A New Flame
A New Flame | ||||
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Studio album by Simply Red | ||||
Released | 8 March 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988-89 | |||
Genre | Blue-eyed soul | |||
Length | 41:03 | |||
Label | WEA, Elektra | |||
Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
Simply Red chronology | ||||
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Singles from A New Flame | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Los Angeles Times | [2] |
The New York Times | positive[3] |
Robert Christgau | C+ [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
A New Flame is the third album by British pop group Simply Red, released in February 1989. It was a huge success worldwide, becoming the band's first UK number one album and certified 7x Platinum by the BPI for sales of 2,100,000 copies in the UK alone. The album was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Track listing
- Side one
- "It’s Only Love" (Jimmy Cameron/Vella Cameron)- 4:58
- "A New Flame" (Mick Hucknall) – 3:57
- "You’ve Got It" (Hucknall/Lamont Dozier) – 3:55
- "To Be with You" (Hucknall) – 3:22
- "More" (Hucknall) – 4:08
- Side two
- "Turn It Up" (Hucknall/Dozier)- 4:35
- "Love Lays It's Tune" (Hucknall) – 4:05
- "She’ll Have to Go" (Hucknall) – 3:10
- "If You Don’t Know Me by Now" (Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff) – 3:27
- "Enough" (Hucknall/Joe Sample) – 5:10
2008 Collector’s Edition bonus tracks
- Disc one
- "I Wish" [Live Version] (Stevie Wonder) – 4:05
- "X" (Fritz McIntyre/Ian Kirkham/Tim Kellett/Chris Joyce/Tony Bowers) – 4:51
- "The Great Divide" (S.H.T.G.) ["She’ll Have To Go" Extended Version] (Hucknall) – 3:56
- "Sugar Daddy" (McIntyre/Kirkham/Kellett/Joyce/Bowers) – 3:40
- "Funk On Out" [Instrumental] (Hucknall)- 3:31
- Disc two (DVD)
- ’Let Me Take You Home’— Live at Manchester 1990
- "Grandma’s Hands" (Bill Withers)
- "More" (Hucknall)
- "Groovy Situation" (Keith Barrington Rowe)
- "Lady Godiva’s Room" (Hucknall)
- "Holding Back the Years" (Hucknall/Neil Moss)
- "Sad Old Red" (Hucknall)
- "Enough" (Hucknall/Sample)
- "Turn It Up" (Hucknall/Dozier)
- "Something Got Me Started"
- "If You Don't Know Me by Now"
- "It's Only Love"
- Everytime We Say Goodbye"
- "Resume"
Personnel
- Mick Hucknall – lead vocals (all vocals on 'Enough')
- Fritz McIntyre – keyboards & backing vocals
- Tim Kellett – trumpet & keyboards, live backing vocals
- Chris Joyce – drums
- Tony Bowers – bass guitar
- Heitor T P – guitars
- Ian Kirkham – saxophones
Guest musicians
- Erik Hanson & Larry Williams – synthesizer programming
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Stephanie Spruell – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria)[27] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[28] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
France (SNEP)[29] | Platinum | 494,200[30] |
Germany (BVMI)[31] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[32] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[33] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[34] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] | 7× Platinum | 2,100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[36] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ William, Ruhlman. A New Flame at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Hunt, dennis (26 February 1989). "Album Review: Simply Red "A New Flame"". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (19 February 1989). "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: RECENT RELEASES; POP/JAZZ". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ "australian-charts.com Simply Red - A New Flame" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ↑ "austriancharts.at Simply Red - A New Flame" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-31
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Simply Red - A New Flame" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl. MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ "Album Search: Simply Red - A New Flame" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1989" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz Simply Red - A New Flame" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Simply Red - A New Flame" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ "swedishcharts.com Simply Red - A New Flame" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ "Simply Red - A New Flame - hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ "Chart Stats - Simply Red - A New Flame" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( A New Flame > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1989". aria.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at - Jahreshitparade 1989" (ASP) (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1989". RPM. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1989" (ASP). Swiss Music Charts (in Swedish). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ↑ "Chart Archive - 1980s Albums". Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Billboard.BIZ - Year-end Charts - Billboard 200 - 1989". billboard.biz. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at - Bestenlisten - 80-er album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Simply Red in the field Interpret. Enter A New Flame in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame". Music Canada.
- ↑ "French album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ↑ "Les Albums Platine". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simply Red; 'A New Flame')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
- ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Simply Red; 'A New Flame')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame". British Phonographic Industry. Enter A New Flame in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ "American album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by The Raw and the Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals When the World Knows Your Name by Deacon Blue Club Classics Vol. I by Soul II Soul |
UK number one album 25 February 1989 – 24 March 1989 29 April 1989 – 5 May 1989 22 July 1989 – 4 August 1989 |
Succeeded by Anything for You by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine Blast! by Holly Johnson Cuts Both Ways by Gloria Estefan |
Preceded by Ancient Heart by Tanita Tikaram |
Swiss Music Chart number-one album 19 March 1989 – 26 March 1989 |
Succeeded by Like a Prayer by Madonna |
Preceded by Appetite for Destruction by Guns n' Roses |
New Zealand Chart number-one album 11 June 1989 – 23 July 1989 |
Succeeded by Past Present by Clannad |
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