A New Flame | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 13 February 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
Studio | AIR Studios (Montserrat, West Indies) | |||
Genre | Blue-eyed soul | |||
Length | 41:03 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
Simply Red chronology | ||||
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Singles from A New Flame | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | C+[5] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The New York Times | (favorable)[7] |
Number One | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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A New Flame is the third album by British pop and soul group Simply Red, released in February 1989. It was a huge success worldwide, becoming the band's first UK number one album and certified 7× Platinum by the BPI for sales of 2,100,000 copies in the UK alone. The album was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Disc one
Disc two (DVD)
Simply Red
Guest musicians
Production
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[40] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[41] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[42] | Gold | 25,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[43] | Gold | 100,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[44] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
France (SNEP)[45] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[46] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Italy | — | 470,000[47] |
Netherlands (NVPI)[48] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[50] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[51] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[52] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[53] | 7× Platinum | 2,100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[54] | Gold | 500,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 6,000,000[55] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |