"\"Holding Back the Years\" is the 7th track of Simply Red's debut studio album Picture Book (1985). It remains their most successful single, having reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #2 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 #1 in the US. \"Holding Back the Years\" had initially been released in the UK the year before, reaching #51."@en . . . . "Holding Back the Years"@en . . . . "\"Drowning in My Own Tears\" / \"I Won't Feel Bad\"" . "247.0"^^ . . . . . .