Acoustic (Simple Minds album)

Acoustic
Studio album by Simple Minds
Released	11 November 2016
Recorded	June 2016
Studio	Gorbals Studio, Glasgow, Scotland Southwest Studios, Battersea, England (additional recording and mixing)
Genre	Acoustic
Label	Caroline International
Producer	Andy Wright Gavin Goldberg Simple Minds
Simple Minds chronology
Live – Big Music Tour 2015 (2015) Acoustic (2016) Acoustic In Concert (2017)
Simple Minds studio albums chronology
Big Music (2014) Acoustic (2016) Walk Between Worlds (2018)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The American"	Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Derek Forbes, Brian McGee	4:30
2.	"Promised You a Miracle" (featuring KT Tunstall)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	4:35
3.	"Glittering Prize"	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	4:07
4.	"See the Lights"	Kerr, Burchill	4:58
5.	"New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)"	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	4:58
6.	"Someone Somewhere in Summertime"	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	4:40
7.	"Waterfront"	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	5:16
8.	"Sanctify Yourself"	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil	4:59
9.	"Chelsea Girl"	Kerr, Burchill	4:28
10.	"Alive and Kicking"	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil	5:53
11.	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"	Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff	5:16
12.	"Long Black Train"	Richard Hawley	4:34

Double LP bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Stand by Love"	Kerr, Burchill	4:11
14.	"Speed Your Love to Me"	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	4:03
15.	"Light Travels"	Kerr, Burchill, Jez Coad, Sean Kelly	4:40

Notes

• Two different formats are released: a single compact-disc version and a double LP version including 3 exclusive extra tracks, the latter released only on 25 November 2016. ^[1]

Personnel

Simple Minds

• Jim Kerr – vocals
• Charlie Burchill – guitar, accordion, programming, arrangements
• Ged Grimes – bass, backing vocals
• Gordy Goudie – guitar, harmonica, additional arrangements
• Sarah Brown – backing vocals
• Cherisse Osei – percussion

Additional personnel

• KT Tunstall – vocals, guitar, bass, backing vocal arrangement on "Promised You a Miracle"
• Lewis Chapman – additional percussion, programming
• Andy Wright – producer, programming
• Gavin Goldberg – producer, engineer, mixing, programming
• Simple Minds – producer
• Jean-Pierre Chalbos – mastering
• Stuart Crouch Creative – art direction, design
• Ruth Rowland – handlettering
• Alan Wild – photography
• Eric Misko – photography
• Paul Cox – photography
• Paul Khera – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 12 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 11 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 27 French Albums (SNEP) [13] 122 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 39 Irish Albums (IRMA) [15] 61 Italian Albums (FIMI) [16] 31 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [17] 43 Scottish Albums (OCC) [18] 8 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [19] 72 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 33 UK Albums (OCC) [21] 16

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] 184 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] 155

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [24]	Silver	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. During the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on 26 September 2014, a minimalist (new) line-up of Simple Minds (reduced to Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Mark Kerr) performed acoustically four songs: "Don't You (Forget About Me)", "Alive and Kicking", "Honest Town" and "Riders on the Storm".
2. During the RTL Show on 22 November 2014, Simple Minds (reduced to Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Mark Kerr) performed acoustically five songs: "Honest Town" (3:50), "Let the Day Begin" (video not available), "Mandela Day" (4:01), "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (4:03) and "Alive and Kicking" (5:33), four of which made available on RTL's website.

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