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Stars (Simply Red album)

May 21, 2023

Stars is the fourth album by British-based pop/soul/jazz band Simply Red, released in September 1991. Five singles were released from the album, including the UK top ten hits "Stars" and "For Your Babies". The album was a worldwide success, particularly in the band's home country where it has been certified twelve times platinum[1] and was the best-selling album of the year in the UK for both 1991 and 1992,[2][3] the first album to be the best-seller in two consecutive years since Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water in 1970–71. As of July 2016 it is the 14th best-selling album of all time in the UK.[4]

Stars
Studio album by
Simply Red
Released30 September 1991
RecordedAugust 1990–June 1991
StudioCondulmer Studio, Venice, Italy
GenrePop, blue-eyed soul
Length41:17
LabelEastWest Records
ProducerStewart Levine
Simply Red chronology
A New Flame
(1989) 		Stars
(1991) 		The Montreux EP
(1992)
Singles from Stars
  1. "Something Got Me Started"
    Released: 9 September 1991
  2. "Stars"
    Released: 18 November 1991
  3. "For Your Babies"
    Released: 27 January 1992
  4. "Thrill Me"
    Released: 21 April 1992
  5. "Your Mirror"
    Released: 13 July 1992

The album was on the shortlist of nominees for the 1992 Mercury Prize. In 2000 Q placed Stars at number 80 in its list of "The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever".[5]

In 2000 it was voted number 258 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[6]

Composition and recording

Recording for the album originally began in Paris in August 1990, but the initial sessions did not go well: the equipment in the studio did not live up to expectations, and with the Gulf War having just started and dominating television news reports, the band found the atmosphere in the bunker-like studios oppressive and not conducive to making music. The group moved to the more relaxed surroundings of Venice to resume recording in the Condulmer Studios.[7]

Simply Red's leader and singer Mick Hucknall had wanted the album to have a less electronic and more soulful sound than their previous work, and had recruited programmer Gota after hearing his work with Soul II Soul. Hucknall did not realise that Gota was also a drummer until he heard him jamming on the drum kit one evening in Venice, after which Gota also became the band's full-time drummer. The songs had been written over the previous year: "Something Got Me Started" and "Stars" had been written on the road during the group's previous tour. "Thrill Me" was based on a riff that McIntyre had come up with, while Hucknall described "Wonderland" as "probably the most political song I've written", documenting his dissatisfaction with the British Conservative government of the time.[8]

Artwork

The album cover features a photograph of singer Hucknall in the Californian desert, wearing a Native American painted cloak that he had bought in Spain. Hucknall had insisted that in the shot he would be wearing the cloak and nothing else, displaying his bare legs. However, when photographer Zanna showed the photographs to EastWest Records, they were concerned that Hucknall's bare legs would offend sensibilities in the US, and Zanna had to digitally retouch the picture using a test photograph of her assistant's jeans-covered legs.[9]

Release

Stars was released 30 September 1991 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. It sold around 150,000 copies in its first week and faced competition from Prince's Diamonds and Pearls and Tina Turner's greatest hits collection Simply the Best.[10] In one year, the album had sold 2.4 million copies in the UK.[11]

Stars was re-issued in 2008 as a Collector's Edition 2CD with bonus DVD digipack.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [12]
Chicago Tribune    [13]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [14]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[15]
Melody Maker(favorable)[16]
NME4/10[17]
Q     [18]
Smash Hits7/10[19]
Uncut     [20]

The album received mixed reviews in the UK. The alternative music magazines were cool towards the record: in the NME Andrew Collins dismissed Stars as "an exercise in no-style over no-content... this is the sound of some technicians desperately fanning some smouldering ashes for people with central heating",[17] while in Melody Maker Caroline Sullivan simply stated that "within his strictly-defined oeuvre – sleek, airbrushed music best described as soulette – [Hucknall]'s miles ahead of the competition... Nor, on an objective level, can Stars be faulted... This is a pleasant album, the sleeve is pretty, and now, at least, you've got a Christmas present for Gran."[21]

