Simple Minds

Country: United Kingdom
Members: Jim Kerr Lead singer (1977-...)
Charlie Burchill Guitar (1977-...)
Derek Forbes Bass (1978-1985)
Michael MacNeil Keyboard (1978-1990)
Brian McGee [GB] (1977-1981)
Tony Donald
Simon Hayward Keyboards
Mel Gaynor
Related: Paul Wishart Saxophone player during the Empires and Dance tour

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	20th Century Promised Land	Simple Minds	September 1981	Diesel Christ
	70 Cities as Love Brings the Fall	Simple Minds	September 1981	Fronzek vs Hayward
	Alive and Kicking	Simple Minds	October 21, 1985	(9 artists)
	All the Things She Said	Simple Minds	October 21, 1985	Sweet Little Band
	Celebrate	Simple Minds	September 27, 1980	Leæther Strip
	Chelsea Girl	Simple Minds	May 5, 1979	Tino [NL]
	Destiny	Simple Minds	May 5, 1979	The Sick Rose
	Don't You (Forget About Me)	Simple Minds	February 1985	(100 artists)
	Ghost Dancing	Simple Minds	October 21, 1985	Sweet Little Band
	Hunter and the Hunted	Simple Minds	September 13, 1982	Sjöblom
	Hypnotised	Simple Minds	February 11, 1995	Youringa
	I Travel	Simple Minds	September 27, 1980	Leæther Strip
	Let There Be Love	Simple Minds	April 20, 1991	(3 artists)
	Life in a Day	Simple Minds	May 5, 1979	(2 artists)
	Love Song	Simple Minds	August 15, 1981	(2 artists)
	Magic	Simple Minds	February 2, 2018	The Cat and Owl
	Mandela Day	Simple Minds	May 13, 1989	The Cat and Owl
	New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)	Simple Minds	September 13, 1982	(4 artists)
	Oh Jungleland	Simple Minds	October 21, 1985	The Enflamed
	Promised You a Miracle	Simple Minds	April 2, 1982	(2 artists)
	Sanctify Yourself	Simple Minds	October 21, 1985	Sweet Little Band
	Scar	Simple Minds	November 1979	Simon Hayward
	Seeing Out the Angel	Simple Minds	September 1981	Piston Picnique
	See the Lights	Simple Minds	April 20, 1991	Paola Turci
	She's a River	Simple Minds	January 1995	(3 artists)
	Someone Somewhere in Summertime	Simple Minds	September 13, 1982	(5 artists) Sampled by David Guetta feat. JD Davis
	Soul Crying Out	Simple Minds	May 13, 1989	Go Deep
	The American	Simple Minds	September 1981	(2 artists)
i	Theme for Great Cities	Simple Minds	September 1981	(3 artists) Sampled by Raven Maize
	Thirty Frames a Second	Simple Minds	September 27, 1980	Leæther Strip
	This Fear of Gods	Simple Minds	September 27, 1980	Unverified
	Waterfront	Simple Minds	1983	(5 artists)

Covers by Simple Minds

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	All Tomorrow's Parties	Simple Minds	2001	The Velvet Underground and Nico
	Andy Warhol	Simple Minds	June 16, 2017	David Bowie REL, Dana Gillespie REC
	A Song from Under the Floorboards	Simple Minds	May 2009	Magazine
	Being Boiled	Simple Minds	2001	The Human League
	Belfast Child	Simple Minds	May 13, 1989	(unknown) Covered by (4 artists)
	Belfast Child	Simple Minds & Alan Stivell	1996	(unknown), Simple Minds
	Biko	Simple Minds	May 13, 1989	Peter Gabriel
	Bring on the Dancing Horses	Simple Minds	2001	Echo & The Bunnymen
	Brothers in Arms	Trevor Horn feat. The Sarm Orchestra and Simple Minds	January 25, 2019	Dire Straits
	Children of the Revolution	Simple Minds	May 24, 2019	T. Rex
	Christine	Simple Minds	May 2009	Siouxsie and The Banshees
	Dancing Barefoot	Simple Minds	2001	Patti Smith
	Dirty Old Town	Simple Minds	February 2, 2018	Ewan MacColl REL,PRF
	Dirty Old Town	Simple Minds and Jimmy Johnstone	2004	Ewan MacColl PRF,REL
	For One Night Only	Simple Minds	November 1, 2019	Unverified
	For What It's Worth	Simple Minds	2002	The Buffalo Springfield
	For Your Pleasure	Simple Minds	2001	Roxy Music
	(Get a) Grip (On yourself)	Simple Minds	May 2009	The Stranglers
	(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)	Simple Minds v. The Stranglers	October 5, 2015	The Stranglers
	Gloria	Simple Minds	2001	Them
	Hello I Love You	Simple Minds	2001	The Doors
	Homosapien	Simple Minds	2001	Pete Shelley
i	Jerusalem	Simple Minds	November 1989	(unknown), (unknown)
	Let the Children Speak	Simple Minds	April 20, 1991	Simple Minds
	Let the Day Begin	Simple Minds	May 2009	The Call
	Long Black Train	Simple Minds	November 11, 2016	Richard Hawley
	Love Song - Sun City - Dance to the Music	Simple Minds	June 25, 1987	Simple Minds, Artists United Against Apartheid, Sly & The Family Stone
	Love Will Tear Us Apart	Simple Minds	2001	Joy Division REC,REL
	Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)	Simple Minds and Steve Harley	June 16, 2017	Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
	Mighty Joe Moon	Simple Minds	2005	Grant Lee Buffalo
	Neon Lights	Simple Minds	2001	Kraftwerk
	New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) / Take Me to the River / Light My Fire	Simple Minds with Bono	2004	Simple Minds, Al Green, The Doors
	Peace, Love and Understanding	Simple Minds	May 2009	Brinsley Schwarz
	Promised You a Miracle	Simple Minds (feat. KT Tunstall)	November 11, 2016	Simple Minds
	Riders on the Storm	Simple Minds	November 2014	The Doors
	Rockin' in the Free World	Simple Minds	May 2009	Neil Young
	Senza peccato	Pino Daniele feat. Simple Minds	1998	Pino Daniele
	Sign o' the Times	Simple Minds	November 1989	Prince
	Sloop John B	Simple Minds	May 2009	The Weavers REL, Cleveland Simmons Group REC
	Street Hassle	Simple Minds	February 1984	Lou Reed
	Teardrop	Simple Minds	May 2009	Massive Attack featuring Elizabeth Fraser
	The Cross	Simple Minds	October 4, 2019	Unverified
	The Man Who Sold the World	Simple Minds	2001	David Bowie
	The Needle & the Damage Done	Simple Minds	2001	Neil Young
	The Walls Came Down	Simple Minds	October 21, 2022	The Call
	Whiskey in the Jar	Simple Minds	May 2009	Frank Warner REL, Lena Bourne Fish REC

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Someone Somewhere in Summertime	Simple Minds	September 13, 1982	Covered by (5 artists) Sampled by David Guetta feat. JD Davis
	i	Theme for Great Cities	Simple Minds	September 1981	Covered by (3 artists) Sampled by Raven Maize

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Acoustic	Simple Minds	November 11, 2016	Caroline International
Acoustic in Concert	Simple Minds	June 16, 2017	Eagle Vision
Big Music - Deluxe Edition	Simple Minds	November 2014	Caroline Records
Direction of the Heart	Simple Minds	October 21, 2022	BMG Rights Management
Empires and Dance	Simple Minds	September 27, 1980	Zoom Records
Good News from the Next World	Simple Minds	February 11, 1995	Virgin
Graffiti Soul [2019 Reissue]	Simple Minds	May 24, 2019	Edsel [GB]
Graffiti Soul [Deluxe]	Simple Minds	May 2009	Sanctuary
Life in a Day	Simple Minds	May 5, 1979	Zoom Records
Live in the City of Light	Simple Minds	June 25, 1987	Virgin
Neon Lights	Simple Minds	2001	Eagle Records [GB1]
Neon Lights [US]	Simple Minds	2001	Red Ink
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)	Simple Minds	September 13, 1982	Virgin
Once Upon a Time	Simple Minds	October 21, 1985	Virgin
Real Life	Simple Minds	April 20, 1991	Virgin
Real to Real Cacophony.	Simple Minds	November 1979	Zoom Records
Silver Box	Simple Minds	2004	Virgin
Sons and Fascination / Sister Feelings Call	Simple Minds	September 1981	Virgin
Sparkle in the Rain	Simple Minds	February 1984	Virgin
Street Fighting Years	Simple Minds	May 13, 1989	Virgin
Walk Between Worlds [Deluxe Version]	Simple Minds	February 2, 2018	BMG Rights Management

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	The Amsterdam EP	Simple Minds	November 1989	Virgin

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Cry	Simple Minds	2002	Eagle Records [GB1]
Don't You (Forget About Me)	Simple Minds	February 1985	A&M Records
(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)	Simple Minds v. The Stranglers	October 5, 2015	(self-released)
Home [CD2]	Simple Minds	2005	Sanctuary
Love Song	Simple Minds	August 15, 1981	Virgin
Promised You a Miracle	Simple Minds	April 2, 1982	Virgin
She's a River	Simple Minds	January 1995	Virgin
Waterfront	Simple Minds	1983	Virgin

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Duos Taratata vol. 2	various artists	1996	Virgin
The Bhoys from Paradise	various artists	2004	Lord of the Wing
The Breakfast Club - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	various artists	February 19, 1985	A&M Records
Trevor Horn Reimagines the Eighties	Trevor Horn feat. The Sarm Orchestra	January 25, 2019	BMG Rights Management
Yes I Know My Way - The Best of Pino Daniele	Pino Daniele	1998	CGD EastWest

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Babies Go Simple Minds	Sweet Little Band	January 15, 2024	RGS Music
Lullaby Renditions of Simple Minds	The Cat and Owl	August 13, 2020	(self-released)
Lullaby Versions of Simple Minds	Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star	June 3, 2022	Roma Music Group
Reptile Man Drop - A Tribute to Simple Minds	Leæther Strip	August 12, 2016	(self-released)
Swimming Towards the Sun - A Tribute to Simple Minds	various artists	2002	Blowfish Music