Full Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1076562 By Simply Red. By Mick Hucknall and Neil Moss. Arranged by Kevin Riley. Pop. Score and parts. 30 pages. Kevin Riley #680701. Published by Kevin Riley (A0.1076562). Holding Back the Years is the seventh track on Simply Red's debut studio album Picture Book (1985). It remains their most successful single, having reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart. It is one of two Simply Red songs (the other being their cover of If You Don't Know Me by Now) to reach number one in the US. It also reached number four on the Adult Contemporary chart. Holding Back the Years had initially been released in the UK the year before, reaching number 51. The song was nominated in the category of Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards.