Black & White 050505

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Black & White 050505
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Studio album by
Simple Minds
Released12 September 2005
Recorded2004–5 May 2005
Studio Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
Genre Pop rock, synth-pop
Length40:57
Label Sanctuary Records
Producer Simple Minds, Jez Coad
Simple Minds chronology
Silver Box
(2004)		Black & White 050505
(2005)		 Sunday Express – Live (Vol. 1 & 2)
(2007)
Simple Minds studio albums chronology
Cry
(2002)		Black & White 050505
(2005)		 Graffiti Soul
(2009)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Stay Visible" Jim Kerr Jez Coad 5:19
2."Home"Kerr Charlie Burchill, Gordy Goudie4:23
3."Stranger"Kerr, Daniele Tignino Tignino, Pat Legato4:07
4."Different World (Taormina.Me)"Kerr, CoadBurchill4:37
5."Underneath the Ice"KerrBurchill, Coad4:45
6."The Jeweller Part 2"KerrBurchill4:18
7."A Life Shot in Black and White"KerrCoad, Burchill3:35
8."Kiss the Ground"KerrBurchill4:06
9."Dolphins"KerrBurchill5:57

2019 Deluxe Edition and Rejuvenation 2001–2014 box set bonus tracks

Source: [12] [13]

No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginLength
10."Too Much Television"Sean KellyKelly iTunes download; [14] B-side to "Stranger"; [15] Japanese edition bonus track [16] 4:20
11."Bird on a Wire"KerrBurchill, Kevin Hunter B-side to "Stranger" [15] 3:54
12."Mighty Joe Moon" Grant Lee Phillips PhillipsB-side to "Home" [17] 3:42

Left-overs

At least, another track was demoed for Black & White 050505: "Angel Under My Skin" written by Mark Kerr and Erikah Karst during the Cry period (2002). The song was later worked on for Graffiti Soul (2009) before it was finally recorded and released on Walk Between Worlds (2018). [18]

Live performances

All the songs have been played live: [19] [20]

  1. "Stay Visible" during the 2005 "Intimate", 2006 "Black And White", 2009 "30 Years Live European" & 2009 "Graffiti Soul" tours
  2. "Home" during the 2005 "Intimate", 2006 "Black And White", 2008 "Celebrate 30 Years Live", 2009 "30 Years Live European" & 2009 "Graffiti Soul", 2010 "Festival Show", 2010 "Final Shows" tours
  3. "Stranger" during the 2005 "Intimate" & 2006 "Black And White" tours
  4. "Different World [taormina.me]" during the 2005 "Intimate", 2006 "Black And White" & 2009 "30 Years Live European" tours
  5. "Underneath The Ice" only during the 2006 "Black And White" tour
  6. "The Jeweller Part 2" during the 2005 "Intimate" & 2006 "Black And White" tours
  7. "A Life Shot in Black & White" only during the 2006 "Black And White" tour
  8. "Kiss The Ground" only one time (in Copenhagen, Denmark) during the 2006 "Black And White" tour
  9. "Dolphins" during the 2006 "Black And White" & 2009 "30 Years Live European" tours

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes, [21] except where noted.

Simple Minds

Additional musicians

Technical

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [22] Gold40,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Discography: UK singles". Dream Giver Redux. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Simple Minds: Black & White > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Smith, Jack (12 July 2005). "Simple Minds Black And White 050505 Review". BBC Music . Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  4. ↑ Perry, John (October 2005). "Black & White 050505". Q . London: EMAP Metro. ISSN   0955-4955 . Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Black & White 050505". Daily Express . London: Beaverbrook Newspapers. 9 September 2005. OCLC   173337077 . Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  6. ↑ Besenyodi, Adam (27 January 2006). "Black & White 050505". PopMatters . Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Shirley, Ian (October 2005). "Black & White 050505 - Review". Record Collector . Diamond Publishing . Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Verrico, Liz (10 September 2005). "Black & White 050505". The Times . London. ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "Rejuvenation 2001-2014 Five Album Vinyl Box Set (released 7/12/18) – Album 3 'Black & White 050505' Work started on this follow-up to Cry in 2002 and was heavily influenced by the band's live work from that period". Facebook . 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Light Travels". simpleminds.org. 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Fortune Teller". simpleminds.org. 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Black & White 050505 - Deluxe Edition". Discogs . Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Simple Minds / Rejuvenation 2001-2014 box issued on CD". www.superdeluxeedition.com. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Too Much Television: Information". Dream Giver Redux. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Stranger". Discogs . Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Black & White 050505 (Japanese edition)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Home". Discogs. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  18. ↑ "Angel Under My Skin". simpleminds.org. 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  19. ↑ Cornwell, Simon. "Black & White 050505: Information". Dream Giver Redux. simpleminds.org. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  20. ↑ Cornwell, Simon. "Tours: Simple Minds". Dream Giver Redux. simpleminds.org. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  21. ↑ "Studio albums: Black & White 050505". Simple Minds official website. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  22. ↑ "I mitici del pop anni ' 80 che piacciono ai giovani". Ricerca Repubblica. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

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