However, reviews from newspaper critics and other magazines were more positive. In The Guardian Adam Sweeting wrote that "the new songs sound relaxed, refreshed and satisfyingly cohesive... Easy to listen to but not easy listening, Stars keeps shining",[22] while The Independent's Andy Gill was similarly impressed, observing that "Hucknall's socialist soul-boy's conviction and his determination to write songs with stings in their tales place Simply Red several notches above the rest of the smooth soul genre... And in simple evocations of love like 'Thrill Me' or 'For Your Babies', the spark of honesty sets them above the superficial, insincere protestations of love that dominate modern soul music".[23] In Q Ian Cranna hailed the album as "a long overdue change in musical direction, with Hucknall for the most part abandoning his undoubtedly sincere but inevitably fruitless attempts to re-create himself as a soul singer. Instead he's eased Simply Red down a couple of gears into a more relaxed and flowing style which owes as much towards current hip hop-inspired club rhythms as it does to old-style soul or funk." He ended his review by describing Stars as "Simply Red's most accessible and danceable work to date".[18]

In his retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine called Stars "Simply Red's best album since their debut. It's smoother and more polished than their previous work, yet Mick Hucknall is singing better than ever and his songwriting is improving... Having absorbed his pop, soul, and reggae influences, Hucknall is now successfully writing songs in his own style, something that, with the exception of 'Holding Back the Years', he hadn't managed previously."[12]

The album was voted the second-worst record ever made in a 1998 Melody Maker poll of pop stars, DJs, and journalists.[24]

Track listing

Original release

All songs written and composed by Mick Hucknall, except where noted.

  1. "Something Got Me Started" (Hucknall, Fritz McIntyre) – 4:01
  2. "Stars" – 4:08
  3. "Thrill Me" (Hucknall, McIntyre) – 5:04
  4. "Your Mirror" – 3:59
  5. "She's Got It Bad" – 3:33
  6. "For Your Babies" – 4:17
  7. "Model" – 3:46
  8. "How Could I Fall" – 4:45
  9. "Freedom" – 3:52
  10. "Wonderland" – 3:49

2008 Collector's Edition bonus tracks

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Stars
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[51] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[52] Platinum 250,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[53] Gold 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[54] Gold 34,401[54]
France (SNEP)[55] 2× Platinum 600,000*
Germany (BVMI)[56] 5× Gold 1,250,000^
Italy — 500,000[57]
Japan — 50,000[58]
Netherlands (NVPI)[59] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[60] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[61] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[62] 2× Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[1] 12× Platinum 3,450,000[63]
United States (RIAA)[65] Gold 579,000[64]
Summaries
Scandinavia — 150,000[58]
Worldwide — 9,000,000[64]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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  11. ^ Jones, Paula (26 September 1992). "On View: Music Video Autumn Highlights". Music Week. p. 36.
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  14. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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  16. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (12 October 1991). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 38. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  17. ^ a b Collins, Andrew (12 October 1991). "Review: Simply Red – Stars". NME. p. 34.
  18. ^ a b Cranna, Ian (November 1991). "Review: Simply Red – Stars". Q. No. 62. p. 131.
  19. ^ Birkbeck, Polly (16 October 1991). "Simply Red: Stars (East West)". Smash Hits. No. 336. p. 43.
  20. ^ "Review: Simply Red – Stars". Uncut. p. 111. [L]urking beneath its overt radio-friendliness was a voice of dissent. 'Your Mirror' was the nearest Mick Hucknall came on record to a socialist rallying cry...
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External links

