Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits

Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits is a 2008 album, released by Simply Red, as both a standard and deluxe edition which contained material from their 25-year career. In the US it was released in 1CD format. In Europe it was released in a 2CD format, as well as a 2CD and DVD deluxe edition. The single Go Now, a cover of Bessie Banks, was released from the album, but failed to chart. The album itself was a moderate success, peaking at #9 on the UK Albums Chart. On 9 October 2010 the album returned to the UK Top Ten, again peaking at #9.[3]

Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Simply Red
Released	17 November 2008
Genre	Pop, Blue-eyed soul
Length	1:07:57
Label	Universal simplyred.com
Producer	Simply Red
Simply Red chronology
Stay (2007) Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits (2008) Songs of Love (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]

Track listing

2CD Europe version

CD 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Sunrise"	Mick Hucknall, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen	Home	3:19
2.	"Stars"	Mick Hucknall	Stars	4:08
3.	"A New Flame"	Mick Hucknall	A New Flame	3:57
4.	"Holding Back the Years"	Mick Hucknall. Neil Moss	Picture Book	4:11
5.	"It's Only Love"	Jimmy Cameron, Vella Cameron	A New Flame	3:52
6.	"The Right Thing"	Mick Hucknall	Men and Women	4:22
7.	"Your Mirror"	Mick Hucknall	Stars	4:04
8.	"For Your Babies"	Mick Hucknall	Stars	4:17
9.	"The Air That I Breathe"	Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood	Blue	4:21
10.	"Night Nurse"	Gregory Isaacs, Sylvester Weise	Blue	3:54
11.	"Ain't That a Lot of Love"	Homer Banks, Willa Dean Parker	Love and the Russian Winter	3:53
12.	"Fake"	Mick Hucknall	Home	3:46
13.	"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"	Cole Porter	Men and Women	3:06
Total length:				51:16

CD 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"You've Got It"	Mick Hucknall, Lamont Dozier	A New Flame	3:57
2.	"Say You Love Me"	Mick Hucknall	Blue	3:44
3.	"So Not Over You"	Mick Hucknall, Pete Woodroffe, Charlie Grant, Sarah Anne Osuji, Alana Hood, Hannah Thomson	Stay	3:37
4.	"Angel"	Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Saunder	Greatest Hits	4:00
5.	"Never Never Love"	Mick Hucknall	Life	4:07
6.	"Home (Tin Tin Out Radio Mix)"	Mick Hucknall, Steve Lewinson, Peter Lewinson	Home	3:33
7.	"You Make Me Feel Brand New"	Thom Bell, Linda Creed	Home	5:04
8.	"Something Got Me Started"	Mick Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre	Stars	3:59
9.	"Money's Too Tight (to Mention)"	John Valentine, William Valentine	Picture Book	4:29
10.	"Fairground"	Mick Hucknall	Life	4:26
11.	"If You Don't Know Me By Now"	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff	A New Flame	3:26
12.	"Go Now"	Larry Banks, Milton Bennett	previously unreleased	3:27
Total length:				47:55

1CD US version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sunrise"	Mick Hucknall, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen	3:19
2.	"Stars"	Mick Hucknall	4:08
3.	"A New Flame"	Mick Hucknall	3:57
4.	"Holding Back The Years"	Mick Hucknall. Neil Moss	4:11
5.	"Your Mirror"	Mick Hucknall	4:04
6.	"For Your Babies"	Mick Hucknall	4:17
7.	"It's Only Love"	Jimmy Cameron, Vella Cameron	3:52
8.	"The Right Thing"	Mick Hucknall	4:22
9.	"Something Got Me Started"	Mick Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre	3:59
10.	"So Not Over You"	Mick Hucknall, Pete Woodroffe, Charlie Grant, Sarah Anne Osuji, Alana Hood, Hannah Thomson	3:37
11.	"You Make Me Feel Brand New"	Thom Bell, Linda Creed	5:04
12.	"Say You Love Me"	Mick Hucknall	3:44
13.	"Home"	Mick Hucknall, Steve Lewinson, Peter Lewinson	3:33
14.	"Fairground"	Mick Hucknall	4:26
15.	"Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"	John Valentine, William Valentine	4:29
16.	"If You Don't Know Me By Now"	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff	3:26
17.	"Go Now"	Larry Banks, Milton Bennett	3:27
Total length:			1:07:57

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak[4][5][6]
Austrian Albums Chart	25
Belgian Albums Chart	14
Chilean Top 10 Albums	1[7]
Danish Albums Chart	11
Dutch Albums Chart	3
Irish Albums Chart	26
Italian Albums Chart	13
German Albums Chart	17
New Zealand Albums Chart	11
Portuguese Albums Chart	8
Swiss Albums Chart	22
UK Albums Chart	9

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8]	Gold	35,000^^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[9]	Gold	30,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[10]	Platinum	200,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[11]	Gold	35,000^*
Netherlands (NVPI)[12]	Gold	30,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13]	Gold	7,500^^
Poland (ZPAV)[14]	2× Platinum	40,000^*
Portugal (AFP)[15]	Gold	10,000^^
Russia (NFPF)[16]	Gold	10,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17]	Gold	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits at AllMusic
2. Simply Red - 25: The Greatest Hits Review at PopMatters
3. Official Charts Company – Simply Red – 25 – The Greatest Hits
4. acharts.us charts page 1 Archived 22 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5. acharts.us charts page 2
6. acharts.us charts page 3
7. Feria del Disco's Official Web Page
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
9. "Brazilian album certifications – Simply Red – The Greatest Hits 25" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simply Red; 'The Greatest Hits 25')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
11. "Italian album certifications – Simply Red – Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
12. "Dutch album certifications – Simply Red – The Greatest Hits 25" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter The Greatest Hits 25 in the "Artiest of titel" box.
13. "Official Top 40 Albums - 22 December 2008". NZ Top 40. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
14. "Polish album certifications – Simply Red – Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
15. "Portuguese album certifications – Simply Red – 25 The Greatest Hits" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
16. "Russian album certifications – Simply Red – Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).
17. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Simply Red; 'The Greatest Hits 25')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
18. "British album certifications – Simply Red – Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.