Blue Eyed Soul (album)

Blue Eyed Soul is the twelfth studio album by British pop group Simply Red. The album was released on 8 November 2019 by BMG.^[1]

Blue Eyed Soul
Studio album by Simply Red
Released	8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
Studio	Mick Hucknall's home studio; British Grove and Southwest (London, England)
Genre	Blue-eyed soul
Length	33:53
Label	BMG
Producer	Andy Wright
Simply Red chronology
Symphonica in Rosso – Live at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam (2018) Blue Eyed Soul (2019) Time (2023)
Singles from Blue Eyed Soul
"Thinking of You" Released: 15 August 2019 "BadBootz" Released: 13 September 2019 "Sweet Child" Released: 30 September 2019 "Complete Love" Released: 24 October 2019 "Tonight (0AM Mix)" Released: 18 February 2020

Chart performance

The album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 9,772 copies in its first week. It is Simply Red's 14th top 10 album in the United Kingdom.^[2]

Track listing

The vinyl release has a slightly different song order from the CD and digital releases. Hucknall's preferred order is that of the vinyl release, which moves the final song "Tonight" to the end of side one.^[3]

CD and digital download version

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thinking of You"	3:12
2.	"Sweet Child"	3:18
3.	"Complete Love"	3:28
4.	"Take a Good Look"	3:19
5.	"Ring That Bell"	3:38
6.	"BadBootz"	3:40
7.	"Don't Do Down"	3:18
8.	"Riding on a Train"	3:08
9.	"Chula"	3:17
10.	"Tonight"	3:35
Total length:		33:53

All tracks are written by Mick Hucknall.^[4]

Disc two – deluxe version (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thinking of You" (original version)	3:13
2.	"Sweet Child" (original version)	3:26
3.	"Thinking of You" (Danny Trexin remix)	2:30
4.	"Thinking of You" (James Doman remix)	5:00
5.	"Sweet Child" (Crooked Soul remix)	7:11

LP version

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thinking of You"	3:12
2.	"Sweet Child"	3:18
3.	"Complete Love"	3:28
4.	"Take a Good Look"	3:19
5.	"Tonight"	3:35

All tracks are written by Mick Hucknall.

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ring That Bell"	3:38
2.	"BadBootz"	3:40
3.	"Don't Do Down"	3:18
4.	"Riding on a Train"	3:08
5.	"Chula"	3:17
Total length:		33:53

Personnel

Simply Red

• Mick Hucknall – vocals, backing vocals (5, 6, 8)
• Dave Clayton – keyboards, backing vocals (5, 6, 8)
• Kenji Suzuki – guitars, backing vocals (5, 6, 8)
• Steve Lewinson – bass
• Roman Roth – drums, backing vocals (5, 6, 8)
• Ian Kirkham – saxophones
• Kevin Robinson – trumpet, backing vocals (1, 5-8), percussion (5, 6, 8, 9)

Additional musicians

• Danny Saxon – additional keyboards (1-3, 7)
• Andy Wright – programming, additional keyboards (1, 5, 8, 9), percussion (5, 6, 8, 9)
• Gavin Goldberg – programming, additional guitars (1)
• Peter-John Vettese – string programming (10), arrangements (10)
• Mark Jaimes – additional guitars (1-3, 7)
• Marc JB – additional beats (1)
• Chris De Margary – saxophones

Strings (Tracks 2–4)

• Peter-John Vettese – arrangements (2, 3)
• Sam Swallow – arrangements (4)
• Amy Stewart – string contractor for Isobel Griffiths Ltd.
• Dave Daniels – cello
• Peter Lale and Bruce White – viola
• Ian Humphries, Patrick Kiernan, Everton Nelson and Emlyn Singleton – violin

Production

• Andy Wright – producer
• Gavin Goldberg – engineer, mixing (1), additional mixing
• Mick Hucknall – mixing (2-10)
• Lewis Chapman – assistant engineer, mix engineer
• Tony Cousins – mastering at Metropolis Mastering (London, UK)
• Stuart Crouch Creative – design, cover illustration
• Dean Chalkley – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Blue Eyed Soul

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[5]	39
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	27
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12]	24
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[13]	21
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	17
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	6

References

1. Eames, Tom (15 August 2019). "Simply Red unveil brand new song 'Thinking of You' from comeback album Blue Eyed Soul". Smooth Radio. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
2. Jones, Alan (15 November 2019). "Charts analysis: The Script score fifth No.1 album". Music Week. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
3. "Review: Simply Red back to '70s basics on Blue Eyed Soul". abcnews.go.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
4. "Blue Eyed Soul". simplyred.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
5. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
7. "Ultratop.be – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
8. "Ultratop.be – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
10. "Lescharts.com – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
12. "Italiancharts.com – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
13. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2019.