Stay (Simply Red album)

Stay
Studio album by Simply Red
Released 12 March 2007 (UK)
April 24, 2007 (North America)
10 October 2007 (Japan)[1]
Genre Soul
Length 43:39
Label Simplyred.com
Avex Group (Japan)
Producer Andy Wright (tracks 1-6)
Mick Hucknall (tracks 1-3, 6-11)
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Simply Red chronology
Simplified
(2005)
Stay
(2007)
Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits
(2008)

Stay is the tenth and final studio album from British pop group Simply Red. It was released on March 12, 2007 in the UK and entered the official charts at #4. The song most popular and played on radios is "So Not Over You".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The World and You Tonight" 3:33
  2. "So Not Over You" 3:50
  3. "Stay" 3:04
  4. "They Don't Know" 3:40
  5. "Oh! What a Girl!" 3:51
  6. "Good Times Have Done Me Wrong" 5:20
  7. "Debris" 4:52
  8. "Lady" 5:00
  9. "Money TV" 4:05
  10. "The Death of the Cool" 3:26
  11. "Little Englander" 3:06

Singles

End of year charts

Year Country Chart Rank
2007 Germany IFPI #92

Musicians

By this point in the band's career, "Simply Red" was essentially a trade name for Mick Hucknall, who appeared to be the only permanent member of the group. The Stay album credits simply list the musicians who played on the album in alphabetical order, with no listing of what instruments they may have played, or which tracks they may have played on. Credited musicians are:

Dave Bloor
Sarah Brown
Anthea Clarke
Dave Clayton
Gavin Goldberg
Simon Hale
Geoff Holyrode
Mark Jaimes
Dee Johnson
Jilly Johnson
John Johnson
Ian Kirkham
Pete Lewinson
Steve Lewinson
Chris De Margary
Jim McWiliam
Willie Fister
Patirck Murdock
Kevin Robinson
Danny Saxon
Morton Schjolin
Kenji Suzuki
Andy Wright
The London Session Orchestra, led by Gavin Wright

Oddly, Mick Hucknall does not appear on the album's list of musicians.

References

  1. ^ http://avexnet.jp/id/simpr/discography/product/AVCD-23372.html
  2. ^ Adam Sweeting Uncut, May 2007, Issue 120