instantly became a huge hit in both England and America. Propelled by the international #1 single, “Holding Back the Years,” it quickly sold over seven million copies worldwide. Levine produced Curiosity Killed the Cat’s Keep Your Distance in a similar “soul” style. It contained two top ten singles and became a #1 album in England and Europe. He followed this with Boy George’s first solo album, Sold, containing the reggae influenced #1 hit single “Everything I Own.” Next came Simply Red’s A New Flame, which included the international #1 version of “If You Don’t Know Me By Now.” A New Flame sold over eight million copies, but the best was yet to come. In 1991 he produced Simply Red’s Stars, which became one of the largest selling albums in British history, and was the highest selling album in Britain for two consecutive years. Stars contained four UK hit singles, sold 3.5 million copies in the UK and over eleven million copies worldwide. He also produced the Everyday People 1990 album You Wash... I'll Dry. Next he produced three new songs for Lionel Richie’s greatest hits album Back to Front. He then produced Dr. John’s Grammy award winning album Goin’ Back to New Orleans, as well as albums for Huey Lewis and The News, Oleta Adams and Ireland's Hot House Flowers. He returned to England to produce Simply Red's next album, Life, which included the group's only UK #1 single, “Fairground.” After this album, Levine decided to take a break from the studio to concentrate on composing and playing the saxophone. “I was burnt out,” he says, “I needed to refuel.” He emerged re-energized in 2002, producing a reunion album with his old friends The Crusaders. This was followed by another reunion, this time with Simply Red. Levine produced their hit version of “You Make Me Feel Brand New,” as well as their single "Sunrise," putting them back on the charts. Next came David Sanborn’s first new album in many years, Time Again, which stayed as the #1 jazz album for many months. In the summer of 2003 Levine was asked to work with a young British jazz artist by the name of Jamie Cullum. Levine produced Jamie’s debut album Twenty Something, which became a massive crossover hit, selling 1.3 million copies in England and over 2.5 million copies worldwide. Levine followed this by producing the Dr. John’s N’Awlinz: Dis, Dat