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Silver Box
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Box set by
Simple Minds
Released18 October 2004
Recorded1979–1995, 1999
Genre Rock
Length5:18:29
Label Virgin
Simple Minds chronology
Cry
(2002)		Silver Box
(2004)		 Black & White 050505
(2005)
Simple Minds alternate chronology
Real Live 91
(1998)		Our Secrets Are the Same
(2000/2004)		 Neon Lights
(2001)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life in a Day" (BBC in Concert, live at Paris Theatre, London, 8 August 1979) Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill 4:09
2."Chelsea Girl" (BBC in Concert, live at Paris Theatre, London, 8 August 1979)Kerr, Burchill5:08
3."Here Comes the Fool" (BBC in Concert, live at Paris Theatre, London, 8 August 1979)Kerr, Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Derek Forbes, Brian McGee 4:45
4."Changeling" (John Peel Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 19 December 1979)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee4:00
5."Premonition" (John Peel Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 19 December 1979)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee5:34
6."Citizen (Dance of Youth)" (John Peel Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 19 December 1979)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee2:57
7."Room" (John Peel Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 19 December 1979)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee4:22
8."I Travel" (Demo, early/mid 1980)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee3:49
9."Celebrate" (Demo, early/mid 1980)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee4:24
10."Thirty Frames a Second" (Demo, early/mid 1980)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee5:24
11."Twist/Run/Repulsion" (Demo, early/mid 1980)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee4:08
12."Capital City" (Demo, early/mid 1980)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee5:33
13."New Warm Skin" (Demo, early/mid 1980)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee4:19
14."Constantinople Line" (Demo, early/mid 1980)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee4:40
15."Careful in Career" (Demo, January 1981)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee6:33

Disc 2

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The American" (Demo, January 1981)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee3:59
2."Life in Oils" (Demo, January 1981)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee4:13
3."Sweat in Bullet" (Demo, January 1981)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee4:28
4."Love Song" (Demo, January 1981)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee4:59
5."Promised You a Miracle" (David Jensen Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 11 February 1982)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes4:25
6."In Trance as Mission" (David Jensen Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 11 February 1982)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee4:30
7."Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (David Jensen Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 26 August 1982)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes5:10
8."Glittering Prize" (David Jensen Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 26 August 1982)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes4:21
9."Hunter & the Hunted" (David Jensen Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 26 August 1982)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes5:53
10."The Kick Inside of Me" (David Jensen Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 11 September 1983)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, Mel Gaynor 5:36
11."New Gold Dream" (Includes excerpts from "Take Me to the River" and "Light My Fire") (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 5 January 1985)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes / Al Green, Mabon Hodges / Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek 12:33
12."Don't You (Forget about Me)" (Live Aid rehearsal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10 July 1985) Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff7:14

Disc 3

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waterfront" (Live at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, 3 December 1985)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, Gaynor10:34
2."Ghost Dancing" (Live at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, 3 December 1985)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil7:32
3."Book of Brilliant Things" (Live at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, 3 December 1985)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, Gaynor6:44
4."Once Upon a Time" (Live at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, 3 December 1985)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil7:13
5."All the Things She Said" (Live at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, 3 December 1985)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil5:28
6."Alive and Kicking" (Live at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, 3 December 1985)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil7:24
7."Sanctify Yourself" (Live at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, 3 December 1985)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil5:30
8."Mandela Day" (Live at Wembley Stadium, London, 11 June 1988)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil6:06
9."Real Life" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Kerr, Burchill6:44
10."See the Lights" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Kerr, Burchill5:29

Disc 4

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Travelling Man" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Kerr, Burchill, Stephen Lipson 5:18
2."East at Easter" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, Gaynor4:15
3."Banging on the Door" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Kerr, Burchill5:45
4."Stand by Love" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Kerr, Burchill4:28
5."Oh Jungleland" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil6:44
6."King Is White & in the Crowd" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes4:17
7."Big Sleep" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes5:18
8."Let There Be Love" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Kerr, Burchill5:38
9."Ghostrider" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Kerr, Burchill4:05
10."Belfast Child" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)Traditional, Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil9:02
11."She's a River" (Live at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 10 September 1995)Kerr, Burchill6:11
12."Up on the Catwalk" (Live at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 10 September 1995)Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, Gaynor4:46
13."Hypnotised" (Live at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 10 September 1995)Kerr, Burchill7:00

Disc 5: Our Secrets Are the Same

(twelfth studio album of original material)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Swimming Towards the Sun" Kevin Hunter, Kathleen Stevens4:33
2."Jeweller to the Stars"Kerr, Burchill, Hunter3:28
3."Space"Kerr, Burchill, Hunter4:16
4."Death by Chocolate"Kerr, Burchill, Hunter3:36
5."Waiting at the End of the World"Kerr, Burchill, Hunter3:26
6."Neon Cowboys"Kerr, Burchill, Hunter3:52
7."She Knows"Kerr, Burchill, Hunter4:07
8."Hello"Kerr, Burchill, Hunter3:23
9."Happy Is the Man"Mark Kerr4:23
10."Sleeping"Kerr, Burchill, Hunter4:32

Personnel

Credits adapted from the box set liner notes, [6] except where noted.

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