I used to really hate Simply Red.
"Holding Back The Years" was NOT a song for teenage me. It was too mature, and I didn't enjoy it.
Looking back at their whole catalogue, I can see now how good Mick Hucknall's voice and understanding of soul really was (is, I suppose. He's not dead).
This 1991 song - from Simply Red's 4th album of the same name - reached #44 in the US - the last time the band reached the Billboard Hot 100. It was a much bigger hit in Europe, where Simply Red continued to have hits.
The song was written by Mick Hucknall and is an upbeat pop-soul song.
You know, Simply Red is still around - I mean, it's Mick Hucknall that really embodies who the band is and what they are all about.
And his voice has not lost a single step.
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