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 many years later.
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| Released | 1 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 tracks are written by Jim Kerr, except "Life in a Day" and "Chelsea Girl" by Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life in a Day" (first single, from Life in a Day) | 4:06 | |
| 2. | "Chelsea Girl" (second single, from Life in a Day) | Burchill, Kerr | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Premonition" (from Real to Real Cacophony) | 5:30 | |
| 4. | "Factory" (from Real to Real Cacophony) | 4:15 | |
| 5. | "Calling Your Name" (from Real to Real Cacophony) | 5:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Travel" (fourth single, from Empires and Dance) | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Changeling" (third single, from Real to Real Cacophony) | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Celebrate" (fifth single, from Empires and Dance) | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Thirty Frames a Second/Kant-Kino[Note 1]" (from Empires and Dance) | 6:55 |
| 5. | "Kaleidoscope" ("I Travel" b-side, a Real To Real Cacophony outtake.) | 4:17 |
- Notes
- "Kant-Kino" not credited, appears as a pressing error on the CD issued in 1989.
Personnel
- Charlie Burchill – Guitar, Vocals
- Derek Forbes – Bass, Vocals
- Jim Kerr – Vocals
- Mick MacNeil – Keyboards, Vocals
- Brian McGee – Drums, Vocals
Chart positions
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France SNEP Compilation Albums Chart[4] | 162 |
| UK Albums Chart[5] | 45 |
References
- Kellman, Andy. "Simple Minds: Celebration > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- The Essential Rock Discography - Volume 1: 970. 2006. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - Morley, Paul (6 February 1982). "Letters Of Lust And Lather". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- "lescharts.com - Discographie Simple Minds". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- "Official Charts > Simple Minds". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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