  • Albums at Simply Red official website

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Stars is the fourth album by British based pop soul jazz band Simply Red released in September 1991 Five singles were released from the album including the UK top ten hits Stars and For Your Babies The album was a worldwide success particularly in the band s home country where it has been certified twelve times platinum 1 and was the best selling album of the year in the UK for both 1991 and 1992 2 3 the first album to be the best seller in two consecutive years since Simon amp Garfunkel s Bridge over Troubled Water in 1970 71 As of July 2016 it is the 14th best selling album of all time in the UK 4 StarsStudio album by Simply RedReleased30 September 1991RecordedAugust 1990 June 1991StudioCondulmer Studio Venice ItalyGenrePop blue eyed soulLength41 17LabelEastWest RecordsProducerStewart LevineSimply Red chronologyA New Flame 1989 Stars 1991 The Montreux EP 1992 Singles from Stars Something Got Me Started Released 9 September 1991 Stars Released 18 November 1991 For Your Babies Released 27 January 1992 Thrill Me Released 21 April 1992 Your Mirror Released 13 July 1992The album was on the shortlist of nominees for the 1992 Mercury Prize In 2000 Q placed Stars at number 80 in its list of The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever 5 In 2000 it was voted number 258 in Colin Larkin s All Time Top 1000 Albums 6 Contents 1 Composition and recording 2 Artwork 3 Release 4 Critical reception 5 Track listing 5 1 Original release 5 2 2008 Collector s Edition bonus tracks 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications and sales 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksComposition and recording EditRecording for the album originally began in Paris in August 1990 but the initial sessions did not go well the equipment in the studio did not live up to expectations and with the Gulf War having just started and dominating television news reports the band found the atmosphere in the bunker like studios oppressive and not conducive to making music The group moved to the more relaxed surroundings of Venice to resume recording in the Condulmer Studios 7 Simply Red s leader and singer Mick Hucknall had wanted the album to have a less electronic and more soulful sound than their previous work and had recruited programmer Gota after hearing his work with Soul II Soul Hucknall did not realise that Gota was also a drummer until he heard him jamming on the drum kit one evening in Venice after which Gota also became the band s full time drummer The songs had been written over the previous year Something Got Me Started and Stars had been written on the road during the group s previous tour Thrill Me was based on a riff that McIntyre had come up with while Hucknall described Wonderland as probably the most political song I ve written documenting his dissatisfaction with the British Conservative government of the time 8 Artwork EditThe album cover features a photograph of singer Hucknall in the Californian desert wearing a Native American painted cloak that he had bought in Spain Hucknall had insisted that in the shot he would be wearing the cloak and nothing else displaying his bare legs However when photographer Zanna showed the photographs to EastWest Records they were concerned that Hucknall s bare legs would offend sensibilities in the US and Zanna had to digitally retouch the picture using a test photograph of her assistant s jeans covered legs 9 Release EditStars was released 30 September 1991 and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart It sold around 150 000 copies in its first week and faced competition from Prince s Diamonds and Pearls and Tina Turner s greatest hits collection Simply the Best 10 In one year the album had sold 2 4 million copies in the UK 11 Stars was re issued in 2008 as a Collector s Edition 2CD with bonus DVD digipack Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 12 Chicago Tribune 13 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 14 Entertainment WeeklyB 15 Melody Maker favorable 16 NME4 10 17 Q 18 