Released on 27/04/1998
Label: East West

Commercial radio's favourite darling is back, but after the disappointment of his last studio effort Life, the pressure is really on Mick Hucknall to produce the goods.

However, on the evidence of this first single, anyone hoping for something as spectacular as Stars or Fairground could be in for a disappointment. With its naggingly catchy hook, Say You Love Me is a typically lush Simply Red affair, well-crafted, superbly produced and topped by a trademark Hucknall vocal, but it's nothing that he hasn't done before and better.

Rating 1

A top 20 airplay hit already, this is a virtually guaranteed to be a huge smash but is unlikely to have real staying power