Své prvé sólové album American Soul vydá v říjnu tohoto roku Mick Hucknall, hlavní postava britské skupiny Simply Red. Ta má na svém kontě úspěšnou karieru a řadů celosvětově úspěšných alb s celkovým prodejem více jak 50 milionů kusů prodaných nosičů. Album American Soul bude vydáno 29. října s pilotním singlem That’s How Strong My Love Is z repertoáru Otise Readinga.
Track list alba American Soul a komentář Micka Hucknalla k písním
1. That’s How Strong My Love Is – „A great song. I’ve always loved the poetry of the lyrics.“
2. Turn Back The Hands Of Time – „Enjoyed listening to this with Nesuhi Ertegun in 1986. I’ve always meant to sing this, just have never got round to it until now!“
3. I’d Rather Go Blind – „I’ve always loved Etta James and was lucky enough to have met her. An inspiration. She also sang a version of ‘Holding Back The Years, which was a thrill for me.“
4. Lonely Avenue – „I love the insistent tempo of this song; it gets under your skin! This was one of the many great songs he recorded.“
5. I Only Have Eyes For You – „This is a difficult song to sing. The sustained note at the end, particularly challenging!“
6. Tell It Like It Is – „Lots of angles in this melody, a song of unrequited love, a man running out of patience!!“
7. Baby What You Want Me To Do – „One of the first Blues songs I ever heard, started collecting and enjoying when I was 15.“
8. The Girl That Radiates That Charm – „I think the lyric on this song has a modern flavour even though it was written over 50 years ago!“
9. Let Me Down Easy – „A heart wrenching lyric about being left deserted. Never fun for anyone, I’ve been there.“
10. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – „A fabulous and familiar song to millions, the challenge was to make an original interpretation.“
11. It’s Impossible – „I learnt this when I was a waiter in a Working Men’s Club a 13 yr old pretending to be 18! A wonderful timeless song.“
12. Hope There’s Someone – „This is such a challenging and unusual melody about life, death and the deep blue sea.“
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