Holding Back the Years

"Holding Back the Years" is a song performed by English band Simply Red and is the third single from their debut studio album Picture Book (1985). It went to number 1 in the United States and number 2 in the United Kingdom. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Performance in 1987. It was covered by Another Level in 1999.

"Holding Back the Years"
Single by Simply Red
from the album Picture Book
B-side
  • "Drowning in My Own Tears"
  • "I Won't Feel Bad"
Released21 October 1985 (1985-10-21)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:28 (album)
  • 4:04 (single)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Mick Hucknall
  • Neil Moss
Producer(s)Stewart Levine
Simply Red singles chronology
"Come to My Aid"
(1985)		 "Holding Back the Years"
(1985)		 "Jericho"
(1986)
"Jericho"
(1986)
""Holding Back the Years"
(re-release)"
(1986)
"Open Up the Red Box"
(1986)
Music video
"Holding Back the Years" at YouTube

References
  1. "New Singles". Music Week. 2 November 1985. p. 16.
  2. "Toto Eclipse of the Heart: The Best of Eighties Soft Rock". Rolling Stone. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.


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