| Simplicity | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock, reggae | |||
| Length | 34:58 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Michael Kamen | |||
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Simplicity is the third album recorded by the English actor/singer Tim Curry, released in 1981.
Whereas his previous album Fearless had been almost entirely original songs, Simplicity is a half-originals, half-covers album and contains a wider variety of source material than the covers on his first album Read My Lips (1978). Covers include a version of the Zombies' "She's Not There" and Martha and the Vandellas' "Dancing in the Streets", both of which were hits in 1964. Curry also performs a version of "Take Me, I'm Yours", originally a 1978 hit by Squeeze. "Out of Pawn" was originally by Davis Lasley's band Rosie, produced by Michael Kamen.
The track "Working on My Tan" was released as a single in certain countries (backed with "On a Roll") but was not commercially successful. Curry did not make any promo videos for the album.