Walk Between Worlds | ||||
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Released | 2 February 2018 | |||
Venue | Battersea, central London | |||
Studio | Sphere Recording Studios [nb 1] | |||
Length | 41:25 | |||
Label | BMG | |||
Producer | Simple Minds, Andy Wright, Gavin Goldberg | |||
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The Irish Times | very favorable [6] |
Allmusic | [7] |
Uncut | [8] |
Walk Between Worlds is the eighteenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds,released in February 2018 by BMG. [6] [9] [10]
Walk Between Worlds heralded major lineup changes for Simple Minds. After a period of relative stability since the early 2000s,only vocalist Jim Kerr,guitarist Charlie Burchill and bassist Ged Grimes remained from the previous studio album,Big Music.
It was the first album since 2002's Cry without keyboardist Andy Gillespie,who left the band in early 2017. Longtime drummer Mel Gaynor performed on nine of the album's tracks,but left prior to the band's 2018 tour.
Longtime associate Gordon Goudie played acoustic guitar on four songs. Goudie also appeared on the following Simple Minds albums:2001's Neon Lights ,2002's Cry,2005's Black &White 050505 ,2009's Graffiti Soul ,2016's Acoustic and 2017's Acoustic in Concert . Sarah Brown remains the primary backing vocalist of the band.
Percussionist Cherisse Osei played on three songs and is the official drummer for the 2018 tour. Catherine AD aka The Anchoress provided backing vocals on two songs and was playing keyboards on tour but abruptly left the band during the 2018 tour.
Also returning on the album was Peter-John Vettese,who played piano on two tracks and arranged string orchestra on one song. (Vettese also appeared on the album Real Life in 1991).
Walk Between Worlds was performed in its entirety in February 2018 during seven concerts throughout Europe.
The album artwork is by Brazilian visual artist Heitor Magno. [11]
Walk Between Worlds received generally positive reviews from music critics. On the review aggregator website Metacritic,which assigns a "Metascore" based on the ratings and reviews of selected mainstream independent publications,the album has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 based on 9 reviews,indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6] [9] [12] Writing in Uncut Magazine ,Graeme Thompson described it as,"an expansive,atmospheric reboot of the muscular melancholy of 1985's Once Upon a Time ,and "as strangely compelling as anything they've done over the past 35 years." [13]
On 28 January 2018,a few days before its release,Walk Between Worlds was awarded "Album of the Week" by The Times . [14]
All tracks written by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill except where noted.
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Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They have released a string of hit singles, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You " (1985), which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Other commercially successful singles include "Glittering Prize" (1982), "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), "Waterfront" (1983) and "Alive and Kicking" (1985), as well as the UK number one single "Belfast Child" (1989).
Black & White 050505 is the fourteenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in the UK in September 2005. The album was not officially released in the US.
James Kerr is a Scottish singer and the lead singer of the rock band Simple Minds, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You " (1985), which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Other commercially successful singles include "Glittering Prize" (1982), "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), "Waterfront" (1983) and "Alive and Kicking" (1985), as well as the UK number one single "Belfast Child" (1989).
Cry is the thirteenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, officially released in April 2002.
Charles Burchill is a Scottish musician and composer, best known as the guitarist of Simple Minds. He is one of the founders of the group.
Good News from the Next World is the tenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in January 1995 by record label Virgin.
Life in a Day is the debut album by Simple Minds, released in April 1979 by record label Zoom. It reached number 30 in the UK Albums Chart. The title track and "Chelsea Girl" were issued as singles.
Real to Real Cacophony is the second studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was released on 23 November 1979 through record labels Zoom and Arista.
Empires and Dance is the third studio album by Scottish new wave band Simple Minds, released on 12 September 1980 by record label Arista.
Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call is the (double-LP) fourth album by Scottish post-punk band Simple Minds. It was released in September 1981 and was their first to reach a wide international audience. It includes the singles "The American", "Love Song" and "Sweat in Bullet".
"She's a River" is the first single released from Scottish rock band Simple Minds' 11th studio album, Good News from the Next World. Written by band members Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr, the song was inspired by Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha, a book about self-discovery. Released on 16 January 1995, "She's a River" reached number three in Canada and Italy, number seven in the Flanders region of Belgium, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it peaked at number six on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.
Sparkle in the Rain is the sixth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on 6 February 1984 by record label Virgin in the UK and A&M in the US.
Graffiti Soul is the fifteenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in May 2009.
Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr is Simple Minds front-man Jim Kerr's first solo album released on 17 May 2010. The album entered the UK charts at No. 94 on 29 May 2010 and UK Independent Chart at #8. The album has also made the charts in some other European areas, most notably Germany, Italy, France and Belgium.
Ged Grimes is a Scottish musician, producer and composer. He is currently the bass player for rock band Simple Minds, and was a founding member of Scottish pop band Danny Wilson whose hits include "Mary's Prayer", and "The Second Summer of Love".
Big Music is the sixteenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was released on 31 October 2014 by Sony Music. "Honest Town" was released as the lead single on 10 October 2014. The album was available to stream from 28 October 2014.
"Ghostdancing" is a song written by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Mick MacNeil and recorded by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was released as the fourth single from the band's 1985 album Once Upon a Time. According to the band's website, the first live performance of the song was at John F. Kennedy Stadium as part of their Live Aid performance. The song also appears on their "Glittering Prize (81-92)" album. The song reached number 13 in the UK singles charts.
Acoustic is the seventeenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in November 2016 by Caroline International. The album features acoustic studio recordings of previously released songs. It received mixed reviews.
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.
Direction of the Heart is the nineteenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on 21 October 2022 by BMG.