Silver Box

For the play by John Galsworthy, see The Silver Box.

Silver Box
Box set by Simple Minds
Released	18 October 2004
Recorded	1979–1995, 1999
Genre	Rock
Length	5:18:29
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.	Title	Writer(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, Burchill	5:08
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, McGee	4:00
5.	"Premonition" (John Peel Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 19 December 1979)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	5:34
6.	"Citizen (Dance of Youth)" (John Peel Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 19 December 1979)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	2:57
7.	"Room" (John Peel Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 19 December 1979)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	4:22
8.	"I Travel" (Demo, early/mid 1980)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	3:49
9.	"Celebrate" (Demo, early/mid 1980)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	4:24
10.	"Thirty Frames a Second" (Demo, early/mid 1980)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	5:24
11.	"Twist/Run/Repulsion" (Demo, early/mid 1980)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	4:08
12.	"Capital City" (Demo, early/mid 1980)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	5:33
13.	"New Warm Skin" (Demo, early/mid 1980)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	4:19
14.	"Constantinople Line" (Demo, early/mid 1980)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	4:40
15.	"Careful in Career" (Demo, January 1981)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	6:33

Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The American" (Demo, January 1981)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	3:59
2.	"Life in Oils" (Demo, January 1981)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	4:13
3.	"Sweat in Bullet" (Demo, January 1981)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	4:28
4.	"Love Song" (Demo, January 1981)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	4:59
5.	"Promised You a Miracle" (David Jensen Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 11 February 1982)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	4:25
6.	"In Trance as Mission" (David Jensen Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 11 February 1982)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, McGee	4:30
7.	"Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (David Jensen Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 26 August 1982)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	5:10
8.	"Glittering Prize" (David Jensen Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 26 August 1982)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	4:21
9.	"Hunter & the Hunted" (David Jensen Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, 26 August 1982)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	5:53
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 Schiff	7:14

Disc 3

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

Disc 4

No.	Title	Writer(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, Gaynor	4:15
3.	"Banging on the Door" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)	Kerr, Burchill	5:45
4.	"Stand by Love" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)	Kerr, Burchill	4:28
5.	"Oh Jungleland" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil	6:44
6.	"King Is White & in the Crowd" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	4:17
7.	"Big Sleep" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes	5:18
8.	"Let There Be Love" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)	Kerr, Burchill	5:38
9.	"Ghostrider" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)	Kerr, Burchill	4:05
10.	"Belfast Child" (Live at Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, 13 August 1991)	Traditional, Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil	9:02
11.	"She's a River" (Live at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 10 September 1995)	Kerr, Burchill	6:11
12.	"Up on the Catwalk" (Live at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 10 September 1995)	Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes, Gaynor	4:46
13.	"Hypnotised" (Live at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 10 September 1995)	Kerr, Burchill	7:00

Disc 5: Our Secrets Are the Same

(twelfth studio album of original material)

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

Personnel

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

Musicians Jim Kerr – vocals Charlie Burchill – guitar Mick MacNeil – keyboards (disc 1; disc 2; disc 3: 1–8) [7] Derek Forbes – bass (disc 1; disc 2: 1–11) [8] Brian McGee – drums (disc 1; disc 2: 1–4) [9] Kenny Hyslop – drums (disc 2: 5, 6) [10] Mike Ogletree – drums (disc 2: 7–9) [11] Mel Gaynor – drums (disc 2: 10–12; disc 3: disc 4: 1–10) [12] John Giblin – bass (disc 2: 12; disc 3: 1–8) [13] Robin Clark – vocals (disc 3: 1–7) [14] Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion (disc 3: 1–7) [14] Malcolm Foster – bass (disc 3: 9,10; disc 4) [15] Mark Taylor – keyboards (disc 3: 9,10; disc 4) [16] Mark Schulman – drums (disc 4: 11–13) [17] Bono – vocals (disc 2: 11) Technical Trevor Dann – producer (disc 1: 4–7) John Owen Williams – producer (disc 2: 5,6) John Sparrow – producer (disc 2: 7–10) Nick Gomm – engineer (disc 1: 4–7) Mike Robinson – engineer (disc 2: 5–10) Simon Heyworth – mastering (disc 1–5)

Our Secrets Are the Same Jim Kerr – vocals Charlie Burchill – guitar, keyboards, producer, mixing Kevin Hunter – guitar, backing vocals, producer Eddie Duffy – bass, additional percussion Mark Kerr – drums, backing vocals Chris Fudurich – additional keyboards, engineer, mixing Recorded April–June 1999 at CaVa Studios in Glasgow and Jim Kerr's house. [18]

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