Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits

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Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by Simply Red
Released 17 November 2008
Recorded 1985-2008
Genre Pop, Blue-eyed soul
Length (standard edition)
Label Universal
simplyred.com
Producer Simply Red
Simply Red chronology
"Stay"
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"Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits"
(2008)
"Songs of Love"
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Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits is a 2008 album, released by Simply Red, as both a standard and deluxe edition which contained material from their 25-year career. In the US it was released in 1CD format.[1] In Europe it was released in a 2CD format,[2] as well as a 2CD and DVD deluxe edition.[3] The single Go Now, a cover of Bessie Banks, was released from the album, but failed to chart. The album itself was a moderate success, peaking at #9 on the UK Albums Chart. On 9 October 2010 the album returned to the UK Top Ten, again peaking at #9.[4]

Track listing

2CD Europe version

CD 1
No. Title Original album Length
1. "Sunrise"   Home 3:19
2. "Stars"   Stars 4:08
3. "A New Flame"   A New Flame 3:57
4. "Holding Back the Years"   Picture Book 4:11
5. "It's Only Love"   A New Flame 3:52
6. "The Right Thing"   Men and Women 4:22
7. "Your Mirror"   Stars 4:04
8. "For Your Babies"   Stars 4:17
9. "The Air That I Breathe"   Blue 4:21
10. "Night Nurse"   Blue 3:54
11. "Ain't That a Lot of Love"   Love and the Russian Winter 3:53
12. "Fake"   Home 3:46
13. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"   Men and Women 3:06
CD 2
No. Title Original album Length
1. "You've Got It"   A New Flame 3:57
2. "Say You Love Me"   Blue 3:44
3. "So Not Over You"   Stay 3:37
4. "Angel"   Greatest Hits 4:00
5. "Never Never Love"   Life 4:07
6. "Home"   Home 3:33
7. "You Make Me Feel Brand New"   Home 5:04
8. "Something Got Me Started"   Stars 3:59
9. "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"   Picture Book 4:29
10. "Fairground"   Life 4:26
11. "If You Don't Know Me By Now"   A New Flame 3:26
12. "Go Now"   previously unreleased 3:27

1CD US version

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak[5][6][7]
Austrian Albums Chart 25
Belgian Albums Chart 14
Chilean Top 10 Albums 1[8]
Danish Albums Chart 11
Dutch Albums Chart 3
Irish Albums Chart 26
Italian Albums Chart 13
German Albums Chart 17
New Zealand Albums Chart 11
Portuguese Albums Chart 8
Swiss Albums Chart 22
UK Albums Chart 9

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000
Germany (BVMI)[10] Gold 100,000
Italy (FIMI)[11] Gold 50,000
Poland (ZPAV)[12] 2× Platinum 40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] 2× Platinum 600,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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  4. Chart Stats – Simply Red – 25 – The Greatest Hits
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  7. acharts.us charts page 3
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