Blue Eyed Soul (album)

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Blue Eyed Soul
Simply Red - Blue Eyed Soul.png
Studio album by
Simply Red
Released8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
StudioBritish Grove Studios and Southwest Studios, London, England
GenreBlue eyed-soul
Length33:53
LabelBMG
ProducerAndy Wright
Simply Red chronology
Symphonica in Rosso – Live at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
(2018) 		Blue Eyed Soul
(2019)
Singles from Blue Eyed Soul
  1. "Thinking of You"
    Released: 15 August 2019
  2. "Sweet Child"
    Released: 30 September 2019

Blue Eyed Soul is the twelfth studio album by British pop group Simply Red. The album was released on 8 November 2019 by BMG.[1]

Chart performance[]

The album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 9,772 copies in its first week. It is Simply Red's 14th top 10 album in the United Kingdom.[2]

Track listing[]

The vinyl release has a slightly different song order than the CD and digital releases. Apparently, the preferred order is that of the vinyl release, which favours slower songs earlier.[3]

CD and digital download version[]

All tracks are written by Mick Hucknall[4].

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Thinking of You"3:12
2."Sweet Child"3:18
3."Complete Love"3:28
4."Take a Good Look"3:19
5."Ring That Bell"3:38
6."BadBootz"3:40
7."Don't Do Down"3:18
8."Riding on a Train"3:08
9."Chula"3:17
10."Tonight"3:35
Total length:33:53
Disc two – deluxe version (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
1."Thinking of You" (original version)3:13
2."Sweet Child" (original version)3:26
3."Thinking of You" (Danny Trexin remix)2:30
4."Thinking of You" (James Doman remix)5:00
5."Sweet Child" (Crooked Soul remix)7:11

LP version[]

All tracks are written by Mick Hucknall.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Thinking of You"3:12
2."Sweet Child"3:18
3."Complete Love"3:28
4."Take a Good Look"3:19
5."Tonight"3:35
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Ring That Bell"3:38
2."BadBootz"3:40
3."Don't Do Down"3:18
4."Riding on a Train"3:08
5."Chula"3:17
Total length:33:53

Personnel[]

  • Mick Hucknall – vocals, mixer
  • Kenji Suzuki – guitar
  • Dave Clayton – keyboards
  • Roman Roth – drums
  • Steve Lewinson – bass
  • Kevin Robinson – trumpet
  • Ian Kirkham – saxophone
  • Chris de Margary – saxophone
  • Amy Stewart – string contractor
  • Andy Wright – producer, programming
  • Gavin Goldberg – engineer, programming, additional mixer
  • Lewis Chapman – assistant engineer, mix engineer
  • Tony Cousins – mastering

Charts[]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[5] 39
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 27
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] 24
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[13] 21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 6

References[]

  1. ^ Eames, Tom (15 August 2019). "Simply Red unveil brand new song 'Thinking of You' from comeback album Blue Eyed Soul". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (15 November 2019). "Charts analysis: The Script score fifth No.1 album". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Review: Simply Red back to '70s basics on 'Blue Eyed Soul'". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Blue Eyed Soul". simplyred.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Top Albums (Week 46, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 46 (dal 08.11.2019 al 14.11.2019)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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