Simple Minds

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 Forget About Me " 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 . Simple Minds Have Achieved 24 Top 40 Singles On The UK Singles Chart Including Eight Top 10 And One Number One And 26 Albums On The UK Albums Chart Including 22 Top 40 Albums 12 Top 10 Albums And Five Number One Albums Sparkle In The Rain 1984 Once Upon A Time 1985 Live In The City Of Light 1987 Street Fighting Years 1989 And Glittering Prize 81/92 1992 . They Have Sold More Than 60 Million Albums Worldwide And Were The Most Commercially Successful Scottish Band Of The 1980s. Simple Minds Have Also Achieved Considerable Chart Success In The United States Australia Germany Spain Italy And New Zealand. Despite Various Personnel Changes They Continue To Record And Tour. In 2014 Simple Minds Were Awarded The Q Inspiration Award For Their Contribution To The Music Industry And An Ivor Novello Award In 2016 For Outstanding Song Collection From The British Academy Of Songwriters Composers And Authors BASCA . Other Notable Recognitions Include Nominations For Both The MTV Video Music Award For Best Direction And MTV Video Music Award For Best Art Direction For "Don't You Forget About Me " In 1985 Nomination For The Brit Award For British Group In 1986 And For The American Music Award For Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group In 1987. "Belfast Child" Was Nominated For The Song Of The Year At The Brit Awards 1990. The Nucleus Of Simple Minds Consists Of The Two Remaining Original Members Jim Kerr Vocals And Charlie Burchill Electric And Acoustic Guitars Occasional Keyboards After 1990 Saxophone And Violin . The Other Current Band Members Are Ged Grimes Bass Guitar Cherisse Osei Drums Sarah Brown Backing Vocals Gordy Goudie Additional Guitar And Keyboards And Berenice Scott Keyboards . Notable Former Members Include Mick MacNeil Keyboards Derek Forbes Bass Guitar Brian McGee And Mel Gaynor Drums . Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Simple_Minds Discography
Life In A Day 1979 Real To Real Cacophony 1979 Empires And Dance 1980 Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call 1981 New Gold Dream 81-82-83-84 1982 Sparkle In The Rain 1984 Once Upon A Time 1985 Street Fighting Years 1989 Real Life 1991 Good News From The Next World 1995 Néapolis 1998 Our Secrets Are The Same 1999/2004 Neon Lights 2001 Cry 2002 Black & White 050505 2005 Graffiti Soul 2009 Big Music 2014 Acoustic 2016 Walk Between Worlds 2018 Direction Of The Heart 2022 read less