Mick Hucknall had started out in a punk band called the Frantic Elevators, but decided that he wanted to play a genre that would give his voice more room to showcase itself. He assembled a number of session players to form Simply Red.
This album skits around a few genres, including rock and jazz, but mostly sits in the soul zone, where Hucknall makes full use of his (admittedly strong) voice. Not a huge fan of the band. There's some okay stuff here, but much of it sits firmly in the middle-of-the-road.
Eventually the band would go on to become a revolving cast of players with Hucknall as the only constant.
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