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Song by Simply Red | ||||
from the album Picture Book | ||||
B-side | "Drowning in My Own Tears" / "I Won't Feel Bad" | |||
Released | 1985 | |||
Genre | Pop rock, blue-eyed soul | |||
Length | 4:07 | |||
Label | WEA Elektra | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mick Hucknall, Neil Moss | |||
Producer(s) | Stewart Levine | |||
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"Holding Back the Years" is the 7th track on Simply Red's debut studio album Picture Book (1985). It remains their most successful single, having reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the UK Singles Chart. It is one of two Simply Red songs (the other being their cover of "If You Don't Know Me by Now") to reach #1 in the US. "Holding Back the Years" had initially been released in the UK the year before, reaching #51. The song was nominated in the category of Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards.
Background[]
Frontman of the group Mick Hucknall wrote the song when he was 17, while living at his father's house. The chorus did not come to him until many years later.[1] His mother left the family when he was three; the upheaval caused by this event inspired him to write the song.[2] The music was co-written with Neil Moss, a member of Hucknall's first group, the Frantic Elevators.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (11 March 1987). "Simply Red's 2D Album Blends Funk with Ballads". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ↑ Davies, Hugh (19 June 2001). "Simply Red star cleared after arrest for rape". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ↑ "Holding Back The Years". simplyred.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
External links[]
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Preceded by "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" by Billy Ocean |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single 12 July 1986 |
Succeeded by "Invisible Touch" by Genesis |
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