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===1996β2000=== McIntyre, the only original remaining band member aside from lead singer Hucknall, left the group after the ''Life'' album, as did Pereira. From that time in 1996, Simply Red was essentially a trade name for Hucknall and a bevy of session musicians, which would vary from track to track (and gig to gig) as needed, although all post-1996 Simply Red albums and live shows did include contributions from sax player Ian Kirkham. Returning drummer Gota Yashiki (co-producing several album tracks) and backing vocalists Dee Johnson and Sarah Brown were also frequently involved with the band's later recordings and shows, as was new keyboardist/co-producer [[Andy Wright (music producer)|Andy Wright]]. [[East West Records]] issued the compilation album ''[[Greatest Hits (Simply Red album)|Greatest Hits]]'' in 1996, reportedly against Hucknall's wishes.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} The album featured one new track, a cover of the 1973 [[Aretha Franklin]] hit "[[Angel (Aretha Franklin song)#Simply Red version|Angel]]" which was co-produced with [[The Fugees]] (who also served as backing musicians). Released as a single, "Angel" reached #4 in the UK. 1998 saw the release of the [[cover version|cover]]-heavy ''[[Blue (Simply Red album)|Blue]]'', which produced four UK top 40 singles, including the top 10 hits "[[Say You Love Me (Simply Red song)|Say You Love Me]]" and "[[The Air That I Breathe#Simply Red version|The Air That I Breathe]]". The follow-up album, 1999's ''[[Love and the Russian Winter]]'', was a relative disappointment, spawning two minor hits that failed to break the top 10. Simply Red were dropped from their label, East West Records in April 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hub.contactmusic.com/mick-hucknall/news/simply-red-singer-attacks-music-industry|title=Simply Red Singer Attacks Music Industry|website=Hub.contactmusic.com|date=25 March 2003}}</ref> Hucknall subsequently set up the website Simplyred.com to handle releases of new recordings; the new label/website venture proved to be quite successful, many of the band's Simplyred.com releases selling and charting almost as well as their earlier recordings.
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