Top Songs By Simply Red
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Simply Red
Performer
Mick Hucknall
Vocals
Kevin Robinson
Trumpet
Ian Kirkham
Saxophone
Dave Clayton
Keyboards
Steve Lewinson
Bass Guitar
Roman Roth
Drums
Guido Dieteren
Conductor
Marleen Matser
First Violin
Lieke Arts
First Violin
Asia Czaj
First Violin
Kenji Suzuki
Guitar
Anne van Eck
First Violin
Joanna Malinowska
First Violin
Aleksandra Stadniczenko
First Violin
Marcus Vliegen
First Violin
Ewelina Peeters-Krysiak
Second Violin
Kim de Beer
Second Violin
Lieke Daniels
Second Violin
Dominika Karbowniczek
Second Violin
Maria Mrózek
Second Violin
Marie de Thouars
Second Violin
Eleonora Urbelyte
Second Violin
Emerentia Knebel
Viola
Nadia Al Hajiar
Viola
Ekaterina Degtiareva
Viola
Paloma Ortas Gabarre
Viola
Kirsten de Witte
Viola
Nele Stuyck
Cello
Judith Groen
Cello
Beata Kolodziej
Cello
Anna Nagy
Cello
Aleksandra Pykacz
Cello
Rob Zeguers
Double Bass
Coen Kaldeway
Woodwinds
Kees Rongen
Woodwinds
Wenny Roeffen
Woodwinds
Dorien Schrooten
Woodwinds
Greg Torunski
Woodwinds
Hannah de Witte
Woodwinds
Martijn Appelo
Brass
Birger Embrechts
Brass
Jos van den Heuvel
Brass
Guillem Serra Llorens
Brass
Luc Scholtes
Brass
Ruud Sommers
Brass
Hans Verhulst
Brass
Nando van Westrienen
Brass
Hans van Wingerden
Brass
Falco Borsboom
Synthesizer
Leo Sienot
Guitar
Kars Grit
Piano
Bas Lindelauf
Percussion
Roel Meessen
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gilles Thibault
Songwriter
Jacques Revaux
Composer
Claude François
Composer
Guido Dieteren
Arranger
Tom Bakker
Arranger
Paul Anka
Translation
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeroen Lelieveld
Recording Engineer
Barak Koren
Mixing Engineer
Adrian Hall
Mixing Engineer
Jean-Pierre Chalbos
Mastering Engineer
Benoit Holliger
Mastering Engineer
Henry Dieteren-Franssen
Producer
Wendy Kokkelkoren
Producer
Myrthe Pörteners
Producer
Andy Wright
Additional Producer
Lyrics
And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I've traveled each and every highway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
But more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
Had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
"Oh no, oh no not me
I did it my way"
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Writer(s): Gilles Thibaut, Jacques Revaux, Claude Francois, Paul Anka
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