tracks

Street Fighting Years
Soul Crying Out
Wall Of Love
This Is Your Land
Take A Step Back
Kick It In
Let It All Come Down
Mandela Day
Belfast Child
Biko
When Spirits Rise
Belfast Child (Edit)
Mandela Day (Edit)
This Is Your Land (Edit)
Saturday Girl
Year Of The Dragon
This Is Your Land (Dj Version)
Kick It In (Edit)
Waterfront ('89 Remix)
Big Sleep (Live)
Kick It In (Unauthorised Mix)
Sign O' The Times (Edit)
Let It All Come Down (Edit)
Sign O' The Times
Jerusalem
Sign O' The Times (C. J. Mackintosh Remix)
Theme For Great Cities '90
When Spirits Rise
Street Fighting Years (Live)
Mandela Day (Live)
This Is Your Land (Live)
Soul Crying Out (Live)
Waterfront (Live)
Ghost Dancing (Live)
Book Of Brilliant Things (Live)
Don't You (Forget About Me) (Live)
Gaelic Melody (Live)
Kick It In (Live)
Let It All Come Down (Live)
Belfast Child (Live)
Sun City (Live)
Biko (Live)
Sanctify Yourself (Live)
East At Easter (Live)
Alive And Kicking (Live)

notes

Original album released May 1989.

Made In Scotland March '88 - March '89.
Studio Drums provided by Tama.
Source of graphic : "The Beauty Of Fractals".

'Street Fighting Years' song written in memory of Victor Hara.

Made in Germany (on back cover)
Made in EU (on CDs)

Sticker: SIMPLE MINDS street fighting years
produced by trevor horn & stephen lipson
includes the hits: belfast child, this is your land & kick it in
4-cds newly re-mastered including: b-sides, extended mixes
& a previously unaivable show from verona in 1989
booklet with rare photos & new interviews with jim kerr,
charlie burchill, mick macneil & trevor horn.

Included booklet 24 pages & poster.

credits

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Charles Burchill,
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – John Altman (tracks: CD1, CD2)
Artwork [Source Of Graphic] – Peitgen, Richter,
Backing Vocals – Anne McCaig, (tracks: CD3, CD4), Lorna Bannon (tracks: CD1, CD2)
Bagpipes – Roger Sharp (tracks: CD1, CD2)
Bass – John Giblin (tracks: CD1, CD2), Stephen Lipson (tracks: CD1, CD2)
Bass Guitar – Malcolm Foster (tracks: CD3, CD4)
Cello – Sheena McKenzie (tracks: CD1, CD2), William Lithgow (tracks: CD1, CD2)
Coordinator [Coordination] – Jane Ventom
Design – Assorted Images
Drums – Manu Katche, (tracks: CD1, CD2), Mel Gaynor
Engineer – Heff Moraes, Robin Hancock (tracks: CD1, CD2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Danton Supple, Martin Plant
Mastered By – Andrew Walter (tracks: CD3, CD4), Bob Ludwig (tracks: CD1, CD2), Simon Gibson (tracks: CD3, CD4)
Other [Logistics] – Paul Kerr
Percussion – Abdou M'Boup (tracks: CD1, CD2), Andy Duncan (tracks: CD3, CD4), Leroy Williams (tracks: CD1, CD2), Sydney Thiam (tracks: CD1, CD2)
Photography By – Guido Harari, NASA/Science Photo Library
Piano, Accordion, Keyboards [Electric] – Michael MacNeil
Producer – Stephen Lipson (tracks: CD1, 2-1 to 2-7, 2-10 to 2-15, CD3, CD4), Steve Lillywhite (tracks: 2-8), Trevor Horn (tracks: CD1, 2-1 to 2-7, 2-10)
Remastered By – Simon Heyworth (tracks: CD1)
Technician [Technical Master] – Dougie Cowan
Tin Whistle [Pennywhistle], Bodhrán [Bodhran] – Maureen Kerr (tracks: CD1, CD2)
Violin – Lisa Germano
Vocals – Jim Kerr

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Remastered At – Super Audio Mastering
Record Company – Universal Music Group
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AJ72127
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AJ70760
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AJ70761
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH

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