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RECOLLECTIONS
Simply RedFor Your Babies
Written by Mick Hucknall and produced by Stewart Levine, For Your Babies was the third single from Simply Red’s critically acclaimed album Stars, released in January 1992.
Hucknall took inspiration from watching friends close to him starting families, and observed how they and their lives were changing. This time of life is captured touchingly in the song, which has stood the test of time and remains a favorite for many fans thanks to the personal lyrics and gentle, soulful melody. The emotion and vulnerability of the original track remains as strong as ever in the newly recorded Recollections version of the track.
RECOLLECTIONS
SINGLE CREDITS
Words and music Mick Hucknall
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
LYRICS
You’ve got that look again
The one I hoped I had when I was a lad
Your face is just beaming
Your smile got me boasting, my pulse roller- coastering
Any way the four winds that blow
They’re gonna send me sailing home to you
Or I’ll fly with the force of a rainbow
The dream of gold will be waiting in your eyes
You know I’d do most anything you want
Hey I, I try to give you everything you need
I can see that it gets to you
I don’t believe in many things
But in you I do
Her faith is amazing
The pain that she goes through contained in
The hope for you
Your whole world has changed
The years spent before seem more cloudy
Than blue
In many ways your baby’s controlling
When you haven’t laid down for days
For the poor no time to be thinking
They’re too busy finding ways
You know I’d do most anything you want
Hey I, I try to give you everything you need
I’ll see that it gets to you
I don’t believe in many things
But in you I do
You know I’d do most anything you want
Every day I, try to give you everything you
Need
We’ll always be there for you
I don’t believe in many things
But in you I do
For Your Babies (Official Video)
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BUY RECOLLECTIONS
Simply Red’s latest release, ‘Recollections’, features 40 new recordings of Simply Red classic songs, to celebrate their incredible 40 year legacy, and is available to buy now.
The album includes beautiful but faithful versions of ‘Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)’, ‘Holding Back The Years’, ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’, ‘Stars’, ‘Fairground’ and 35 other fan favourites.
‘Recollections’ is available in three physical formats – a 4 LP vinyl, a 3 CD (both featuring all 40 tracks), and a cut-down double vinyl featuring 20 of their top tracks. All formats include a special booklet containing iconic and rare photos from 1985 onwards.
