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Studio album by Simply Red
Released 19 May 1998
Studio Westpoint Recording Studios, Funny Bunny Studios, Whitfield Street Studios and Abbey Road Studios (London, UK)
Archer Studios (Kingston, Jamaica)
The Hit Factory (New York City, New York, US)
Genre
Popsouldance-pop
Length 46:59
Label East West
Producer
Andy WrightGota YashikiMick HucknallStevie J
Simply Red chronology
Greatest Hits
(1996) Blue
(1998) Love and the Russian Winter
(1999)
Blue is the sixth studio album by British band Simply Red. It was released by East West Records on 19 May 1998 in the United Kingdom. Initially conceived as a cover album,[5] it features production from lead singer Mick Hucknall as well as Andy Wright, Gota Yashiki, Stevie J, and Joe `Jake` Carter. Hucknall, Wright, and Yashiki are the only musicians featured in the Blue CD booklet`s photography; this is a first for a Simply Red album, as all prior albums featured photos of the various band members credited.

The album includes five cover versions: `Mellow My Mind` from the 1975 Neil Young album Tonight`s the Night; two versions of the frequently covered `The Air That I Breathe`, written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood; the Gregory Isaacs hit `Night Nurse`; and `Ghetto Girl` by Dennis Brown, from whom the band would cover another song in 2003. New versions of previously recorded Simply Red songs also appear here: `Come Get Me Angel` is a rewritten version of the 1996 single `Angel` (an Aretha Franklin cover), and `Broken Man` was first released as a B-side in 1987. `The Air That I Breathe Reprise` samples `Jack and Diane` by John Mellencamp. `So Jungiful`, found on the Japanese edition of the album, is a jungle remix of `So Beautiful` from the band`s previous album, Life.[citation needed]

Standard version
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. `Mellow My Mind` Neil Young
Andy WrightGota YashikiMick Hucknall
3:55
2. `Blue` Hucknall
WrightYashikiHucknall
4:38
3. `Say You Love Me` Hucknall
WrightYashikiHucknall
3:43
4. `To Be Free` Hucknall
WrightYashikiHucknall
4:04
5. `The Air That I Breathe`
Albert HammondMike Hazlewood
WrightYashikiHucknall
4:24
6. `Someday in My Life` Hucknall
WrightYashikiHucknall
4:03
7. `The Air That I Breathe Reprise`
HammondHazlewoodWilliam TurpinSteven Jordan
JordanJoe `Jake` Carter[a]
4:35
8. `Night Nurse`
Gregory IsaacsSylvester Weise
Hucknall 3:57
9. `Broken Man` Hucknall
WrightYashikiHucknall
3:34
10. `Come Get Me Angel`
Carolyn FranklinSonny SandersHucknall
WrightYashikiHucknall
4:02
11. `Ghetto Girl` Dennis Brown Hucknall 3:31
12. `Love Has Said Goodbye Again` Hucknall Hucknall 3:14
13. `High Fives` Hucknall Hucknall 2:49
Personnel
Simply Red

Mick Hucknall – lead vocals, backing vocals
Tim Vine – keyboards
Andy Wright – programming
Mark Jaimes – guitars
Steve Lewinson – bass
Velroy Bailey – drums
Gota Yashiki – drums, programming
Ian Kirkham – saxophones
John Johnson – trombone
Sarah Brown – backing vocals
Dee Johnson – backing vocals
Additional musicians

Paul Carrack – keyboards
Alan Clark – keyboards
Robbie Lyn – keyboards
Ned Douglas – programming
Stephen Hilton – programming
Aidan Love – programming
Kenji Jammer – guitar
Tony Remy – guitar
Bub Roberts – guitar
Lloyd `Gitsy` Willis – guitar
Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
CJ Taylor – bass
Sly Dunbar – drums
Geoff Holroyde – drums
Mike Greenwood – trumpet, flugelhorn
David Whitaker – orchestra arrangements and conductor
Pro Arte Orchestra of London – orchestra
Tru Indeed – backing vocals (7)
Production

AGM – album producers
Stevie J – co-producer (7)
Roland Herrington – recording
Femi Jiya – recording
John Lee – recording, mix engineer
Alex Marou – recording
Lynford `Fatta` Marshall – recording
Dave Tyler – recording
Ted Wohlson – recording
Paul Logas – mix engineer, mixing (7)
Tony Maserati – mix engineer, mixing (7)
Ali Staton – mix engineer
Douglas Blair – assistant engineer
Jake Davies – assistant engineer
Andrew Dudman – assistant engineer
Ricky Graham – assistant engineer
Derek Grey – assistant engineer
Neil Mason – assistant engineer
Dave Russell – assistant engineer
Andy Scade – assistant engineer
Mak Togashi – assistant engineer
Mick Hucknall – mixing (1-5, 8-12)
Andy Wright – mixing (1, 2, 8, 9, 12)
Gota Yashiki – mixing (1-6, 8-10, 12)
Kevin Metcalfe – mastering at The Town House (London, UK)
Merv Pearson – pre-production programming
Intro – design
Carolyn Quartermaine – art direction, photography
Zanna – photography