Graffiti Soul

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Graffiti Soul
GraffitiSoulCover.jpg
Studio album by
Simple Minds
Released25 May 2009
RecordedAugust - October 2008
Studio
Genre Pop rock
Length42:52
Label The Universal Music Record Label
Producer Jez Coad, Simple Minds
Simple Minds chronology
Themes – Volume 5: March 91 – September 92
(2008)		Graffiti Soul
(2009)		 5x5 Live
(2012)
Simple Minds studio albums chronology
Black & White 050505
(2005)		Graffiti Soul
(2009)		 Big Music
(2014)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moscow Underground" Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill 5:01
2."Rockets"Kerr, Burchill, Gordy Goudie4:36
3."Stars Will Lead the Way"Kerr, Burchill3:26
4."Light Travels"Kerr, Burchill, Jez Coad, Sean Kelly4:12
5."Kiss and Fly"Kerr, Burchill, Andy Gillespie5:01
6."Graffiti Soul"Kerr, Burchill, Gillespie4:48
7."Blood Type O"Kerr, Burchill, Coad3:49
8."This Is It"Kerr, Burchill4:55

Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Shadows and Light"Kerr, Burchill2:56
10."Rockin' in the Free World" Neil Young 4:17

Vinyl LP / 2-CD Deluxe Editions – Bonus album Searching for the Lost Boys

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Rockin' in the Free World"YoungNeil Young4:17
2."A Song from Under the Floorboards" Howard Devoto, Barry Adamson, John Doyle, Dave Formula, John McGeoch Magazine 4:39
3."Christine" Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin Siouxsie and the Banshees 3:13
4."(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" Hugh Cornwell, Jean Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black The Stranglers 3:53
5."Let the Day Begin" Michael Been The Call 3:02
6."Peace, Love and Understanding" Nick Lowe Brinsley Schwarz 3:34
7."Teardrop" Robert Del Naja, Elizabeth Fraser, Grantley Marshall, Andrew Vowles Massive Attack 5:33
8."Whiskey in the Jar" Traditional Thin Lizzy 4:00
9."Sloop John B"Traditional The Beach Boys 4:35

Personnel

Simple Minds
Additional musicians
Technical

Left-overs

At least, four other tracks, "Six Degrees of Separation", "Lotus Effect", "Shaman" [15] and "Angel Under My Skin" were demoed for Graffiti Soul. Originally written by Mark Kerr and Erikah Karst during the Cry period (2002), "Angel Under My Skin" was previously worked on for Black & White 050505 (2005) before the song was finally recorded and released as a Deluxe edition bonus track on Walk Between Worlds (2018). [18]

Live performances

Many of the songs have been played live: [19] [20]

Charts

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