Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits

Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Simply Red
Released	17 November 2008
Recorded	1985-2008
Genre	Pop, Blue-eyed soul
Length	(standard edition)
Label	Universal simplyred.com
Producer	Simply Red
Simply Red chronology
"Stay" (2007) "Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits" (2008) "Songs of Love" (2010)

Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits is a 2008 album, released by Simply Red, as both a standard and deluxe edition which contained material from their 25-year career. In the US it was released in 1CD format.^[1] In Europe it was released in a 2CD format,^[2] as well as a 2CD and DVD deluxe edition.^[3] The single Go Now, a cover of Bessie Banks, was released from the album, but failed to chart. The album itself was a moderate success, peaking at #9 on the UK Albums Chart. On 9 October 2010 the album returned to the UK Top Ten, again peaking at #9.^[4]

Track listing

2CD Europe version

CD 1
No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Sunrise"	Home	3:19
2.	"Stars"	Stars	4:08
3.	"A New Flame"	A New Flame	3:57
4.	"Holding Back the Years"	Picture Book	4:11
5.	"It's Only Love"	A New Flame	3:52
6.	"The Right Thing"	Men and Women	4:22
7.	"Your Mirror"	Stars	4:04
8.	"For Your Babies"	Stars	4:17
9.	"The Air That I Breathe"	Blue	4:21
10.	"Night Nurse"	Blue	3:54
11.	"Ain't That a Lot of Love"	Love and the Russian Winter	3:53
12.	"Fake"	Home	3:46
13.	"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"	Men and Women	3:06

CD 2
No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"You've Got It"	A New Flame	3:57
2.	"Say You Love Me"	Blue	3:44
3.	"So Not Over You"	Stay	3:37
4.	"Angel"	Greatest Hits	4:00
5.	"Never Never Love"	Life	4:07
6.	"Home"	Home	3:33
7.	"You Make Me Feel Brand New"	Home	5:04
8.	"Something Got Me Started"	Stars	3:59
9.	"Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"	Picture Book	4:29
10.	"Fairground"	Life	4:26
11.	"If You Don't Know Me By Now"	A New Flame	3:26
12.	"Go Now"	previously unreleased	3:27

1CD US version

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sunrise"	3:19
2.	"Stars"	4:08
3.	"A New Flame"	3:57
4.	"Holding Back The Years"	4:11
5.	"Your Mirror"	4:04
6.	"For Your Babies"	4:17
7.	"It's Only Love"	3:52
8.	"The Right Thing"	4:22
9.	"Something Got Me Started"	3:59
10.	"So Not Over You"	3:37
11.	"You Make Me Feel Brand New"	5:04
12.	"Say You Love Me"	3:44
13.	"Home"	3:33
14.	"Fairground"	4:26
15.	"Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"	4:29
16.	"If You Don't Know Me By Now"	3:26
17.	"Go Now"	3:27

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak[5][6][7]
Austrian Albums Chart	25
Belgian Albums Chart	14
Chilean Top 10 Albums	1[8]
Danish Albums Chart	11
Dutch Albums Chart	3
Irish Albums Chart	26
Italian Albums Chart	13
German Albums Chart	17
New Zealand Albums Chart	11
Portuguese Albums Chart	8
Swiss Albums Chart	22
UK Albums Chart	9

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[9]	Gold	35,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[10]	Gold	100,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[11]	Gold	50,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)[12]	2× Platinum	40,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Simply Red – Simply Red 25 The Greatest Hits (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
2. "Simply Red – The Greatest Hits 25 (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
3. "Simply Red – The Greatest Hits 25 – Deluxe Edition (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
4. Chart Stats – Simply Red – 25 – The Greatest Hits
5. acharts.us charts page 1
6. acharts.us charts page 2
7. acharts.us charts page 3
8. Feria del Disco's Official Web Page
9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simply Red; 'The Greatest Hits 25')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
11. "Italian album certifications – Simply Red – Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Simply Red in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
12. "Polish album certifications – Simply Red – Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
13. "British album certifications – Simply Red – Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Simply Red The Greatest Hits 25 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