Love and the Russian Winter

Love and the Russian Winter
Studio album by Simply Red
Released	November 2, 1999
Genre	Rock, Soul, Dance
Length	47:31
Label	East West Records
Producer	Gota Yashiki, Andy Wright, Mich Hucknall
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Simply Red chronology
Blue (1998) Love and the Russian Winter (1999) It's Only Love (2000)

Love and The Russian Winter is the seventh studio album by Simply Red, released on November 2, 1999.

Track listing

1. "The Spirit of Life" – 4:42
2. "Ain't That a Lot of Love" – 3:56
3. "Your Eyes" – 4:15
4. "The Sky Is a Gypsy" – 4:33
5. "Back into the Universe" – 3:48
6. "Words for Girlfriends" – 5:07
7. "Thank You" – 4:01
8. "Man Made the Gun" – 4:58
9. "Close to You" – 4:33
10. "More Than a Dream" – 3:52
11. "Wave the Old World Goodbye" – 3:46

Personnel

• Vocals: Mick Huck­nall
• Back­ing Vocals: Dee John­son, Sarah Brown, Mick Huck­nall
• Gui­tars: Kenji Suzuki, Mark Jaimes, Greg Bone
• Bass: Gota Yashiki, Andy Wright, Wayne Stob­bart, Tim Vine
• Key­boards: Tim Vine, Andy Wright, Dom T, Aiden Love, Phil­lipe Man­jard, James Wilt­shire
• Drums: Gota Yashiki, Geoff Hol­royde
• Sax­o­phones: Ian Kirkham
• Trom­bone: John John­son
• Sax­o­phone and Flute: Chris De Mar­gary
• Trum­pet: Kevin Robinson
• Pro­gram­ming: Ned Douglas, James Wilt­shire. Andy Wright, Gota Yashiki
• Pro­gram­ming and addi­tional pro­duc­tion on ‘Your Eyes’: Merv Pear­son