Cry (Simple Minds album)

Cry
Studio album by Simple Minds
Released 1 April 2002
Recorded 2001; Sicily & Scotland (Glasgow)
Genre Pop rock
Length 47:36
Label Eagle Records
Producer Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Planet Funk, Gordy Goudie
Simple Minds chronology
The Best of Simple Minds
(2001)		 Cry
(2002)		 Silver Box
(2004)
Simple Minds studio albums chronology
Our Secrets Are the Same
(2004)		 Cry
(2002)		 Black & White 050505
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Canoe.ca(favourable)[2]
Q[3]
Uncut(mixed)[4]

Cry is the thirteenth album (of original material) by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, officially released on 1 April 2002 (despite the fact that it had already circulated on the Internet weeks before).

Recording

Cry was recorded in the last six months of 2001 in Sicily and Scotland (Glasgow).

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cry"Jim Kerr, Dino Maggiorana, (N. Morris,) Mike Nicita, Daniele Tignino, Pat Legato3:57
2."Spaceface"Sean Kelly, J. Kerr3:54
3."New Sunshine Morning"J. Kerr, Maggiorana, Nicita, Tignino, Legato3:37
4."One Step Closer"J. Kerr, Planet Funk6:07
5."Face in the Sun"Mark Kerr3:58
6."Disconnected"J. Kerr, Kevin Hunter, Gordy Goudie3:38
7."Lazy Lately"Charlie Burchill, M. Kerr4:03
8."Sugar"Charlie Burchill, M. Kerr3:14
9."Sleeping Girl"J. Kerr, Maggiorana, Nicita4:12
10."Cry Again"J. Kerr, Maggiorana, Nicita, Tignino, Legato3:36
11."Slave Nation"J. Kerr, Hunter, Goudie3:02
12."The Floating World"Vince Clarke4:26

Left-overs

At least, another track was written (by Mark Kerr and Erikah Karst) during the Cry period: "Angel Under My Skin". The song was later worked on for Black & White 050505 (2005) and Graffiti Soul (2009) before it was finally recorded and released on Walk Between Worlds (2018).[5]

Live performances

Many of the songs have been played live:[6][7]

  • "Cry" during both 2002 "Floating World" & 2003 "Alive And Kicking" tours
  • "Spaceface" during the 2002 "Floating World", 2003 "Alive And Kicking" & 2004 "Festival" tours (& during Lostboy! AKA's October–November 2010 "Electroset" tour)
  • "New Sunshine Morning" only during the 2002 "Floating World" tour & 2004 "Festival" tour
  • "One Step Closer" during a number of tours: 2002 "Floating World", 2003 "Alive And Kicking", 2004 "Festival", 2009 "Graffiti Soul", 2010 "Australian", 2010 "Festival Show" tours & 2010 Final Shows
  • "Face in the Sun" only four times (in the UK & France) during the 2002 "Floating World" tour
  • "Disconnected" only one time (in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK) during the 2002 "Floating World" tour
  • "Sugar" only three times (in Germany) during the 2002 "Floating World" tour
  • "Sleeping Girl" only during the 2006 "Black And White" tour (& during Lostboy! AKA's October–November 2010 "Electroset" tour)

Personnel

Recorded in the last six months of 2001 in Sicily and Glasgow.

  • Jim Kerr – vocals, producer
  • Charlie Burchill – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, effects, programming
  • Gordy Goudie – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, effects, programming, additional vocals, producer
  • Pat Lego – keyboards, drums, effects, programming
  • Dino Maggiorana – keyboards, drums, effects, programming
  • Mark Kerr – acoustic guitar on "Face in the Sun", additional vocals
  • Daniele Tignino – additional vocals

References

  1. ↑ Doerschuk, Robert L. "Simple Minds: Cry" at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Simple Minds - Cry - Articles & Reviews". Quebecor Media. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ↑ McNair, James. "Simple Minds - Cry - Articles & Reviews". Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Stubbs, David (May 2002). "Simple Minds - Cry - Articles & Reviews". IPC Media. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Angel Under My Skin". simpleminds.org. 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Cornwell, Simon. "Cry: Information". Dream Giver Redux. simpleminds.org. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  7. ↑ Cornwell, Simon. "Tours: Simple Minds". Dream Giver Redux. simpleminds.org. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

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