who is the original artist of the song holding back the years
Holding Back The Years by Simply Red Songfacts. 1  Simply Red is singer Mick Hucknall (Red was his nickname because of his red hair). 2  Hucknall wrote this in his bedroom at his father's house. 3  Simply Red went on to record 10 UK Top 10 hits, including Fairground a 1995 4  #1. More songs from Simply Red.  More falsetto songs.