Blue Eyed Soul is the twelfth studio album by British pop group Simply Red. The album was released on 8 November 2019 by BMG.
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.
Track listing
The vinyl release has a slightly different song order from the CD and digital releases. Apparently, the preferred order is that of the vinyl release, which favours slower songs earlier.
CD and digital download version
LP version
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, 2, 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, 2, 3, 7) Marc JB – additional beats (1) Chris De Margary – saxophones
Strings (Tracks 2, 3 & 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