Simply Red - Holding Back The Years (Official 4K Remaster)

The official 4K remaster of 'Holding Back the Years', the smash hit from Simply Red's debut studio album Picture Book.

The song was a huge success for the group and quickly rose to the top of charts across the world. The single is one of two Simply Red songs (the other being their cover of "If You Don't Know Me by Now") to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Featuring 40 new recordings of Simply Red classic songs to celebrate the band’s incredible 40 year legacy, ‘Recollections’ is available digitally, on 4LP vinyl, as a 3CD set, and as a 2LP highlights edition.

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Remastered from the original 35mm film negative by James Wong (insta: @jmhwong)

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Lyrics

Holding back the years
Thinking of the fear I've had so long
When somebody hears
Listen to the fear that's gone
Strangled by the wishes of pater
Hoping for the arms of mater
Get to me the sooner or later, oh
Holding back the years
Chance for me to escape from all I know
Holding back the tears
'Cause nothing here has grown
I've wasted all my tears
Wasted all those years
Nothing had the chance to be good
Nothing ever could, yeah, oh
I'll keep holding on
I'll keep holding on
I'll keep holding on
I'll keep holding on, so tight
Alright, oh now
Well, I've wasted all my tears
Wasted all of those years
And nothing had the chance to be good
'Cause nothing ever could, oh yeah
Oh
I'll keep holding on
I'll keep holding on
I'll keep holding on
I'll keep holding on
Holding
Holding
Holding
Holding, la-la-la, la, la-la
I said, ooh, yeah
That's all I have today
It's all I have to say

With over 60 million albums sold worldwide, five UK #1 albums, over 2 billion streams across streaming platforms worldwide, and almost 1.5 million YouTube subscribers, Simply Red remain one of the UK’s most successful and well-loved bands.

Mick Hucknall formed Simply Red in 1985 in Manchester and enjoyed early success with first single‘Money’s Too Tight To Mention’ and the Brit Award-nominated album ‘Picture Book’ (the first of 13 nominations, and 3 Brit Award wins). Their 1991 classic ‘Stars’ was the best-selling album for two years running in Britain and Europe, and every Simply Red studio album has been a UK Top Ten. 40 years on, Simply Red continue to sell out arena tours across the globe.

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