Celebrate: The Greatest Hits

Celebrate: The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Simple Minds
Released	25 March 2013
Recorded	1979-2013
Genre	Rock, new Wave, post-punk, alternative rock
Label	Virgin Records
Simple Minds chronology
5x5 Live (2013) Celebrate: The Greatest Hits (2013) Big Music (2014)
Alternative cover
The cover of the 3-disc version.

Celebrate: The Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on March 25, 2013. There were three different formats released: a two disc version, a three disc version, and a single disc version for the North American market. The album spans all of their studio albums from 1979's "Life in a Day" to 2009's "Graffiti Soul", which at the time was the latest album Simple Minds released, plus the live version "Promised You a Miracle" from 1987's "Live in the City of Light", and new tracks recorded for this compilation: "Stagefright", "Blood Diamonds", and "Broken Glass Park". The 1-disc and 2-disc version come in jewel cases. The 3-disc version comes in a clam shell box which comes with sleeves for each disc(each of which represent periods in the band's history), a double-sided poster which includes the album's cover art on one side and the cover art for all of the singles included on this compilation on the other side.

Two-disc version

Disc 1

1. "Life In A Day" (4:00)
2. Chelsea Girl [Edit](3:59)
3. Changeling [Edit] (3:26)
4. I Travel [Edit] (3:06)
5. Celebrate [Edit] (2:53)
6. The American [Edit] (3:32)
7. Love Song [Edit] (3:54)
8. Promised You A Miracle[Edit] (3:59)
9. Glittering Prize [Edit]( 3:58)
10. Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (4:37)
11. Waterfront [Edit] (4:38)
12. Speed Your Love To Me [Edit] (3:59)
13. Up On The Catwalk [Edit] (4:04)
14. Don't You (Forget About Me) [Single Version] (4:20)
15. Alive And Kicking [Edit] (4:45)
16. Sanctify Yourself [Edit] (3:55)
17. All The Things She Said (4:16)
18. Ghost Dancing (4:46)

Disc 2

1. Belfast Child [Edit] (5:11)
2. This Is Your Land [Edit] (4:45)
3. Kick It In [Edit] (4:20)
4. Let There Be Love [7" Mix] (4:44)
5. See The Lights [7" Version Edit] (3:55)
6. Stand By Love (4:04)
7. She's A River [Edit] (4:29)
8. Hypnotised [TLA Edit] (4:34)
9. Glitterball [Edit] (4:25)
10. War Babies [Bascombe Mix Single Version] (4:19)
11. Space [Single Version] (5:28)
12. Cry (3:55)
13. Spaceface (3:52)
14. Home (4:22)
15. Rockets [Radio Edit] (3:24)
16. Stars Will Lead The Way (3:26)
17. Blood Diamonds (3:55)
18. Broken Glass Park (4:09)

Disc 1

• Tracks 1 and 2 are from Life In A Day (1979)
• Track 3 is from Real to Real Cacophony (1979)
• Tracks 4 and 5 are from Empires and Dance (1980)
• Tracks 6 and 7 are from Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call (1981)
• Tracks 8-10 are from New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) (1982)
• Tracks 11-13 are from Sparkle in the Rain (1984)
• Track 14 is from The Breakfast Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1985)
• Tracks 15-18 are from Once Upon a Time (1985)

Disc 2

• Tracks 1-3 are from Street Fighting Years (1989)
• Tracks 4-6 are from Real Life (1991)
• Tracks 7 and 8 are from Good News from the Next World (1995)
• Tracks 9 and 10 are from Néapolis (1998)
• Track 11 is from Our Secrets Are the Same (recorded 1999, released 2004 on Silver Box)
• Track 12 and 13 are from Cry (2002)
• Track 14 is from Black & White 050505 (2005)
• Tracks 15 and 16 are from Graffiti Soul (2009)
• Tracks 17 and 18 were promoted as new tracks recorded specifically for this compilation, but were later released on Big Music (album) (2014)

