Simple Minds discography

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This is the discography of Scottish band Simple Minds. All releases are in North America unless otherwise noted.

Contents 1 Discography – albums 1.1 Studio Albums 1.2 Compilations, Live Albums & Remix Collections 1.3 Other Compilations 1.4 Website Releases 2 Singles

[edit] Discography – albums

[edit] Studio Albums

• Life in a Day (1979)
• Real to Real Cacophony (1979)
• Empires and Dance (1980)
• Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call (1981)
• New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982)
• Sparkle in the Rain (1984)
• Once Upon A Time (1985)
• Street Fighting Years (1989)
• Real Life (1991)
• Good News from the Next World (1995)
• Neapolis (1998)
• Our Secrets are the Same (2000)
• Neon Lights (2001)
• Cry (2002)
• Black & White 050505 (2005)

[edit] Compilations, Live Albums & Remix Collections

• Celebration (1982)
• Live in the City of Light (1987)
• Glittering Prize 81/92 (1992)
• The Early Years 1977-1978 (1998)
• The Best of Simple Minds (2001)
• Early Gold (2003)
• Silver Box (2004)

[edit] Other Compilations

• Themes For Great Cities 79/81 (1981) - US Release
• Themes: (1990)
  • Volume 1: March 79 - April 82
  • Volume 2: Aug 82 - April 85
  • Volume 3: Sep 85 - June 87
  • Volume 4: Feb 89 - May 90
• The Promised (1997) - European Release
• Real Live 91 (1998) - Fanclub Release
• The Best of Simple Minds (Night Of The Proms Edition) (2002) - European Release

[edit] Website Releases

• Black & White Live Bundle 01 (2006) - Web Release
• Black & White Live Bundle 02 (2006) - Web Release
• Black & White Live Bundle 03 (2006) - Web Release
• Black & White Live Bundle 04 (2006) - Web Release
• Black & White Live Bundle 05 (2006) - Web Release
• Black & White Live Bundle 06 (2008) - Web Release
• Black & White Live Bundle 07 (2008) - Web Release

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions				Album
		US	US MSR	UK	CAN
1979	"Life in a Day"	-	-	62	-	Life in a Day
1979	"Chelsea Girl"	-	-	-	-	Life in a Day
1980	"Changeling"	-	-	-	-	Real to Real Cacophony
1980	"I Travel"	-	-	-	-	Empires and Dance
1981	"Celebrate"	-	-	-	-	Empires and Dance
1981	"The American"	-	-	59	-	Sister Feelings Call
1981	"Love Song"	-	-	47	38	Sons and Fascination
1981	"Sweat in Bullet"	-	-	52	-	Sons and Fascination
1982	"I Travel" [Reissue]	-	-	-	-	Celebration
1982	"Promised You A Miracle"	-	-	13	-	New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
1982	"Glittering Prize"	-	-	16	-	New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
1982	"Someone, Somewhere In Summertime"	-	-	36	-	New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)
1983	"I Travel" [2nd Reissue]	-	-	-	-	Non-Album Single
1983	"Waterfront"	-	-	13	-	Sparkle in the Rain
1984	"Speed Your Love to Me"	-	-	20	-	Sparkle in the Rain
1984	"Up on the Catwalk"	-	-	27	-	Sparkle in the Rain
1985	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"	1	-	7	1	The Breakfast Club: Motion Picture Soundtrack
1985	"Alive and Kicking"	3	-	7	3	Once Upon a Time
1986	"Sanctify Yourself"	14	-	10	17	Once Upon a Time
1986	"All the Things She Said"	28	-	9	65	Once Upon a Time
1986	"Ghost Dancing"	-	-	13	-	Once Upon a Time
1987	"Promised You a Miracle"	-	-	19	-	Live in the City of Light
1989	"Belfast Child"	-	-	1	-	Street Fighting Years
1989	"Mandela Day"	-	17	-	-	Street Fighting Years
1989	"This Is Your Land"	-	12	13	40	Street Fighting Years
1989	"Take A Step Back"	-	14	-	-	Street Fighting Years
1989	"Kick It In"	-	-	15	-	Street Fighting Years
1989	"Let It All Come Down"	-	-	18	-	Street Fighting Years
1991	"Let There Be Love"	-	-	6	-	Real Life
1991	"See The Lights"	40	1	20	10	Real Life
1991	"Stand By Love"	-	4	13	-	Real Life
1991	"Real Life"	-	-	34	-	Real Life
1992	"Love Song/Alive & Kicking"	-	-	6	-	Glittering Prize 81/92
1995	"She's a River"	54	-	9	3	Good News from the Next World
1995	"Hypnotised"	-	-	18	34	Good News from the Next World
1998	"Glitterball"	-	-	18	-	Neapolis
1998	"War Babies"	-	-	43	-	Neapolis
2001	"Dancing Barefoot"	-	-	-	-	Neon Lights
2001	"Homosapien"	-	-	134	-	Neon Lights
2002	"Cry"	-	-	47	-	Cry
2002	"Spaceface"	-	-	-	-	Cry
2002	"New Sunshine Morning"	-	-	-	-	Cry
2002	"Cry" [Remixes]	-	-	-	-	Cry
2002	"One Step Closer"	-	-	-	-	Cry
2003	"Don't You Forget About Me" [Remixes]	-	-	-	-	Live & Rare
2005	"Too Much Television"	-	-	-	-	iTunes Download
2005	"Home"	-	-	41	-	Black & White 050505
2006	"Stranger [London Mix]"	-	-	-	-	Black & White 050505
2006	"Different World (Taormina.me)"	-	-	-	-	Black & White 050505
2006	"The Jeweller [Pt II]"	-	-	-	-	Black & White 050505

v • d • e Simple Minds Jim Kerr | Charlie Burchill Former members Mel Gaynor | Andy Gillespie | Eddie Duffy Albums Life in a Day | Real to Real Cacophony | Empires and Dance | Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call | New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) | Sparkle in the Rain | Once Upon a Time | Street Fighting Years | Real Life | Good News from the Next World | Neapolis [UK release] | Our Secrets are the Same | Neon Lights | Cry | Black & White 050505 Live and Compilations Themes For Great Cities 79/81 [US release only] | Celebration | Themes - Volume 1: March 79 - April 82 | Themes - Volume 2: August 82 - April 85 | Themes - Volume 3: September 85 - June 87 | Themes - Volume 4: February 89 - May 90 | Live in the City of Light | Glittering Prize 81/92 | The Promised [European release] | The Early Years 1977-1978 [withdrawn] | Real Live 91 | The Best of Simple Minds | The Best Of Simple Minds - Night Of The Proms Edition | Early Gold | Silver Box [5 – CD boxed set] [UK release]