The Frantic Elevators (Mick Hucknall, Kevin Williams, Neil Smith and Brian Turner) formed in the seventies and "Holding Back The Years (No Waiting)" was released in the early eighties as their final single.

Simply Red (Mick Hucknall, Sylvan Richardson, Tony Bowers, Fritz McIntyre, Chris Joyce and Tim Kellett) topped the charts with "Holding Back The Years". The 1986 Billboard number one single is from the group's debut album "Picture Book".