Life is the fifth studio album by British pop and soul band Simply Red, released in 1995. The lead single "Fairground" became their first number 1 hit in the UK. Due to this success, the album also made #1 on the UK album chart. It also included "We're in This Together", the official theme song for Euro '96. This was also the last album to feature band members Fritz McIntyre and Heitor TP.
Life | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 9 October 1995[1] | |||
Recorded | September 1994 – July 1995 | |||
Studio | Planet 4 Studios (Manchester, England) AIR Studios (London, England) Downtown Studios (Johannesburg, South Africa) | |||
Genre | Blue eyed-soul, pop, dance, funk | |||
Length | 47:18 | |||
Label | East West Records | |||
Producer | Mick Hucknall, Stewart Levine | |||
Simply Red chronology | ||||
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Singles from Life | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Los Angeles Times | [6] |
Music & Media | (favorable)[7] |
Music Week | [8] |
NME | 6/10[9] |
Rolling Stone | [10] |
All songs composed by Mick Hucknall
Simply Red
Guest musicians
The video for "Never Never Love" featured several women, including British actresses Billie Whitelaw and Stephanie Beacham, and fashion models like Kirsten Owen, for example.
Production
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[47] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[48] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[49] | Gold | 25,000* |
France (SNEP)[50] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[51] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[52] | 2× Platinum | 200,000* |
Netherlands (NVPI)[53] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[55] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[1] | 5× Platinum | 1,500,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[57] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 5,500,000[58] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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