A New Flame

A New Flame
Studio album by
Simply Red
Released13 February 1989 (1989-02-13)
Recorded1988–1989
StudioAIR Studios (Montserrat, West Indies)
GenreBlue-eyed soul
Length41:03
Label
ProducerStewart Levine
Simply Red chronology
Men and Women
(1987) 		A New Flame
(1989) 		Stars
(1991)
Singles from A New Flame
  1. "It’s Only Love"
    Released: 16 January 1989[1]
  2. "If You Don’t Know Me By Now"
    Released: 27 March 1989[2]
  3. "A New Flame"
    Released: 26 June 1989[3]
  4. "You've Got It"
    Released: 16 October 1989[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Robert ChristgauC+[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
The New York Times(favorable)[8]
Number One[9]
Rolling Stone[10]

A New Flame is the third album by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in February 1989. It was a huge success worldwide, becoming the band's first UK number one album and certified 7× Platinum by the BPI for sales of 2,100,000 copies in the UK alone. The album was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.

  1. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 January 1989. p. 36. Retrieved 16 September 2024 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ "Fat's the Way to Do It". Record Mirror. 25 March 1989. p. 4. Simply Red release their single 'If You Don't Know Me By Now' on March 27.
  3. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 24 June 1989. p. 39.
  4. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 14 October 1989. p. 39.
  5. ^ William, Ruhlman. A New Flame at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  6. ^ Robert Christgau review
  7. ^ Hunt, dennis (26 February 1989). "Album Review: Simply Red "A New Flame"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  8. ^ Holden, Stephen (19 February 1989). "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: RECENT RELEASES; POP/JAZZ". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  9. ^ Martin, David (15 February 1989). "Albums". Number One. p. 41. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  10. ^ Rolling Stone review