Smash Hits7 10 19 Uncut 20 The album received mixed reviews in the UK The alternative music magazines were cool towards the record in the NME Andrew Collins dismissed Stars as an exercise in no style over no content this is the sound of some technicians desperately fanning some smouldering ashes for people with central heating 17 while in Melody Maker Caroline Sullivan simply stated that within his strictly defined oeuvre sleek airbrushed music best described as soulette Hucknall s miles ahead of the competition Nor on an objective level can Stars be faulted This is a pleasant album the sleeve is pretty and now at least you ve got a Christmas present for Gran 21 However reviews from newspaper critics and other magazines were more positive In The Guardian Adam Sweeting wrote that the new songs sound relaxed refreshed and satisfyingly cohesive Easy to listen to but not easy listening Stars keeps shining 22 while The Independent s Andy Gill was similarly impressed observing that Hucknall s socialist soul boy s conviction and his determination to write songs with stings in their tales place Simply Red several notches above the rest of the smooth soul genre And in simple evocations of love like Thrill Me or For Your Babies the spark of honesty sets them above the superficial insincere protestations of love that dominate modern soul music 23 In Q Ian Cranna hailed the album as a long overdue change in musical direction with Hucknall for the most part abandoning his undoubtedly sincere but inevitably fruitless attempts to re create himself as a soul singer Instead he s eased Simply Red down a couple of gears into a more relaxed and flowing style which owes as much towards current hip hop inspired club rhythms as it does to old style soul or funk He ended his review by describing Stars as Simply Red s most accessible and danceable work to date 18 In his retrospective review for AllMusic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called Stars Simply Red s best album since their debut It s smoother and more polished than their previous work yet Mick Hucknall is singing better than ever and his songwriting is improving Having absorbed his pop soul and reggae influences Hucknall is now successfully writing songs in his own style something that with the exception of Holding Back the Years he hadn t managed previously 12 The album was voted the second worst record ever made in a 1998 Melody Maker poll of pop stars DJs and journalists 24 Track listing EditOriginal release Edit All songs written and composed by Mick Hucknall except where noted Something Got Me Started Hucknall Fritz McIntyre 4 01 Stars 4 08 Thrill Me Hucknall McIntyre 5 04 Your Mirror 3 59 She s Got It Bad 3 33 For Your Babies 4 17 Model 3 46 How Could I Fall 4 45 Freedom 3 52 Wonderland 3 492008 Collector s Edition bonus tracks Edit Disc one CD extra tracks Robert Johnson Sessions Come On in My Kitchen Robert Johnson 1 32 Ramblin on My Mind Johnson 2 11 Me and the Devil Blues Johnson 2 03 When You ve Got A Good Friend Johnson 2 00Live at Hamburg 23 February 1992 Sad Old Red Hucknall 5 58 More Hucknall 4 14 Something Got Me Started Hucknall McIntyre 4 12 Thrill Me Hucknall McIntyre 5 09 Your Mirror Hucknall 3 57 She s Got It Bad Hucknall 3 45Disc two CD Mixes Stars PM ized Mix 4 10 For Your Babies Edition Francais 4 06 Something Got Me Started E Smoove s Late Night Mix 8 00 Thrill Me Steppin Razor Mix 6 37 Freedom Perfecto Mix 6 24 Stars Comprende Mix 6 38 Something Got Me Started Hurley s 7 Mix 3 56 Thrill Me Connoisseurs Mix 5 56 Freedom How Long Mix 4 09 Something Got Me Started Perfecto Mix 5 10 Thrill Me Nellee Hooper s Dub Mix 4 28 Thrill Me Stewart Levine s Club Mix iTunes Only Track 6 56 Disc three DVD Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 8 July 1992 Love for Sale Cole Porter Drowning in My Own Tears Henry Glover Every Time We Say Goodbye Porter Sad Old Red Hucknall Grandma s Hands Bill Withers Enough Hucknall Joe Sample If You Don t Know Me by Now Kenny Gamble Leon Huff How Could I Fall Hucknall Lady Godiva s Room Hucknall A New Flame Hucknall Your Mirror Hucknall She s Got It Bad