Live in the City of Angels

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Live in the City of Angels
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Live album by
Released4 October 2019
Recorded
  • 24 October 2018
  • 8 November 2018
Venue
Genre Rock
Length130:31 [1] (standard edition)
206:18 [2] (expanded edition)
Label BMG
Simple Minds chronology
Walk Between Worlds
(2018)
Live in the City of Angels
(2019)
Direction of the Heart
(2022)

Live in the City of Angels is the seventh (double) live album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in early October 2019 to document their largest ever North American tour. [3] [4]

Contents

Overview

On 20 August 2019, Simple Minds announced the release on 4 October 2019 of Live in the City of Angels, their new live album capturing the band on their biggest ever (31-show) North American tour (24 September–11 November 2018), mostly recorded on 24 October 2018 at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California (i.e. the City of Angels). Twenty-four of the tracks were performed that night in Los Angeles, with only "Glittering Prize" being recorded on 8 November 2018 at the Fillmore-Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach. The bonus tracks available on the Deluxe CD and digital formats were recorded at various sound checks and rehearsals. The 40-song collection spans the band's 40-year career. [3] [5]

The album title can be seen as a reference (and a nod) to their first (1987) live album, Live in the City of Light , which was mostly recorded in Paris, France (i.e. the City of Light).

Release

Live in the City of Angels was released on 4 October 2019 and made available on multiple formats: standard double CD, deluxe 4-CD album (4 CDs in a hardback book), 4-vinyl quadpack, digital downloads, and streaming services (plus a signed set list bundle). The standard CD and vinyl format features 25 songs while the Deluxe CD and digital formats feature 40 songs. Though the standard edition contains the whole concert in order (with Glittering Prize added in), it fades the audience out and back in between each song.

Track listing

Standard CD (and vinyl) edition

All tracks are written by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, except where noted

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Signal and the Noise"  Walk Between Worlds 5:45
2."Waterfront" Sparkle in the Rain 5:23
3."Love Song"
Sons and Fascination 4:58
4."Let There Be Love"  Real Life 4:34
5."Up on the Catwalk"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Forbes
  • Gaynor
  • MacNeil
Sparkle in the Rain4:48
6."Sense of Discovery" Walk Between Worlds5:50
7."Glittering Prize"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Forbes
  • MacNeil
New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) 4:14
8."Promised You a Miracle"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Forbes
  • MacNeil
New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)4:30
9."The American"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Forbes
  • MacNeil
  • McGee
Sons and Fascination4:40
10."Hunter and the Hunted"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Forbes
  • MacNeil
New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)5:37
11."Stand By Love" Real Life4:48
12."Dirty Old Town"Walk Between Worlds4:52
13."Theme for Great Cities"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Forbes
  • MacNeil
  • McGee
Sons and Fascination5:05
14."She's a River"  Good News from the Next World 3:34
15."Walk Between Worlds" Walk Between Worlds5:50
16."Hypnotised" Good News from the Next World5:35
17."Someone Somewhere in Summertime"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Forbes
  • MacNeil
New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)5:32
18."See the Lights" Real Life5:52
19."All the Things She Said"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • MacNeil
Once Upon a Time 4:20
20."Dolphins"  Black & White 050505 6:30
21."Don't You (Forget About Me)"
The Breakfast Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)6:11
22."New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)" New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)5:54
23."Once Upon a Time"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • MacNeil
Once Upon a Time4:42
24."Alive and Kicking"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • MacNeil
Once Upon a Time6:12
25."Sanctify Yourself"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • MacNeil
Once Upon a Time5:18

Deluxe CD (and digital) edition bonus tracks

All tracks are written by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, except where noted

Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Book of Brilliant Things" Sparkle in the Rain 7:17
2."I Travel"
Empires and Dance 5:01
3."Blindfolded"  Big Music 5:15
4."Honest Town"
Big Music4:50
5."In Dreams"  Walk Between Worlds 4:40
6."Stars Will Lead the Way"  Graffiti Soul 4:30
7."Big Sleep"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Forbes
  • MacNeil
New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) 5:18
8."Let the Day Begin"Big Music4:48
9."Barrowland Star" Walk Between Worlds6:25
10."Midnight Walking"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Andy Gillespie
Big Music5:11
11."Summer"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Owen Parker
Walk Between Worlds5:04
12."Big Music"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Andy Gillespie
Big Music3:11
13."Celebrate"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Forbes
  • MacNeil
  • McGee
Empires and Dance5:43
14."The Cross" 5:13
15."Speed Your Love to Me"
  • Kerr
  • Burchill
  • Forbes
  • Gaynor
  • MacNeil
Sparkle in the Rain 3:57

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 56
French Albums (SNEP) [9] 191
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 23
Irish Albums (IRMA) [11] 41
Italian Albums (FIMI) [12] 43
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [14] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 44
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 9

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