A New Flame is the third album by British pop group Simply Red, released in February 1989. It was a huge success worldwide, becoming the band's first UK number one album and certified 7x Platinum by the BPI for sales of 2,100,000 copies in the UK alone. The album was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA A New Flame is the third album by British pop group Simply Red, released in February 1989. It was a huge success worldwide, becoming the band's first UK number one album and certified 7x Platinum by the BPI for sales of 2,100,000 copies in the UK alone. The album was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA false 2025-11-07 22:13:34 A New Flame 1989 1989-01-01 1989-01-01 41 Alternative Rock Blue-Eyed Soul Electronic Pop Soul Sophisti-Pop Synth-Pop 111610 2113717 d0e2e72d-34dc-4425-a03a-1303a84af7d6 a9100753-f539-43cf-bcc9-579566fb512e a04da85b-75a8-322d-81a1-e9b632631a4f /media/data/media5/Music/Simply Red/A New Flame/folder.jpg Simply Red Simply Red 1 1 It’s Only Love 04:58 1 2 A New Flame 03:57 1 3 You’ve Got It 03:54 1 4 To Be With You 03:22 1 5 More 04:08 1 6 Turn It Up 04:35 1 7 Love Lays Its Tune 04:05 1 8 She’ll Have to Go 03:14 1 9 If You Don’t Know Me by Now 03:24 1 10 Enough 05:10 Simply Red are an English soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. Band leader, singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall was the only original member left by the time Simply Red initially disbanded in 2010. They have released thirteen studio albums, from Picture Book (1985) through Time (2023), all of which have peaked within the top ten on the UK Albums Chart; with the albums A New Flame (1989), Stars (1991), Life (1995) and Blue (1998), along with their Greatest Hits (1996) album, reaching number one. Their 1991 album Stars is one of the best-selling albums in the United Kingdom. The group released ten songs that have reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, including "Stars", the Fugees-assisted "Angel", "The Air That I Breathe" and "Sunrise", with the single "Fairground" peaking atop the UK Singles Chart. Their singles "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now" both reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. At the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards, they received the award for Best British Group. They have received three Grammy Award nominations, including one for Best New Artist in 1987. Their version of "If You Don't Know Me by Now" won songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff the Grammy Award for the Best R&B Song. The band re-formed in 2015. Simply Red have sold over 50 million albums.