Simply Red's European release It's Only Love is something of a greatest-hits album, featuring singles that were left off the band's first hits collection, including "Remembering the First Time," "Never Never Love," and a lovely version of "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," and collecting later singles such as "Say You Love Me," "The Air That I Breathe," "Ain't That a Lot of Love," and "Your Eyes." The set does not exactly complement the other album because it repeats several tracks, including "Holding Back the Years," "If You Don't Know Me by Now," "Angel," and "Stars." Fans of Simply Red will not be disappointed and it serves to highlight the group as one of the most sophisticated, soulful, and diverse of the world's musical outfits, but this collection is somewhat of a redundancy for those who own all the band's albums, as it does not offer new recordings. Featuring songs ranging from reggae to pop to soul to dance, It's Only Love is an extremely satisfying listening experience.Simply Red's European release It's Only Love is something of a greatest-hits album, featuring singles that were left off the band's first hits collection, including "Remembering the First Time," "Never Never Love," and a lovely version of "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," and collecting later singles such as "Say You Love Me," "The Air That I Breathe," "Ain't That a Lot of Love," and "Your Eyes." The set does not exactly complement the other album because it repeats several tracks, including "Holding Back the Years," "If You Don't Know Me by Now," "Angel," and "Stars." Fans of Simply Red will not be disappointed and it serves to highlight the group as one of the most sophisticated, soulful, and diverse of the world's musical outfits, but this collection is somewhat of a redundancy for those who own all the band's albums, as it does not offer new recordings. Featuring songs ranging from reggae to pop to soul to dance, It's Only Love is an extremely satisfying listening experience.false2025-11-07 22:13:33It’s Only Love20002000-11-132000-11-1373Blue-Eyed SoulElectronicPopRock11161022490943024720c-75f6-4d18-b7ec-3e3d35202d80a9100753-f539-43cf-bcc9-579566fb512efbb5e8bd-6a17-3ef7-aa89-2fbbbdef14ae/media/data/media5/Music/Simply Red/It's Only Love/folder.jpgSimply RedSimply RedSimply 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.