Simply Red - Stay

Digitally remastered and expanded three disc (two CDs + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) edition of this 2007 album from the British band fronted by Mick Hucknall. With STAY, Hucknall bade farewell to the Simply Red name, but, valedictory release or not, this is an album that celebrates brilliantly the multi-faceted nature of Hucknall's talent and the time-honored Simply Red sound. As well as signature dance-floor orientated grooves such as 'The World And You Tonight', there are some unexpected left turns such as the smoldering, bluesy 'Good Times Have Done Me Wrong', and a heartfelt, wonderfully soulful reading of the Ronnie Lane/Faces ballad, 'Debris', a pre-echo perhaps of his future role as lead vocalist in the reformed Faces. There are further discs of remixes, DVD interviews, promo videos, TV performances and much more. If this was to be the last Simply Red album, than Hucknall bids the brand goodbye in five-star form.