Simply Red

Released: March 8, 1989

Songwriter: Mick Hucknall

Producer: Stewart Levine

[Verse 1]
I was bowled out
I was sold down the river
But her warm heart
Would turn me forever
She's turned me round

[Chorus]
A new flame has come
And nothing she can do can do me wrong
A new flame has come
And nothing she can do can do me wrong

I am stern now
Petty words
Don't believe me
But her warm smile
Is never gonna leave me
Cause she's turned me round

But a new flame has come
And nothing she can do can do me wrong
A new flame has come
And nothing she can do can do me wrong - oh, no
Wrong - oh, no
Wrong - oh, no
Wrong - oh, no
Wrong - oh, no
Alright

She's made of real glass
She got real real emotion
But my heart laughs
I have that same sweet devotion
Cause she's turned me round

A new flame has come
And nothing she can do can do me wrong
A new flame has come
And nothing she can do can do me wrong
A new flame has come
And nothing she can do can do me wrong
A new flame has come
And nothing she can do can do me wrong - oh, no
Wrong - oh, no, wrong - oh, no
Nothing she can do can ever do me wrong
Wrong - oh, no, wrong - oh, no
Nothing she can do can never do me wrong
Wrong - oh, no, wrong - oh, no
Nothing she can do can ever do me wrong
Wrong - oh, no, wrong - oh, no
Nothing she can do can ever do me wrong
Wrong - oh, no, wrong - oh, no
Nothing, no, no, no
Nothing, no, no, no
Nothing, no, no, no
Nothing, no, no, no

Simply Red is a British soul and pop band. The first incarnation of the band was a punk group called The Frantic Elevators, whose seven-year run produced limited releases on local labels and ended in 1984 upon critical acclaim for their final single, “Holding Back the Years”.

By early 1985, Mick Hucknall and manager Elliot Rashman had assembled a band of local session musicians and begun to attract record company attention. The group adopted the name “Red” (after Hucknall’s nickname, denoting his hair colour) but then Mick decided it would sound better with the addition of the word ‘Simply.’

Since the mid 1980s, the band has sold more than 50 million albums.

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