Live in the City of Light

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Live in the City of Light
Live album by Simple Minds
Released	1987
Recorded	August 1986 in Le Zenith, Paris, France
Genre	Rock
Length	-
Label	Virgin - SMDL 1
Producer	Bruce Lampcov
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Simple Minds chronology
Once Upon a Time (1985) Live In The City of Light (1987) Street Fighting Years (1989)

To document their successful worldwide Once Upon a Time tour, Simple Minds released the double-live set Live in the City of Light in 1987, which was recorded primarily over two nights in Paris in 1986. Following the lead of other socially conscious bands, including U2, Simple Minds' tour promoted the work of Amnesty International.

Inspired by Peter Gabriel, with whom they toured in the early 1980s, Simple Minds headlined a series of concerts throughout the US and Europe in 1988 with numerous other politically-minded artists (including Gabriel) known as "Freedomfest," designed to highlight the evils of apartheid in South Africa. The band wrote the song "Mandela Day" specifically for this series of concerts, and the song would appear on their next album.

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Live in the City of Light (May 1987. Virgin Records) UK #1

First Side

1. "Ghostdancing"
2. "Big Sleep"
3. "Waterfront"
4. "Promised You a Miracle"

Second Side

1. "Someone, Somewhere in Summertime"
2. "Oh Jungleland"
3. "Alive & Kicking"

Third Side

1. "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
2. "Once Upon a Time"
3. "Book of Brilliant Things"
4. "East at Easter"

Fourth Side

1. "Sanctify Yourself"
2. "Love Song - Sun City - Dance to the Music"
3. "New Gold Dream"

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