Life (Simply Red album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Life
Type = Album
Artist = Simply Red


Released = October 24, 1995
Genre = Rock, Pop, Soul, Adult contemporary
Length = 47:03
Label = East West Records
Producer = Mick Hucknall, Stuart Levine
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dl2zefik8gfn link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/simplyred/albums/album/214382/review/5942166/life link]
Last album = "Stars"
(1991)
This album = "Life"
(1995)
Next album = "Greatest Hits"
(1996)
Misc = Singles
Name = Life
Type = studio
Single 1 = Fairground
Single 1 date = 1995
Single 2 =
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"Life" (1995) was one of the most successful albums by Simply Red. Their song, "Fairground" was also their first number 1 hit in the UK. Off of this success, the album made #1 on the UK album chart. It also included "We're in This Together", the official theme song for Euro '96.

Track listing

#You Make Me Believe
#So Many People
#Lives and Loves
#Fairground
#Never Never Love
#So Beautiful
#Hillside Avenue
#Remembering the First Time
#Out on the Range
#We're in This Together
#Fairground (Alternate Version)

Personnel

*Mick Hucknall - vocals, background vocals, guitar, bass guitar & string arrangement
*Fritz McIntyre - keyboards & background vocals
*Ian Kirkham - saxophone, EWI & keyboards
*Heitor T P - guitars
*Dee Johnson - background vocals

Guest Musicans

*Sly Dunbar - drums & programming
*Robbie Shakespeare - bass guitar
*Bootsy Collins - bass guitar
*Ritchie Stevens - drums
*Danny Cummings - percussion
*Hugh Masekela - flugelhorn
*Andy Wright - programming, keyboards & string arrangement
*Umoja Singers Chorale
*The London Metropolitan Orchestra
*Caroline Dale - string arrangement & conduction

succession box
before = "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" by Oasis
title = UK number one album
years = October 21 1995 – November 10 1995
after = "Different Class" by Pulp

Never Never Love was the fifth track from Simply Red Life album. The tracks' video featured several women, including Stephanie Beacham.