Hucknall Model Hucknall It s Only Love Jimmy Cameron Vella Cameron Joy and Pain Frankie Beverly Come to My Aid Hucknall McIntyre Infidelity Hucknall Lamont Dozier The Right Thing Hucknall Holding Back the Years Hucknall Neil Moss Stars Hucknall Open Up the Red Box Hucknall Thrill Me Hucknall McIntyre Money s Too Tight To Mention John Valentine William Valentine For Your Babies Hucknall Something Got Me Started Hucknall McIntyre Promotional videos Something Got Me Started Stars For Your Babies Thrill Me Your Mirror Personnel EditSimply Red Mick Hucknall lead vocals backing vocals Fritz McIntyre keyboards backing vocals on Freedom additional vocals on Something Got Me Started and Wonderland Tim Kellett keyboards Heitor TP guitars Shaun Ward bass Gota drums percussion programming Ian Kirkham saxophonesAdditional personnel Jess Bailey keyboard programming Production Producer Stewart Levine Co Producer Mick Hucknall Album Coordination Bob Harding Engineered and Mixed by Darren Klein Assistant Engineers Sandro Franchin and Marnie Riley Recorded at Condulmer Recording Studios Venice Italy Mixed at Conway Studios Hollywood CA Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering Hollywood CA Art Direction and Photography Zanna Management Andy Dodd and Elliot Rashman at So What Arts Ltd Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Stars Chart 1991 1992 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 25 7Austrian Albums O3 Austria 26 1Canadian Albums RPM 27 36Dutch Albums Album Top 100 28 3French Albums SNEP 29 6German Albums Offizielle Top 100 30 2Italian Albums Musica e Dischi 31 2New Zealand Albums RMNZ 32 2Norwegian Albums VG lista 33 11Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 34 7Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 35 2UK Albums OCC 36 1US Billboard 200 37 76Zimbabwean Albums ZIMA 38 1 Year end charts Edit 1991 year end chart performance for Stars Chart 1991 PositionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 39 37Dutch Albums MegaCharts 40 68European Albums Top 100 41 46German Albums Offizielle Top 100 42 54New Zealand Albums RMNZ 43 42UK Albums Gallup 2 11992 year end chart performance for Stars Chart 1992 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 44 20Austrian Albums O3 Austria 45 4European Albums Top 100 46 4German Albums Offizielle Top 100 47 6New Zealand Albums RMNZ 48 10Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 49 9UK Albums Gallup 3 1Certifications and sales EditCertifications and sales for Stars Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 50 2 Platinum 140 000 Austria IFPI Austria 51 2 Platinum 100 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 52 Platinum 250 000 Canada Music Canada 53 Gold 50 000 Finland Musiikkituottajat 54 Gold 34 401 54 France SNEP 55 2 Platinum 600 000 Germany BVMI 56 5 Gold 1 250 000 Italy 500 000 57 Japan 50 000 58 Netherlands NVPI 59 2 Platinum 200 000 New Zealand RMNZ 60 Platinum 15 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 61 Platinum 100 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 62 2 Platinum 100 000 United Kingdom BPI 1 12 Platinum 3 450 000 63 United States RIAA 65 Gold 579 000 64 SummariesScandinavia 150 000 58 Worldwide 9 000 000 64 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone See also EditList of best selling albums in Germany List of best selling albums in the United KingdomReferences Edit a b British album certifications Simply Red Stars British Phonographic Industry a b Top 100 Albums Music Week 21 11 January 1992 a b Top Albums Music Week 10 16 January 1993 Copsey Rob 4 July 2016 The UK s 60 official biggest selling albums of all time revealed Official Charts Company Retrieved 24 July 2016 The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever Q London England EMAP 165 59 95 June 2000 Colin Larkin 2000 All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd ed Virgin Books p 2115 ISBN 0 7535 0493 6 Southall Brian Hucknall Mick 2010 Simply Red The Official Story Carlton Books p 73 ISBN 978 1 84732 599 0 Southall Hucknall 2010 pp 72 73 Southall Hucknall 2010 p 80 Jones Alan 12 October 1991 Chart