"Holding Back the Years" is the 7th track of Simply Red's debut studio album Picture Book. It remains their most successful single, reaching #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the UK Singles Chart. It is one of two Simply Red songs (the other being their cover of "If You Don't Know Me by Now") to reach #1 in the US. "Holding Back the Years" had initially been released in the UK the year before, reaching #51.
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