Simple Minds - Street Fighting Years (1989)
Simple Minds - Street Fighting Years (1989)
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR File 133Mb
Pop, New Wave | 1CD | 11 Tracks
Street Fighting Years is the eighth studio album by Simple Minds, released in 1989.
It was a major stylistic departure from the previous album, 1985's Once Upon A Time, and contained the band's most overtly political lyrics. The album contained contributions from Lou Reed, former Police drummer Stewart Copeland and Trevor Horn of Yes (and formerly The Buggles).
It reached #1 in the UK album chart on the success of the chart-topping single "Belfast Child", which had been released earlier in January 1989, but received sharply divided reviews and quickly left the higher reaches of the charts, again due to demanding political content and what was perceived by many younger critics and listeners as 'pomp production'.
It received a rare five-star review in Q Magazine.
In the United States, the album performed poorly and produced no hit singles.
Track listing
01 Street Fighting Years 6:25
02 Soul Crying Out 6:07
03 Wall Of Love 5:20
04 This Is Your Land 6:22
05 Take A Step Back 4:23
06 Kick It In 6:11
07 Let It All Come Down 4:56
08 Mandela Day 5:45
09 Belfast Child 6:42
10 Biko 7:34
11 When Spirits Rise 2:03
Personnel
Jim Kerr – Vocals
Charlie Burchill – Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Michael MacNeil – Piano, Accordion, Keyboards
John Giblin – Bass Guitars, Double Bass
Mel Gaynor – Drums
Additional musicians
Lou Reed – Vocals on "This Is Your Land"
Lisa Germano – Violin
Lorna Bannon – Backing Vocals
Manu Katché – Drums
Stewart Copeland - Drums (uncredited)
Maureen Kerr – Penny Whistle, Bodhran
Steve Lipson – Bass Guitar, Producer
Sidney Thiam, Abdul M'boup, Leroy Williams – Percussion
William Lithgow, Sheena McKenzie – Cellos
Roger Sharp – Bagpipes