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Label | Caroline International | |||
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Acoustic is the seventeenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in November 2016 by Caroline International. [1] The album features acoustic studio recordings of previously released songs. It received mixed reviews. [2]
The genesis of Acoustic can be traced back to a rare live session the band recorded for the BBC Radio Two's Chris Evans Breakfast Show on 26 September 2014, [nb 1] then promoting their 16th studio album, Big Music. To the band's surprise, the reaction was overwhelmingly favourable. [3]
The band performed acoustic sets during some other one-off live appearances (radio sessions or showcase events) including one held on 22 November 2014 in Paris by French radio station RTL notable for a rare outing of "Mandela Day". [nb 2] [3] [4]
Besides Kerr and Burchill the band consists of Ged Grimes (bass), Sarah Brown (backing vocals), Gordy Goudie (guitars) and Cherisse Osei (drums). [1]
The acoustic version of " Promised You a Miracle", featuring Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, was released on 28 September 2016. [5]
The album debuted at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 10,427 units, and becoming Simple Minds' 14th top 20 album. [6]
The album received mixed reviews, with Timothy Monger from AllMusic noting that the band "missed out on an opportunity to dramatically shake up their repertoire". [7] Andy Gill in The Independent found it "a welcome spring clean" and noted the folk influences. [8] David Quantick, writing for Classic Rock, described it as "a strange album, seeking as it does to homogenise the Minds’ ever-changing sound" but concluded that it was "a consistent collection", highlighting the Richard Hawley cover "Long Black Train" as "movingly effective". [9]
{{Track listing | title1 = The American | length1 = 4:30 | writer1 = Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Derek Forbes, Brian McGee | title2 = Promised You a Miracle | note2 = featuring KT Tunstall | length2 = 4:35 | writer2 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | title3 = Glittering Prize | length3 = 4:07 | writer3 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | title4 = See the Lights | length4 = 4:58 | writer4 = Kerr, Burchill | title5 = New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) | length5 = 4:58 | writer5 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | title6 = Someone Somewhere in Summertime | length6 = 4:40 | writer6 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | title7 = Waterfront | length7 = 5:16 | writer7 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | title8 = Sanctify Yourself | length8 = 4:59 | writer8 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil | title9 = Chelsea Girl | length9 = 4:28 | writer9 = Kerr, Burchill | title10 = Alive and Kicking | length10 = 5:53 | writer10 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil | title11 = Don't You (Forget About Me) | length11 = 5:16 | writer11 = Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff | title12 = Long Black Train | length12 = 4:34 | writer12 = Richard Hawley
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Stand by Love" | Kerr, Burchill | 4:11 |
14. | "Speed Your Love to Me" | Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | 4:03 |
15. | "Light Travels" | Kerr, Burchill, Jez Coad, Sean Kelly | 4:40 |
Notes
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [24] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (November 2016) |
Acoustic | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 11 November 2016 | |||
Recorded | June 2016 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | Acoustic | |||
Length | 58:14 | |||
Label | Caroline International | |||
Producer |
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Simple Minds chronology | ||||
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Simple Minds studio albums chronology | ||||
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Singles from Acoustic | ||||
|
Acoustic is the seventeenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in November 2016 by Caroline International. [1] The album features acoustic studio recordings of previously released songs. It received mixed reviews. [2]
The genesis of Acoustic can be traced back to a rare live session the band recorded for the BBC Radio Two's Chris Evans Breakfast Show on 26 September 2014, [nb 1] then promoting their 16th studio album, Big Music. To the band's surprise, the reaction was overwhelmingly favourable. [3]
The band performed acoustic sets during some other one-off live appearances (radio sessions or showcase events) including one held on 22 November 2014 in Paris by French radio station RTL notable for a rare outing of "Mandela Day". [nb 2] [3] [4]
Besides Kerr and Burchill the band consists of Ged Grimes (bass), Sarah Brown (backing vocals), Gordy Goudie (guitars) and Cherisse Osei (drums). [1]
The acoustic version of " Promised You a Miracle", featuring Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, was released on 28 September 2016. [5]
The album debuted at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 10,427 units, and becoming Simple Minds' 14th top 20 album. [6]
The album received mixed reviews, with Timothy Monger from AllMusic noting that the band "missed out on an opportunity to dramatically shake up their repertoire". [7] Andy Gill in The Independent found it "a welcome spring clean" and noted the folk influences. [8] David Quantick, writing for Classic Rock, described it as "a strange album, seeking as it does to homogenise the Minds’ ever-changing sound" but concluded that it was "a consistent collection", highlighting the Richard Hawley cover "Long Black Train" as "movingly effective". [9]
{{Track listing | title1 = The American | length1 = 4:30 | writer1 = Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Derek Forbes, Brian McGee | title2 = Promised You a Miracle | note2 = featuring KT Tunstall | length2 = 4:35 | writer2 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | title3 = Glittering Prize | length3 = 4:07 | writer3 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | title4 = See the Lights | length4 = 4:58 | writer4 = Kerr, Burchill | title5 = New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) | length5 = 4:58 | writer5 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | title6 = Someone Somewhere in Summertime | length6 = 4:40 | writer6 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | title7 = Waterfront | length7 = 5:16 | writer7 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | title8 = Sanctify Yourself | length8 = 4:59 | writer8 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil | title9 = Chelsea Girl | length9 = 4:28 | writer9 = Kerr, Burchill | title10 = Alive and Kicking | length10 = 5:53 | writer10 = Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil | title11 = Don't You (Forget About Me) | length11 = 5:16 | writer11 = Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff | title12 = Long Black Train | length12 = 4:34 | writer12 = Richard Hawley
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Stand by Love" | Kerr, Burchill | 4:11 |
14. | "Speed Your Love to Me" | Kerr, Burchill, MacNeil, Forbes | 4:03 |
15. | "Light Travels" | Kerr, Burchill, Jez Coad, Sean Kelly | 4:40 |
Notes
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [24] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |