25: The Greatest Hits

Performer: Simply Red
Producer: Andy Scade (Compilation)
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Audio Remasterer: Kevin Metcalfe. Expanding on the first best-of collection (released in 1996), 2009's 25: THE GREATEST HITS is a definitive overview of Simply Red's 25-year career. At 17 tracks, the set includes nearly all the tunes featured on its predecessor, including the band's best- known hits "A New Flame," "Holding Back the Years," and "Fairground." 25 boasts additional tracks from the band's late `90s and early 2000s releases, including their classy cover of the soul classic "You Make Me Feel Brand New," as well as a new track, a reprise of the Isley Brothers' "Go Now." With the band's smooth, sophisticated sound and Mick Hucknall's stylishly soulful vocals on display throughout, 25 is the perfect summation of Simply Red's soul-pop sound.

Led by vocalist Mick Hucknall, neo-soul act Simply Red became one of the U.K.'s best-selling artists during the 1980s and '90s. As students of classic soul, Simply Red collaborated with legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier and released a popular cover of Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes' Philly-soul classic "If You Don't Know Me By Now." While perhaps not the saviors of the form, Simply Red's approach is marked by both a reverence for soul music's past and a crisp sound that's very much their own.

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