Johnson Velroy Bailey Sarah Brown Tim Vine John Johnson Mark Jaimes Wayne Stobbart Chris De Margary Andy Wright Pete Lewinson
Studio albums	Picture Book Men and Women A New Flame Stars Life Blue Love and the Russian Winter Home Simplified Stay Big Love Blue Eyed Soul
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits It's Only Love The Very Best of Simply Red Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits Songs of Love Song Book 1985–2010
Related articles	Discography Mick Hucknall discography The Montreux EP Simply Red Farewell – Live in Concert at Sydney Opera House

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- [en] Life (Simply Red album)

[es] Life (álbum de Simply Red)

Life es el quinto álbum de la banda inglesa Simply Red publicado en octubre de 1995. En este álbum apareció el hit Fairground, el primer tema de la banda que alcanzó el número 1 en su país de origen. Este disco además trajo el hit We're in This Together, utilizado como canción oficial de la Eurocopa 1996.

[ru] Life (альбом Simply Red)

Life — пятый студийный альбом британской группы Simply Red, выпущенный в 1995 году. Отдельно выпущенный сингл «Fairground» достиг первого места в Великобритании, благодаря чему альбом сумел также попасть на первое место в британских чартах. Другая песня с этого диска — «We’re in This Together» стала официальным гимном чемпионата Европы по футболу 1996 года. Это также был последний альбом группы, в записи которого принял участие Фриц Макинтайр (англ.) (рус..

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