# Simply Red | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/simply-red
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 08:20 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/simply-red
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Simply Red
- Visible lyric pages: 144

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `simply-red`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 08:20 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-09d14d6245affedf
- Visible lyric pages: 144
- Pages with stored lyric text: 144
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 150551
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 117
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 2
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Freedom, It's You, A Song For You, Ain't That A Lot Of Love, Back Into The Universe, Beside You, Blue, and Broken Man
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Simply Red formed in Manchester in the early 1980s around Mick Hucknall's voice. Their 1985 debut 'Picture Book' established them, but it was the single 'Holding Back The Years' that broke through widely, with Hucknall's soulful delivery turning personal reflection into a radio staple. Their 1991 album 'Stars' became a commercial peak, spawning the hit title track and the ballad 'For Your Babies.' That song, with its direct promise 'I'll...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Freedom — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/freedom
2. It's You — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/it-s-you
3. A Song For You — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/a-song-for-you
4. Ain't That A Lot Of Love — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/ain-t-that-a-lot-of-love
5. Back Into The Universe — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/back-into-the-universe
6. Beside You — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/beside-you
7. Blue — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/blue
8. Broken Man — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/broken-man
9. Come On In My Kitchen — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/come-on-in-my-kitchen
10. Come To My Aid — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/come-to-my-aid
11. Coming Home — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/coming-home
12. Complete Love — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/complete-love
13. Dad — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/dad
14. Day­dream­ing — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/daydreaming
15. Drown In My Own Tears — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/drown-in-my-own-tears
16. Each Day — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/each-day
17. Earth In A Lonely Space — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/earth-in-a-lonely-space
18. Enough — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/enough
19. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/ev-ry-time-we-say-goodbye
20. Everybody Hurts — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/everybody-hurts
21. Fake — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/fake
22. For Your Babies — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/for-your-babies
23. Ghetto Girl — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/ghetto-girl
24. Go Now — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/go-now
25. Good Times Have Done Me Wrong — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/good-times-have-done-me-wrong
26. Groovy Situation — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/groovy-situation
27. Heaven — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/heaven
28. High Fives — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/high-fives
29. Home Loan Blues — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/home-loan-blues
30. I Don't Stand a Ghost Of a Chance With You — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/i-don-t-stand-a-ghost-of-a-chance-with-you
31. I Have The Love — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/i-have-the-love
32. I Won't Feel Bad — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/i-won-t-feel-bad
33. I'm Gonna Lose You — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/i-m-gonna-lose-you
34. Infidelity — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/infidelity
35. It's Impossible — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/it-s-impossible
36. It's Only Love — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/it-s-only-love
37. Jericho — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/jericho
38. Lady — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/lady
39. Let Me Have It All — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/let-me-have-it-all
40. Little Englander — https://lyroverse.com/simply-red/little-englander