''Stay'' is the tenth studio album by British pop group
Simply Red
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. It was released on 12 March 2007 in the UK and entered the official charts at No. 4. ''Stay'' features 10 original tracks and a cover version of "
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The Faces
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Track listing
*Credits adapted from Simply Red's official website.
2014 ''Remastered & expanded'' version bonus tracks
;DVD
:;Feature interview
# "
Mark Goodier Interviews Mick Hucknall About ''Stay'' – March 2014"
:;Promo videos
#
"Oh! What a Girl!"
# "So Not Over You"
# "Stay" (live)
# "So Not Over You" (live)
:;Bonus feature
# "Stay Album EPK"
:;BBC TV appearances
# "Oh! What a Girl!" ('' Later... with Jools Holland'', Broadcast on 18 May 2007)
# "They Don't Know" (''Later... with Jools Holland'', Broadcast on 18 May 2007)
Notes
* signifies a co-producer
* signifies an additional producer
Singles
* "Oh! What a Girl!" (September 2006)
* "So Not Over You" (5 March 2007)
* "Stay" (28 May 2007) ("Stay" received popular Club Mixes from 7th Heaven.)
* "The World and You Tonight" (October 2007)
Personnel
Musicians
By this point in the band's career, "Simply Red" was essentially a trade name for Mick Hucknall, who appeared to be the only permanent member of the group. The ''Stay'' album credits simply list the musicians who played on the album in alphabetical order, with no listing of what instruments they may have played, or which tracks they may have played on. Oddly, Hucknall himself does not appear on the album's list of musicians.
Credited musicians are:
*Dave Bloor – percussion programming (1, 5)
*Sarah Brown
*Anthea Clarke
*Dave Clayton
*Gavin Goldberg
*Simon Hale
*Geoff Holyrode
*Mark Jaimes
*Dee Johnson
*Jilly Johnson
*John Johnson
* Ian Kirkham
*Pete Lewinson
*Steve Lewinson
*Chris De Margary
*Jim McWiliam
*Willie Fister
*Patrick Murdock
*Kevin Robinson
*Danny Saxon
*Morton Schjolin
*Kenji Suzuki
* Andy Wright
* The London Session Orchestra, led by Gavyn Wright
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He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, ...
Production
* Andy Scade – recording
* Alan Douglas – recording (1, 3, 6)
* Gavin Goldberg – recording (1, 2, 4, 5)
* Dave Bloor – recording (2, 4, 5)
* Michael Zimmerling – recording (2, 4, 5, 7–11)
* Johnny Wow – mixing
* Pete Craigie – additional mix engineer (1, 3)
* Kevin Metcalfe – mastering at The Soundmasters (London, UK)
* Peacock Design – art direction, design
* Hamish Brown
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– photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2007 albums
Self-released albums
Simply Red albums