| Official Web Site |
simpleminds.com |
| Formed |
1978 (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Group Members |
Jim Kerr (vocals), Charlie Burchill (guitar), Derek Forbes (bass), Mel Gaynor (drums), Mick McNeil (keyboards) |
| Jive 55 Favourite Songs |
Someone Somewhere in Summertime (from 'New Gold Dream', 1982), Waterfront ('Sparkle In The Rain', 1984) |
| What Are They Up To? |
Simple Minds’ next release is expected in late June 2004 - a 4 CD set that will include the extensively remastered ‘Our Secrets Are the Same’ plus radio sessions, out-takes and live material. To support this, they will be touring Europe between 22nd May and 1st August 2004. 'Cry', the bands 17th album and first new material for four years, was released on April 1st 2002 via Eagle Rock Records. To back it up, they toured for the first time in 7 years, starting in the band's home city of Glasgow. Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill are all that was left of original lineup, although Mel Gaynor was the drummer for recent tours. |
| Discography |
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| We have compiled a list of all key albums and major compilations by the artist, with some re-releases, re-hashes, re-jects and EPs left out. This should be enough to satisfy anyone but collectors or serious fans. To see absolutely everything, please go to artist site (link provided above). |
Albums |
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| Life in a Day (1979) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Someone |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| Life in a Day |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Sad Affair |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| All for You |
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| Pleasantly Disturbed |
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| No Cure |
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| Chelsea Girl |
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| Wasteland |
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| Destiny |
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| Murder Story |
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| Real to Real Cacophony (1979) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Real to Real |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| Naked Eye |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Citizen (Dance Of Youth) |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Carnival (Shelter In A Suitcase) |
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| Factory |
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| Cacophony |
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| Veldt |
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| Premonition |
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| Changeling |
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| Film Theme |
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| Calling Your Name |
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| Empires and Dance (1980) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| I travel |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| Today I died again |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| This fear of Gods |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Celebrate |
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| Constantinople line |
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| Twist, run, repulsion |
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| Thirty frames a second |
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| Kant-kino |
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| Room |
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| Capital city |
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| Sons and Fascination (1981) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| In Trance as Mission |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| Sweat in Bullet |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| 70 Cities as Love Brings the Fall |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Boys from Brazil |
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| Love Song |
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| This Earth That You Walk Upon |
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| Sons and Fascination |
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| Seeing Out the Angel |
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| Theme for Great Cities |
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| The American |
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| 20th Century Promised Land |
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| Wonderful in Young Life |
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| Careful In Career |
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| Sister Feelings Call (1981) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Theme for Great Cities |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| American |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| 20th Century Promised Land |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Wonderful in Young Life |
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| League of Nations |
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| Careful in Career |
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| New Gold Dream [81-82-83-84] (1982) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Someone Somewhere in Summertime |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Promised You a Miracle |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Big Sleep |
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| Somebody up There Likes You |
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| New Gold Dream |
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| Glittering Prize |
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| Hunter and the Hunted |
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| King Is White and in the Crowd |
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| Sparkle in the Rain (1984) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Up on the Catwalk |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| Book of Brilliant Things |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Speed Your Love to Me |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Waterfront |
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| East at Easter |
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| Street Hassle |
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| White Hot Day |
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| C Moon Cry Like a Baby |
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| The Kick Inside of Me |
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| Shake Off The Ghosts |
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| Once Upon a Time (1985) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Once upon a Time |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| All the Things She Said |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Ghost Dancing |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Alive and Kicking |
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| Oh Jungleland |
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| I Wish You Were Here |
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| Sanctify Yourself |
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| Come A Long Way |
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| Street Fighting Years (1989) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Street Fighting Years |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| Soul Crying Out |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Wall of Love |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| This Is Your Land |
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| Take a Step Back |
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| Kick It In |
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| Let It All Come Down |
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| Mandela Day |
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| Belfast Child |
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| Biko |
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| When Spirits Rise |
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| Real Life (1991) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Real Life |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| See the Lights |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Let There Be Love |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Woman |
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| Stand by Love |
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| Let the Children Speak |
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| African Skies |
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| Ghost Rider |
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| Banging on the Door |
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| Banging on the Door |
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| Travelling Man |
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| Rivers of Ice |
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| When Two Worlds Collide |
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| Good News from the Next World (1995) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| She's a River |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| Night Music |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Hypnotised |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Great Leap Forward |
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| 7 Deadly Sins |
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| And the Band Played On |
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| My Life |
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| Criminal World |
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| This Time |
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| Song For The Tribes (1998) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Glitterball |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| War Babies |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Tears Of A Guy |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Superman v. Supersoul |
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| Lightning |
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| If I Had Wings |
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| Killing Andy Worhol |
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| Androgyny |
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| Cry (2002) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Cry |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| Spaceface |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| New Sunshine Morning |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| One Step Closer |
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| Face In The Sun |
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| Disconnected |
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| Lazy Lately |
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| Sugar |
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| Sleeping Girl |
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| Cry Again |
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| Slave Nation |
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| The Floating World |
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| Compilations |
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| Glittering Prize: Simple Minds 1981-1992 (1992) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Alive and Kicking |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| See the Lights |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Don't You (Forget About Me) |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Promised You a Miracle |
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| Sanctify Yourself |
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| Belfast Child |
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| Stand by Love |
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| Up on the Catwalk |
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| Let There Be Love |
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| All the Things She Said |
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| Someone Somewhere in Summertime |
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| Waterfront |
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| Original Gold (2000) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| Real Life |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| See the Lights |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Let There Be Love |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Woman |
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| Stand by Love |
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| Let the Children Speak |
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| African Skies |
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| Ghost Rider |
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| Banging on the Door |
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| Banging on the Door |
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| Travelling Man |
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| Rivers of Ice |
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| When Two Worlds Collide |
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| Real to Real |
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| Naked Eye |
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| Citizen (Dance Of Youth) |
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| Carnival (Shelter In A Suitcase) |
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| Factory |
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| Cacophony |
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| Veldt |
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| Premonition |
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| Changeling |
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| Film Theme |
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| Calling Your Name |
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| Scar |
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| Best Of Simple Minds (2002) |
BUY @ Chaos Australia |
| CD1: |
BUY @ Amazon UK |
| Don't You (forget About Me) |
BUY @ Amazon USA |
| Promised You A Miracle |
BUY @ amazon.de (Germany) |
| Waterfront |
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| Alive and Kicking |
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| Glittering Prize |
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| All the Things She Said |
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| Sanctify Yourself |
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| Someone Somewhere (in Summertime) |
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| Ghostdancing |
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| Up On the Catwalk |
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| Speed Your Love to Me |
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| Theme for Great Cities |
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| Love Song |
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| The American |
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| Sweat in Bullet |
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| Life in A Day |
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| I Travel |
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| CD2: |
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| Let There Be Love |
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| This Is Your Land |
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| Kick it in |
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| Let it All Come Down |
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| See the Lights |
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| Stand By Love |
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| Real Life |
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| She's A River |
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| Hypnotised |
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| Glitterball (edit) |
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| War Babies (bascombe Mix) |
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| Mandela Day |
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| Biko |
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| Belfast Child |
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| Real Life / Raven Maize (radio Edit) |
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