Simply Red Call It Quits

Simply Red are splitting up after a quarter of a decade together.

Singer Mick Hucknall’s revealed: "25 years is long enough for anybody."

"There will be an end to Simply Red. I've kind of decided that the 25 years is going to be enough, so I intend that the 2009 will be the last Simply Red tour."

He added: "I've just recorded an album that is a tribute to Bobby Bland, a blues and R&B artist."

"It's a solo project and I've really enjoyed it so much that I feel the time has come now to just put a book-end to the story and the album Stay will be the last Simply Red studio album."

"The song The World And You Tonight (released last month) will be the last Simply Red single release."

"I feel good with that, I feel very comfortable with that."