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Track Listings
| 1. Come To My Aid |
| 2. Sad Old Red |
| 3. Look At You Now |
| 4. Heaven |
| 5. Jericho |
| 6. Money's Too Tight |
| 7. Holding Back The Years |
| 8. Open Up The Red Box |
| 9. No Direction |
| 10. Picture Book |
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Cd > Popular Music > RockCD > POPULAR MUSIC > ROCK
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Like the other review I too was a Big Simply Red fan when I 14 but this Album is still in my CD rack. This album goes from really good music in "come to my aid and "moneys too toight" to well thought out lyrics in "jericho" and heaven" and then there's the title track which is melodic in its first listen and gets better every time.The engineering and production on this album were never equaled in Simply Red's later albums which is a shame as this album showed real promise. A must buy for anyone who has anytime for Simply Red/Mick Hucknall.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
They really were new kids on the block back in 1985. I first heard this whilst browsing clothes @ NEXT in Chancery Lane, London, Christmas Eve 1985 I think! NEXT was probably a bit more ground breaking back then! The staff had this album playing and I stayed in the shop so long, I heard most of the best songs off the album (I bought a pair of trousers!). It's stayed with me ever since and I bought the album soon after on Tape! The stand out songs are always Moneys Too Tight to Mention, Holding Back the Years and Heaven, which is probably my favorite ever slow song! Back then, they had a style all of their own and were pretty groundbreaking. Fantastic album anyway, very soulful!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Before the hype there was this....
One of the best debut albums ever. Mixing covers and new songs this was a career launcher for Mick Hucknall. This is where Simply Red began and is one of the best of their albums.
From the opening of Come To My Aid this shows a band and singer that would go on to become world beaters before the hype took over and the genius was lost.
Thec album mixes white soul with funky protest and an ace Talking Heads cover. Even after all these years I can put this on and I want to sing and dance along.
Definitely worth owning by anyone and has not dated at all.
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No Direction
Good chilled listen. I can't take it in high doses, since I actually feel that the vocals come out as pretty annoying, but I guess this is a good album to chill to from time to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lord Anon
Great Artwork - but average Album.
Despite its eye-catching artwork, this debut Album from 'Simply Red' - for me at least, was rather a disappointment. Read more
Published on 8 April 2010 by FAMOUS NAME
'RED' at their best
I have bought this album after listening to "Men and women" and "Home". "Picture Book" was a debut for Hucknall and his company and gives to us straightly stong favor of white pop... Read more
Published on 24 May 2009 by Bojan Cvetanovski
The fire in the belly
Man, I long for singers to sing with this passion now-a-days, including Simply Red. The majority of this album was written when sad old Red (aka Mick Hucknall) was living in a box... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2007 by In a moonlit valley
Simply Red used to be OK
When I was 15, Simply Red were my favourite band. Seems a long time ago, now. Much of the music they (well, let's face it, they're not really a 'they' any more - more of a 'he')... Read more
Published on 11 Oct 1999
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