Atlantic Records releases the Simply Red compilation album Greatest Hits, gathering highlights from the group’s first five albums. 
Hey, admit it. You, like myself, probably remember Simply Red mainly for “Holding Back The Years” – right? Sure, we all do! But I also remember the lesser-known but tremendously appealing 1992 single “Stars”…and what do you know, it’s on here too. Amazing how record companies do that with best-of albums, eh? Of course it is! And for the much larger majority that loved Simply Red’s droning rendition of “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”, it’s on here too. Not a bad slice of hits and relative obscurities from Mick Hucknall and company.
- Holding Back The Years (4:29)
- Money’s Too Tight To Mention (4:28)
- The Right Thing (4:22)
- It’s Only Love (3:53)
- A New Flame (3:58)
- You’ve Got It (3:55)
- If You Don’t Know Me By Now (3:27)
- Stars (4:08)
- Something Got Me Started (4:00)
- Thrill Me (5:04)
- Your Mirror (4:00)
- For Your Babies (4:17)
- So Beautiful (4:58)
- Angel (4:01)
- Fairground (4:23)
Released by: Atlantic
Release date: 1996
Total running time: 63:25
1997 music review by Earl Green