Stars is the fourth album by British pop/soul/jazz band Simply Red, released in September 1991. Five singles were released from the album including the UK top ten hits "Stars" and "For Your Babies". Domestically it was a huge hit, becoming the best selling album in the UK for both 1991 and 1992 and according to the BPI certification of 12 times platinum, the joint 6th highest selling album of all time in the UK. It was also the last album to feature much-loved member Tim Kellett, a close friend of Hucknall, who started his own band after touring. The album has sold over 11 million copies to date. Stars is also the only album to feature Fritz Mcintyre singing lead vocals (on the track Wonderland). In 2000 Q magazine placed Stars at number 80 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Stars is the fourth album by British pop/soul/jazz band Simply Red, released in September 1991. Five singles were released from the album including the UK top ten hits "Stars" and "For Your Babies". Domestically it was a huge hit, becoming the best selling album in the UK for both 1991 and 1992 and according to the BPI certification of 12 times platinum, the joint 6th highest selling album of all time in the UK. It was also the last album to feature much-loved member Tim Kellett, a close friend of Hucknall, who started his own band after touring. The album has sold over 11 million copies to date. Stars is also the only album to feature Fritz Mcintyre singing lead vocals (on the track Wonderland). In 2000 Q magazine placed Stars at number 80 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. false 2025-11-07 22:13:33 1991 1991-01-01 1991-01-01 41 Ballad Blue-Eyed Soul Pop Pop Rock Pop Soul Rock Sophisti-Pop Trance 111610 2173143 c1af8c35-b343-3604-9b1e-1f7a32a1e8a4 a9100753-f539-43cf-bcc9-579566fb512e 7a3e8b48-0451-34d8-b8bb-645d77f4b442 /media/data/media5/Music/Simply Red/Stars/folder.jpg Simply Red Simply Red 1 1 04:01 1 2 04:08 1 3 05:03 1 4 03:59 1 5 03:34 1 6 04:17 1 7 03:46 1 8 04:45 1 9 03:52 1 10 03:49 Simply Red are a British soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. The lead vocalist of the band is singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band initially disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left. Since the release of their debut studio album Picture Book (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now", both of which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. They have had five number one albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, Stars, being one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.At the 1992 and 1993 Brit Awards, they received the award for Best British Group. They received three Grammy Award nominations: for Best New Artist in 1987, and "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now" for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The band re-formed in 2015. Simply Red has sold over 50 million albums. EastWestEastWest