Simple Minds
5 songs or works across all MusicAtlas lists. Distinct recording versions remain separate.
About Simple Minds
Simple Minds emerged from Glasgow's punk scene around singer Jim Kerr and guitarist Charlie Burchill. Early albums developed electronic rhythms and textured guitar arrangements, leading through Empires and Dance to New Gold Dream. Later records expanded toward arena rock, including Once Upon a Time and its single Alive and Kicking. The group's subsequent catalog revisited electronic sounds and also reworked familiar songs acoustically, reflecting a career with several distinct musical phases.
Artist background sources
Simple Minds - official band history
Glasgow origins, Kerr/Burchill roles, electronic/art-rock development, named albums and later acoustic/electronic directions. Sales totals, inconsistent album numbering, exact release-day claims and current lineup statements are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
All songs for this credit
Recording years are first-release years where available; * marks a reported year awaiting verification. Classical work dates are labeled comp., prem. or pub.. Open an entry for its date evidence and background. Artists sort without a leading "The"; composers sort by surname.
- (1985*) Alive and Kicking
- (1985*) All the Things She Said
- (year unknown) Belfast Child
- (1985*) Don't You (Forget About Me)
- (year unknown) She's a River
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