A New Flame

A New Flame
Studio album by Simply Red
Released 8 March 1989 (1989-03-08)
Recorded 1988-89
Genre Blue-eyed soul
Length 41:03
Label WEA, Elektra
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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Album Chart[6] 2
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[8] 15
Dutch Albums Chart[9] 4
French SNEP Albums Chart[10] 2
German Media Control Albums Chart[11] 2
Italian Albums Chart[12] 1
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[13] 39
New Zealand Albums Chart[14] 1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[15] 4
Swedish Albums Chart[16] 4
Swiss Albums Chart[17] 1
UK Albums Chart[18] 1
U.S. Billboard 200 [19] 22

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
Australian Albums Chart[20] 10
Austrian Albums Chart[21] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[22] 43
Italian Albums Chart[12] 5
Swiss Albums Chart[23] 1
UK Albums Chart[24] 2
U.S. Billboard 200[25] 44

Decade-end charts

Chart (1980–89) Position
Austrian Albums Chart[26] 34

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
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

  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. 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.
  17. ↑ "Simply Red - A New Flame - hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  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. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  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. ↑ "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
  28. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame". Music Canada.
  29. ↑ "French album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  30. ↑ "Les Albums Platine". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  31. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simply Red; 'A New Flame')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  32. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Simply Red – A New Flame" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
  33. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  34. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Simply Red; 'A New Flame')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  35. ↑ "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
  36. ↑ "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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