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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.

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