"Fairground" is a 1995 single released by Simply Red from the album "Life", Simply Red are a British soul and pop band which formed in which year, in Manchester?
1985
Simply Red
Simply Red are a British soul and pop band which formed in 1985 in Manchester.
 The lead singer of the band is the singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band was disbanded in 2010, was the only original member left.
 Since the release of their debut studio album "Picture Book" (1985), they have had ten songs reach top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, including "Holding Back the Years" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now", both of which reached number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100.
 They have had five number one albums in the UK, with their 1991 album, "Stars", one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.
Fairground (song)
"Fairground" is a 1995 single released by Simply Red from the album "Life".
 The song makes extensive use of a sample of The Goodmen's "Give It Up".
Stars (Simply Red song)
"Stars" is a single by the band Simply Red.
 "Stars" was originally released in the 1991 album of the same name.
 The single reached number 8 in the United Kingdom and was successful in some other countries in Europe, but did not reach the Top 40 in the United States, unlike Simply Red's previous single "Something Got Me Started".
 However, the song did reach number eight in the US Adult Contemporary chart. Life (Simply Red album)
Life is the fifth studio album by British band Simply Red, released in 1995.
 The lead single "Fairground" became their first number 1 hit in the UK.
 Due to this success, the album also made #1 on the UK album chart.
 It also included "We're in This Together", the official theme song for Euro '96.
 This was also the last album to feature band member Fritz McIntyre. Holding Back the Years
"Holding Back the Years" is the seventh track on Simply Red's debut studio album "Picture Book" (1985).
 It remains their most successful single, having reached number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart.
 It is one of two Simply Red songs (the other being their cover of "If You Don't Know Me by Now") to reach number one in the US.
 "Holding Back the Years" had initially been released in the UK the year before, reaching number 51.
 The song was nominated in the category of Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards. Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits
Simply Red 25: The Greatest Hits is a 2008 album, released by Simply Red, as both a standard and deluxe edition which contained material from their 25-year career.
 In the US it was released in 1CD format.
 In Europe it was released in a 2CD format, as well as a 2CD and DVD deluxe edition.
 The single Go Now, a cover of Bessie Banks, was released from the album, but failed to chart.
 The album itself was a moderate success, peaking at #9 on the UK Albums Chart.
 On 9 October 2010 the album returned to the UK Top Ten, again peaking at #9. The Right Thing
"The Right Thing" is a single released by British soul group Simply Red in 1987.
 It was taken from the album "Men and Women".
 The song reached #11 on the UK charts in early 1987 and #27 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Simply Red discography
The discography of Simply Red, a British soul band, consists of eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, one extended play, fifty-two singles and a number of other appearances. It's Only Love Doing Its Thing
"It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" is a track featured on Barry White's album "The Man".
 British soul band Simply Red later covered the song, under the shortened title "It's Only Love", as the lead single for their third studio album, "A New Flame".
 The Simply Red cover had its greatest success by charting at number one in Italy.
 The song later features in several greatest-hits albums and a ballad collection of the same name, and it remains a live favorite. Big Love (Simply Red album)
Big Love is the eleventh studio album by British pop group Simply Red.
 The album was released on 29 May 2015 by East West Records.
 It is their first studio album since "Stay" (2007), and the first album to only feature original material since "Life" (1995).
 "Big Love" is also the first album to be released under a new recording contract with East West Records, a label Simply Red previously were signed to until April 2000.