A song that Gene-O (Eugene Cole) covered back in 2015 gets
a revamp under the auspices of Classic Twist, a project Gene-o set up last year. The new version features saxophonist
J. Henry from Marietta, GA.
His Classic Twist project reimagines anthem-like rock songs with a concept of change such as Bread's "Make It With You", Journey's "Faithful" and Kansas' "Dust In The Wind". Initially he wasn't too sure about
releasing the Simply Red song as the second single from a forthcoming
album.
Simply Red's Mick Hucknall wrote "Holding Back the Years" with Neil Moss and recorded the first version with Frantic Elevators in
1982 before forming Simply Red in 1984. It was re-recorded by Simply Red
and released as their third single from their debut album "Picture Book"
and peaked at #51 on UK Pop chart in Nov 1985 spending only three weeks on
the chart. It was reissued in May 1986 and reached #2 for two weeks in Jun
1986 and topped Billboard's Hot 100 receiving a Grammy nomination for
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
The song has been covered well over 100 times, one version perhaps some may not be aware of was by Angie Stone released only on the "Love & Basketball OST" in 2000 which also contains Donell Jones' rendition of Rahsaan Patterson's "I'll Go".
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As Gene-o
| Rating: | 8.2 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Soul Jazz |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Eugeneious Music] / Self Released |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 12/03/2024 |
| Key/BPM: | 8A/85 |
| Price: | £1 |
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