A New Flame

A New Flame
Studio album by Simply Red
Released 8 March 1989 (1989-03-08)
Recorded 1988–1989
Genre Blue-eyed soul
Length 41:03
Label Elektra
WEA
Producer Stewart Levine
Simply Red chronology
Men and Women
(1987)		 A New Flame
(1989)		 Stars
(1991)
Singles from A New Flame
  1. "It’s Only Love"
    Released: January 1989
  2. "If You Don’t Know Me By Now"
    Released: April 1989
  3. "A New Flame"
    Released: July 1989
  4. "You’ve Got It"
    Released: October 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Los Angeles Times[2]
The New York Timespositive[3]
Robert ChristgauC+ [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
  1. "It’s Only Love" (Jimmy Cameron/Vella Cameron) – 4:58
  2. "A New Flame" (Mick Hucknall)  – 3:57
  3. "You’ve Got It" (Hucknall/Lamont Dozier)  – 3:55
  4. "To Be with You" (Hucknall)  – 3:22
  5. "More" (Hucknall)  – 4:08
Side two
  1. "Turn It Up" (Hucknall/Dozier) – 4:35
  2. "Love Lays It's Tune" (Hucknall)  – 4:05
  3. "She’ll Have to Go" (Hucknall)  – 3:10
  4. "If You Don’t Know Me by Now" (Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff)  – 3:27
  5. "Enough" (Hucknall/Joe Sample)  – 5:10

2008 Collector’s Edition bonus tracks

Disc one
  1. "I Wish" [Live Version] (Stevie Wonder)  – 4:05
  2. "X" (Fritz McIntyre/Ian Kirkham/Tim Kellett/Chris Joyce/Tony Bowers)  – 4:51
  3. "The Great Divide" (S.H.T.G.) ["She’ll Have To Go" Extended Version] (Hucknall)  – 3:56
  4. "Sugar Daddy" (McIntyre/Kirkham/Kellett/Joyce/Bowers)  – 3:40
  5. "Funk On Out" [Instrumental] (Hucknall) – 3:31
Disc two (DVD)
’Let Me Take You Home’— Live at Manchester 1990
  1. "Grandma’s Hands" (Bill Withers)
  2. "More" (Hucknall)
  3. "Groovy Situation" (Keith Barrington Rowe)
  4. "Lady Godiva’s Room" (Hucknall)
  5. "Holding Back the Years" (Hucknall/Neil Moss)
  6. "Sad Old Red" (Hucknall)
  7. "Enough" (Hucknall/Sample)
  8. "Turn It Up" (Hucknall/Dozier)
  9. "Something Got Me Started"
  10. "If You Don't Know Me by Now"
  11. "It's Only Love"
  12. Everytime We Say Goodbye"
  13. "Resume"

Personnel

Guest musicians

Production

  • Producer – Stewart Levine
  • Engineered and Mixed by Darren Klein
  • Assistant Engineers – Clark Germain and Karl Lever
  • Recorded at AIR Studios (Montserrat, West Indies).
  • Mixed at Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
  • Design – Peter Barrett and Andrew Biscomb
  • Cover Photo – Juergen Teller
  • Inner Sleeve Photos – Shelia Rock and Juergen Teller

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[28] Platinum 50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[29] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[30] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[31] Platinum 494,200[32]
Germany (BVMI)[33] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[34] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[35] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[36] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[37] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] 7× Platinum 2,100,000^
United States (RIAA)[39] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ William, Ruhlman. A New Flame at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ Hunt, dennis (26 February 1989). "Album Review: Simply Red "A New Flame"". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  3. ↑ Holden, Stephen (19 February 1989). "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: RECENT RELEASES; POP/JAZZ". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  4. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  5. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  6. ↑ "australian-charts.com Simply Red – A New Flame" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  7. ↑ "austriancharts.at Simply Red – A New Flame" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  8. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-31
  9. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Simply Red – A New Flame" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl. MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  10. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  11. ↑ "Album Search: Simply Red – A New Flame" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  12. 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1989" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  13. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  14. ↑ "charts.org.nz Simply Red - A New Flame" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  15. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Simply Red – A New Flame" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  16. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Simply Red – A New Flame" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-10-31.
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  18. ↑ "Chart Stats – Simply Red – A New Flame" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  19. ↑ "allmusic ((( A New Flame > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jahreshitparade 1989" (ASP) (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  22. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1989". RPM. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  23. ↑ "Hitparade.ch – Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1989" (ASP). Swiss Music Charts (in Swedish). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  24. ↑ "Chart Archive – 1980s Albums". Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  25. ↑ "Billboard.BIZ – Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1989". billboard.biz. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  26. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bestenlisten – 80-er album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  27. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1989 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  28. ↑ "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. 
  29. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
  30. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame". Music Canada.
  31. ↑ "French album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  32. ↑ "Les Albums Platine". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  33. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simply Red; 'A New Flame')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  34. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter A New Flame in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  35. ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select album under "Chart", enter 2000 in the field "Year". Select the certification month in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts".
  36. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  37. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Simply Red; 'A New Flame')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  38. ↑ "British album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Enter A New Flame in the search field and then press Enter.
  39. ↑ "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. 
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