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A New Flame
A New Flame
Studio album by Simply Red
Released	13 February 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Studio	AIR Studios (Montserrat, West Indies)
Genre	Blue-eyed soul
Length	41:03
Label	Elektra; WEA;
Producer	Stewart Levine
Simply Red chronology
Singles from A New Flame
	"It’s Only Love"; Released: 16 January 1989; "If You Don’t Know Me By Now"; Released: 27 March 1989; "A New Flame"; Released: 26 June 1989; "You've Got It"; Released: 16 October 1989;

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A New Flame

1989 studio album by Simply Red

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.

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Robert Christgau	C+^[5]
Los Angeles Times	^[6]
The New York Times	(favorable)^[7]
Number One	^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
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. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

A_New_Flame

A New Flame

Track listing

2008 Collector’s Edition bonus tracks

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

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