The Montreux EP
ep
ArtistSimply Red
CoverFile:MontreuxEP.jpg
Released9 November 1992
Recorded8 July 1992
VenueMontreux Jazz Festival (Montreux, Switzerland)
Length14:16
LabelEastWest
ProducerStewart Levine
Prev year1991
Next year1995

The Montreux EP is an extended play (EP) by British soul and pop band Simply Red, released in November 1992. It was recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival on 8 July 1992.[1] The EP reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart as well as No. 4 on the Italian Singles Chart and No. 21 on the Irish Singles Chart. It is the first EP the group has released in their career.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2]130
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3]35
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4]4

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
UK Singles (OCC)[5]66

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom9 November 19927-inch vinyl · CD · cassetteEastWest[citation needed]
Japan21 December 1992CD[6]
Australia18 January 1993CD · cassette[7]

References

  1. ^ "Chart Newcomers". Music Week. 21 November 1992. p. 7. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 15 February 1993". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 49. 5 December 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 50. 12 December 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 8.
  6. ^ "モントルー | シンプリー・レッド" [Montreux | Simply Red] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  7. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 18/01/93: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 154. 17 January 1993. p. 20.