Themes for Great Cities – Definitive Collection 79–81 is an American-only[3] compilation album by Simple Minds. It was released in November 1981 by Stiff Records. At the time, the only Simple Minds album released in the US was Life in a Day and this was designed to introduce the American audience to their other albums (which would soon be issued there by Virgin).
| Themes for Great Cities – Definitive Collection 79–81 | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | November 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Stiff | |||
| Producer | Steve Hillage | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (C-)[2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Travel" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Celebrate" | 5:09 |
| 3. | "In Trance as Mission" | 6:51 |
| 4. | "Thirty Frames a Second" | 5:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Premonition" | 5:29 |
| 2. | "Sweat in Bullet" (Single Edit Remix) | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Love Song" (Single Edit) | 3:54 |
| 4. | "The American" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Theme for Great Cities" | 5:50 |
Personnel
edit- Charles Burchill – guitars
- Derek Forbes – bass
- Brian McGee – drums
- Michael MacNeil – keyboards
- Jim Kerr – vocals
References
edit- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Simple Minds: Themes For Great Cities" at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Simple Minds: Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Simple Minds – Themes For Great Cities (Definitive Collection 79-81) at Discogs
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