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Simple Minds wrote the song "Mandela Day" as a homage to South African President Nelson Mandela. Sparkle in the Rain was released in February 1984. [11] It entered the UK albums chart at number one. [5] It was preceded by the single "Speed Your Love to Me" which reached No.20 on the singles chart. [5]
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.
Viewed as vinyl LPs, Sons and Fascination is the fourth Simple Minds album, with Sister Feelings Call being the fifth one. Or their double-LP fourth album. Or their double-LP fourth album. Indeed, the two were released simultaneously in 1981, Sons and Fascination being the main feature, and Sister Feelings Call included as a bonus disc with the ...
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In 2005, Virgin released another reissue of the album: a DVD-Audio version (actually, the disc bears a DVD-Audio/Video logo), which is notable for being a completely remixed album. All the tracks were remixed in 5.1 surround sound, and additionally, a downmixed 2.0 stereo version was created for compatibility with non-surround DVD-Audio set-ups.
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) is the fifth studio album by Scottish band Simple Minds.The album was released in September 1982 by record label Virgin.It is considered one of the defining albums of the new pop movement of the early 1980s.
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] "
Associated with the British postpunk-scene at the time along with bands such as Joy Division and Echo & the Bunnymen, on Empires and Dance Simple Minds also took influence from disco and electronic music by artists such as Donna Summer, Kraftwerk and Grace Jones they heard in German nightclubs. The album includes lengthier, structured songs ...