Celebration (Simple Minds album)
Celebration is a compilation album by Simple Minds, released in 1982. The compilation features tracks from the band's first three albums released during their tenure on the Arista Records label, prior to their move to Virgin Records in 1981. One of the tracks, "Kaleidoscope", was exclusive to this CD and LP until it appeared on the X5 box set in 2012.[4][5][6]
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 5 February 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1979-1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | John Leckie | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Martin C. Strong | (7/10)[2] |
| NME | (mixed)[3] |
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Jim Kerr; all music is composed by Simple Minds, except where noted
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life in a Day" (first single, from Life in a Day, 1979) | Charlie Burchill, Kerr | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Chelsea Girl" (second single, from Life in a Day) | Burchill, Kerr | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Premonition" (from Real to Real Cacophony, 1979) | 5:27 | |
| 4. | "Factory" (from Real to Real Cacophony) | 4:13 | |
| 5. | "Calling Your Name" (from Real to Real Cacophony) | 5:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Travel" (fourth single, from Empires and Dance, 1980) | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Changeling" (third single, from Real to Real Cacophony) | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Celebrate" (fifth single, from Empires and Dance) | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Thirty Frames a Second" (from Empires and Dance) | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Kaleidoscope" ("I Travel" b-side, a Real To Real Cacophony outtake) | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life in a Day" | Burchill, Kerr | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Chelsea Girl" | Burchill, Kerr | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Premonition" | 5:30 | |
| 4. | "Factory" | 4:15 | |
| 5. | "Calling Your Name" | 5:07 | |
| 6. | "I Travel" | 4:02 | |
| 7. | "Changeling" | 4:13 | |
| 8. | "Celebrate" | 5:11 | |
| 9. | "Thirty Frames a Second/Kant-Kino[Note 1]" | 6:55 | |
| 10. | "Kaleidoscope" | 4:17 |
- Notes
- "Kant-Kino" not credited, appears as a pressing error on the CD issued in 1989.
Personnel
- Simple Minds
- Charlie Burchill – guitar, vocals
- Derek Forbes – bass, vocals
- Jim Kerr – vocals
- Mick MacNeil – keyboards, vocals
- Brian McGee – drums, vocals
- Technical
- John Leckie – producer
- Thomi Wroblewski – sleeve design, photo illustration
Chart positions
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France SNEP Compilation Albums Chart[7] | 162 |
| UK Albums Chart[8] | 45 |
References
- Kellman, Andy. "Simple Minds: Celebration > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- The Essential Rock Discography - Volume 1: 970. 2006.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Morley, Paul (6 February 1982). "Letters Of Lust And Lather". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- "Compilation Albums: Celebration". Simple Minds official website. April 1979. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- "Celebration: information". Dream Giver Redux. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- "X5 Boxset – 2012". Simple Minds official website. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- "lescharts.com - Discographie Simple Minds". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- "Official Charts > Simple Minds". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
External links
- Simple Minds – Celebration at Discogs (list of releases)
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