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During late 1978 and early 1979, Simple Minds began rehearsing the set of Kerr/Burchill-written songs which appear on their debut album. [15] On 27 March 1979 the band made their first television appearance, performing the songs "Chelsea Girl" and "Life in a Day" on BBC's The Old Grey Whistle Test. [16]
The discography of the Scottish art rock–new wave band Simple Minds consists of 21 studio albums (either original or covers and counting 1981's Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call as a double album release), eleven live albums, ten compilation albums, fourteen box sets, 68 singles, and five video albums.
"Waterfront" is a song by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released as the first single from their sixth studio album, Sparkle in the Rain, in November 1983. "Waterfront" became a chart hit around the world, topping the New Zealand Singles Chart for two weeks during February 1984.
Most of the songs on the album was written and demoed in 1978 and were part of Simple Minds live set that year. The song "Wasteland" had been written for the bands earlier incarnation as Johnny and the Selfabusers in 1977. [3] "No Cure" was a reworking of an earlier song called "The Cocteau Twins". [4] "
The song was written and demoed in early 1981 and was tried out live on their Canada/US Tour in March 1981 before the recording sessions for the album had begun. It has since been performed on most of the band's subsequent tours. [6] "Love Song" became Simple Minds' first single to enter the UK Top 50 - peaking at #47 in August 1981.
Early Gold is a compilation album of Simple Minds early material, released in 2003. It contains songs from years 1979-1982. The tracks were selected by the band themselves from their first five albums and also features a short sleeve note written by Jim Kerr. The album cover feature a photo of Kerr taken at a Simple Minds live concert in Munich ...
"Promised You a Miracle" is a 1982 song by Scottish band Simple Minds and was released as the first single from their fifth studio album New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84). It was the band's first chart hit in the UK, [5] reaching #13 in the UK singles chart and charting for 11 weeks. [6]
The song became Simple Minds' breakout hit, [10] as well as its biggest American hit. [10] [19] Cashbox said that "though the lyric theme is a simple enough declaration, the lead vocals and vivid orchestration make the tune complex and moving". [23] The song was included on the band's greatest hits compilation album, Glittering Prize 81/92 ...