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"Holding Back the Years"
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1985 UK 7-inch vinyl single
Song by Simply Red
from the album Picture Book
B-side"Drowning in My Own Tears" / "I Won't Feel Bad"
Released1985
GenrePop rock, blue-eyed soul
Length4:07
LabelWEA
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[]

  1. Holden, Stephen (11 March 1987). "Simply Red's 2D Album Blends Funk with Ballads". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  2. Davies, Hugh (19 June 2001). "Simply Red star cleared after arrest for rape". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  3. "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

Template:Simply Red singles

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