Holding Back the Years

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Holding Back the Years by Simply Red

About Holding Back the Years

"Holding Back the Years" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released as a single in 1985 and re-released in 1986 after the success of their debut album Picture Book. It became one of the band's signature tracks and remains their most commercially successful song. Background The song was written by Mick Hucknall, the band’s frontman, when he was just 17 years old. It is one of the first songs he ever wrote and is deeply autobiographical. .

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About this song

Credited to: Simply Red
Album: Mellow Music · Track 12 of 50
Released: October 14, 2023
Duration: 4:29
On Last.fm: 267,924 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Mellow Music

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You're So Vain - 2023 Remaster by Carly Simon ,
Crazy Love by Van Morrison ,
Me and Mrs. Jones by Michael Bublé ,
What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers ,
Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn ,
You’ve Got a Friend by James Taylor ,
She’s Gone by Daryl Hall & John Oates ,
Holding Back the Years by Simply Red ,
Right down the Line by Gerry Rafferty ,
I Don't Want to Talk About It by Rod Stewart ,
Day Dreaming by Aretha Franklin ,
Year of the Cat - 2020 Remaster by Al Stewart ,
Drive by The Cars ,
My Eyes Adored You by Frankie Valli ,
There’s No Easy Way by James Ingram ,
Just a Song Before I Go by Crosby, Stills & Nash ,
Can We Still Be Friends? by Todd Rundgren ,
A Song for You by Donny Hathaway ,
Goodbye Girl by David Gates ,
One Hello by Randy Crawford ,
I’d Love You to Want Me by Lobo ,
My Fair Share (From "One On One") by Seals and Crofts ,
With You I'm Born Again by George Benson , Vanessa Williams ,
Believe It or Not (From "Greatest American Hero") by Joey Scarbury ,
Fool (If You Think It’s Over) by Chris Rea ,
Just When I Needed You Most by Randy VanWarmer ,
One of a Kind (Love Affair) by The Spinners ,
Never Let Her Slip Away by Andrew Gold ,
Have You Never Been Mellow by Olivia Newton-John ,
Lost Without Your Love by Bread ,
Desperado by Linda Ronstadt ,
Sideshow by Blue Magic ,
The Best of Me by David Foster ,
Every Which Way but Loose by Eddie Rabbitt ,
Move Me No Mountain by Dionne Warwick ,
I Need You by America , George Martin ,
The Lady Wants to Know by Michael Franks ,
Lotta Love by Nicolette Larson ,
I Just Can't Let Go by David Pack ,
Please Don’t Go by KC & The Sunshine Band ,
You Are the Woman by Firefall ,
Too Young by Jack Wagner ,
If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot ,
Dance with Me by Orleans ,
Thin Line Between Love and Hate by The Persuaders ,
Loved by the One You Love by Rupert Holmes ,