Three-disc version

Disc 1

1. Life In A Day (4:00)
2. Chelsea Girl [Edit] (3:59)
3. Changeling [Edit] (3:26)
4. I Travel [Edit] (3:09)
5. Celebrate [Edit] (2:53)
6. The American [Edit] (3:32)
7. Love Song [Edit] (3:54)
8. Sweat In Bullet [Remix] (3:00)
9. Theme For Great Cities (5:50)
10. Promised You A Miracle [Edit] (4:00)
11. Glittering Prize [Edit] (3:58)
12. Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (4:38)
13. New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)[Edit] (4:46)
14. Waterfront [Edit] (4:38)
15. Speed Your Love To Me [Edit] (3:59)
16. Up On The Catwalk [Edit] (4:04)

Disc 2

1. Don't You (Forget About Me) [Single Version] (4:20)
2. Alive And Kicking [Edit] (4:45)
3. Sanctify Yourself [Edit] (3:55)
4. All The Things She Said (4:16)
5. Ghostdancing (4:46)
6. Promised You A Miracle [Live] (4:54)
7. Belfast Child [Edit] (5:11)
8. Mandela Day (5:41)
9. Biko (7:32)
10. This Is Your Land [Edit] (4:48)
11. Kick It In [Edit] (4:20)
12. Let It All Come Down [Edit] (3:37)
13. Let There Be Love [7" Mix] (4:44)
14. See The Lights [7" Version Edit] (3:55)
15. Stand By Love (4:04)
16. Real Life [Edit] (3:54)

Disc 3

1. She's A River [Edit] (4:29)
2. Hypnotised [TLA Edit] (4:34)
3. Glitterball [Edit] (4:25)
4. War Babies [Bascombe Mix Single Version] (4:19)
5. Space [Single Version] (5:28)
6. Jeweller To The Stars [Single Version] (3:34)
7. Dancing Barefoot (3:48)
8. Cry (3:55)
9. Spaceface (3:52)
10. One Step Closer (6:06)
11. Home (4:22)
12. Stranger (4:07)
13. Stay Visible (5:17)
14. Rockets [Radio Edit] (3:24)
15. Stars Will Lead The Way (3:26)
16. Stagefright (4:20)
17. Blood Diamonds (3:55)
18. Broken Glass Park (4:12)

Disc 1

• Tracks 1 and 2 are from Life In A Day (1979)
• Track 3 is from Real to Real Cacophony (1979)
• Tracks 4 and 5 are from Empires and Dance (1980)
• Tracks 6-9 are from Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call (1981)
• Tracks 10-13 are from New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) (1982)
• Tracks 14-16 are from Sparkle in the Rain (1984)

Disc 2

• Track 1 is from The Breakfast Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1985)
• Tracks 2-5 are from Once Upon a Time (1985)
• Track 6 is from Live in the City of Light (1987)
• Tracks 7-12 are from Street Fighting Years (1989)
• Tracks 13-16 are from Real Life (1991)

Disc 3

• Tracks 1 and 2 are from Good News from the Next World (1995)
• Tracks 3 and 4 are from Néapolis (1998)
• Tracks 5 and 6 are from Our Secrets Are the Same (recorded 1999, released 2004 on Silver Box)
• Track 7 is from Neon Lights
• Track 8-10 are from Cry (2002)
• Track 11-13 is from Black & White 050505 (2005)
• Tracks 14 and 15 are from Graffiti Soul (2009)
• Track 16 is a new track recorded specifically for this compilation.
• Tracks 17-18 were promoted as new tracks recorded specifically for this compilation, but were later released on Big Music (2014)

North American version

1. I Travel [Edit] (3:06)
2. The American [Edit] (3:32)
3. Love Song [Edit] (3:54)
4. Promised You A Miracle [Edit] (3:59)
5. Glittering Prize [Edit] (3:58)
6. Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (4:37)
7. Waterfront [Edit] (4:38)
8. Speed Your Love To Me [Edit] (3:59)
9. Up On The Catwalk [Edit] (4:04)
10. Don't You (Forget About Me) [Single Version] (4:20)
11. Alive And Kicking [Edit] (4:45)
12. Sanctify Yourself [Edit] (3:55)
13. All The Things She Said (4:16)
14. Belfast Child [Edit] (5:11)
15. See The Lights [7" Version Edit] (3:55)
16. She's A River [Edit] (4:29)
17. Glitterball [Edit] (4:25)
18. Blood Diamonds (3:55)
19. Broken Glass Park (4:09)

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