Focus Music Week p 15 Jones Paula 26 September 1992 On View Music Video Autumn Highlights Music Week p 36 a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas Stars Simply Red AllMusic Retrieved 14 January 2018 DeKnock Jan 14 November 1991 Simply Red Stars EastWest Chicago Tribune Retrieved 28 November 2018 Larkin Colin 2007 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4th ed Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195313734 DiMartino Dave 11 October 1991 Stars Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 28 November 2018 Sullivan Caroline 12 October 1991 Albums Melody Maker p 38 Retrieved 2 May 2023 a b Collins Andrew 12 October 1991 Review Simply Red Stars NME p 34 a b Cranna Ian November 1991 Review Simply Red Stars Q No 62 p 131 Birkbeck Polly 16 October 1991 Simply Red Stars East West Smash Hits No 336 p 43 Review Simply Red Stars Uncut p 111 L urking beneath its overt radio friendliness was a voice of dissent Your Mirror was the nearest Mick Hucknall came on record to a socialist rallying cry Sullivan Caroline 12 October 1991 Review Simply Red Stars Melody Maker p 38 Sweeting Adam 10 October 1991 Review Simply Red Stars The Guardian London England p 32 Gill Andy 3 October 1991 Review Simply Red Stars The Independent London England p 22 Sgt Pepper scorned by new stars BBC News 9 December 1998 Retrieved 23 March 2019 Australiancharts com Simply Red Stars Hung Medien Austriancharts at Simply Red Stars in German Hung Medien Top Albums CDs Volume 54 No 24 RPM 16 November 1991 Retrieved 20 July 2015 Dutchcharts nl Simply Red Stars in Dutch Hung Medien InfoDisc Tous les Albums classes par Artiste InfoDisc Retrieved 20 March 2019 Choose SIMPLY RED from drop down list and click OK Offiziellecharts de Simply Red Stars in German GfK Entertainment Charts Classifiche Musica e Dischi in Italian Retrieved 30 May 2022 Set Tipo on Album Then in the Artista field search Simply Red Charts nz Simply Red Stars Hung Medien Norwegiancharts com Simply Red Stars Hung Medien Swedishcharts com Simply Red Stars Hung Medien Swisscharts com Simply Red Stars Hung Medien Simply Red Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart Simply Red Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Kimberley Christopher 2000 Zimbabwe Albums Chart Book 1973 1998 Harare Jahreshitparade 1991 Hung Medien Retrieved 20 July 2015 Jaaroverzichten Album 1991 Hung Medien Retrieved 20 July 2015 European Top 100 Albums 1991 PDF Music amp Media Vol 8 no 51 52 21 December 1991 p 24 OCLC 29800226 Retrieved 30 May 2022 via World Radio History Top 100 Album Jahrescharts 1991 GfK Entertainment Retrieved 20 July 2015 Top Selling Albums of 1991 Record Music NZ Retrieved 14 June 2016 ARIA Charts End Of Year Charts Top 50 Albums 1992 Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 20 July 2015 Jahreshitparade 1992 Hung Medien Retrieved 20 July 2015 Eurochart Top 100 Albums PDF Music amp Media 19 December 1992 p 17 Retrieved 30 May 2022 via World Radio History Top 100 Album Jahrescharts 1992 GfK Entertainment Retrieved 20 July 2015 Top Selling Albums of 1992 Record Music NZ Retrieved 14 June 2016 Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992 Alben Swiss Music Charts Hung Medien Retrieved 20 July 2015 ARIA Charts Accreditations 1992 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 19 November 2021 Austrian album certifications Simply Red Stars in German IFPI Austria Brazilian album certifications Simply Red Stars in Portuguese Pro Musica Brasil Canadian album certifications Simply Red Stars Music Canada a b Simply Red in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland French album certifications Simply Red Stars in French InfoDisc Retrieved 19 November 2021 SelectSIMPLY REDand clickOK Gold Platin Datenbank Simply Red Stars in German Bundesverband Musikindustrie Startton Sally 21 October 1995 The Challenge of Marketing Post Stars PDF Music amp Media p 11 Retrieved 3 January 2020 a b Meads Jeff Clark 22 February 1992 How Simply Red Simply Shoots For The Stars PDF Billboard p 12 Retrieved 3 January 2020 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