Simplicity (Tim Curry album)

Simplicity is the third and final album recorded by the English actor/singer Tim Curry, released in 1981.

Whereas his previous album Fearless had been almost entirely original songs, Simplicity is a half-originals, half-covers mix and contains a wider variety of source material than the covers on his first album Read My Lips (1978). Covers include a version of The Zombies' "She's Not There" and Martha and the Vandellas' "Dancing in the Streets", both of which were hits in 1964. Curry also performs a version of "Take Me, I'm Yours", originally a 1978 hit by Squeeze.

The track "Working on My Tan" was released as a single in certain countries (backed with "On A Roll") but was not commercially successful. Curry did not make any promo videos for the album.

Track listing[]

1. "Working on My Tan" (Tim Curry, Michael Kamen, Bob Babbitt, Charles Collins, Bob Kulick, Michael Tschudin) - 4:05
2. "She's Not There" (Rod Argent) - 2:22
3. "Simplicity" (Tim Curry, Bob Babbitt, Charles Collins)- 4:13
4. "On a Roll" (Tim Curry, Michael Kamen, Joel Newman) - 2:49
5. "Take Me, I'm Yours" (Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook) - 3:50
6. "Dancing in the Streets" (Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson) 3:59
7. "Betty Jean" (Tim Curry, Michael Kamen) - 3:20
8. "Out of Pawn" (David Lasley, Lana Marrano) - 3:43
9. "Summer in the City" (John Sebastian) - 3:05
10. "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) - 3:32

Personnel[]

• Tim Curry – vocals
• Earl Slick – guitar
• Hank Crawford – saxophone
• Howard Johnson – saxophone
• David "Fathead" Newman – saxophone
• David Sanborn – saxophone
• Charlie Miller – trumpet
• Art Baron – trombone
• Michael Kamen – keyboards
• Joel Newman – guitar
• Bryant Montiro – guitar
• John Siegler – bass
• Noel Alphonso – drums
• Jimmy Maelen – percussion
• Laurel Massé, Gui Andresano, Ula Andrisano, Ula Hedwig, Seth, Dian Sorel, Sasha – background vocals

Chart positions[]

Album

Billboard (USA)

RPM (Canada)