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Recorded | June 2016 | |||
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Genre | Acoustic | |||
Label | Caroline International | |||
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Acoustic is the seventeenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds,released in November 2016 by Caroline International. [1] The album features acoustic studio recordings of previously released songs. It received mixed reviews. [2]
The genesis of Acoustic can be traced back to a rare live session the band recorded for the BBC Radio Two's Chris Evans Breakfast Show on 26 September 2014, [nb 1] then promoting their 16th studio album, Big Music . To the band's surprise,the reaction was overwhelmingly favourable. [3]
The band performed acoustic sets during some other one-off live appearances (radio sessions or showcase events) including one held on 22 November 2014 in Paris by French radio station RTL notable for a rare outing of "Mandela Day". [nb 2] [3] [4]
Besides Kerr and Burchill the band consists of Ged Grimes (bass),Sarah Brown (backing vocals),Gordy Goudie (guitars) and Cherisse Osei (drums). [1]
The acoustic version of "Promised You a Miracle",featuring Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall,was released on 28 September 2016. [5]
The album debuted at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart,selling 10,427 units,and becoming Simple Minds' 14th top 20 album. [6]
The album received mixed reviews,with Timothy Monger from AllMusic noting that the band "missed out on an opportunity to dramatically shake up their repertoire". [7] Andy Gill in The Independent found it "a welcome spring clean" and noted the folk influences. [8] David Quantick,writing for Classic Rock ,described it as "a strange album,seeking as it does to homogenise the Minds’ever-changing sound" but concluded that it was "a consistent collection",highlighting the Richard Hawley cover "Long Black Train" as "movingly effective". [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [24] | Silver | 60,000![]() |
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