Walk Between Worlds (album)

Walk Between Worlds
Studio album by Simple Minds
Released 2 February 2018
Length 41:22
Label BMG Rights Management
Producer Simple Minds, Andy Wright, Gavin Goldberg
Simple Minds chronology
Acoustic in Concert
(2017)Acoustic in Concert2017		 Walk Between Worlds
(2018)
Simple Minds studio albums chronology
Acoustic
(2016) Acoustic2016		 Walk Between Worlds
(2018) Walk Between Worlds2018
Singles from Walk Between Worlds
  1. "Magic"
    Released: 4 January 2018[1]
  2. "The Signal and The Noise"
    Released: 11 January 2018[2]
  3. "Sense of Discovery"
    Released: 25 January 2018[3][4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Irish Timesvery favorable[5]
Allmusic[6]
Uncut[7]

Walk Between Worlds is the eighteenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on 2 February 2018 by BMG Rights Management.[5][8][9]

Background

Walk Between Worlds heralds a major lineup change for Simple Minds and is the first album since 2002's Cry without keyboardist Andy Gillespie, who left the band in early 2017.

Longtime drummer Mel Gaynor performed on nine of the album's tracks, but won't be part of the forthcoming tour in 2018. Catherine AD aka The Anchoress performs backing vocals on a couple of songs, Sarah Brown remaining the main female vocalist of the band. Gordon Goudie plays acoustic guitar on four songs (he also appeared on the following Simple Minds albums: 2001's Neon Lights, 2002's Cry, 2005's Black & White 050505, 2009's Graffiti Soul, 2016's Acoustic and 2017's Acoustic in Concert).

Another come back is Peter-John Vettese who plays piano on a couple of tracks and arranges strings orchestra on one song (he also appeared on the album 1991's Real Life). The percussionist Cherisse Osei plays on only 3 songs of the album, notwithstanding she will be the official drummer for the 2018 tour. Ged Grimes is confirmed on basses both live and studio.

Walk Between Worlds will be performed in its entirety in February 2018 during seven concerts throughout Europe.

Tracks

After initially appearing as an idea of a melody during the recording sessions for Good News from the Next World (1995) and later being recorded for Black & White 050505 (2005) as "Fortune Teller", the song was then considered for Graffiti Soul (2009) but, again, not released until it was finally rerecorded (and retitled) as "Magic" for Walk Between Worlds.[10] It was (probably erroneously) premiered on 15 December 2017 on RTL radio in France.[11]

"Summer" was first mentioned in June 2010 by Jim Kerr as a possible track for his second Lostboy! album.[12]

"Utopia" was first mentioned by Jim Kerr in June 2012. Simple Minds were initially considering recording and releasing two separate albums simultaneously. The first album would have been named after this track, Utopia. The second album was going to be called Nostalgia after a track of the same name, "Nostalgia", originally written by Simon Hayward for the second Lostboy! album and recorded at Sphere Recording Studios. This idea was eventually abandoned and the single album Walk Between Worlds was released instead.[13][14]

"The Signal and the Noise" (music written by Owen Parker, lyrics written by Jim Kerr starting from 17 November 2013) was initially intended for Big Music (2014) as "Signal and the Noise".

An early instrumental version of the song "Barrowland Star" was originally written and recorded in 1994 and already released in 1995 as "Celtic Strings", the B-side for the single "She's a River".

"Sense of Discovery" was also first mentioned in June 2010 by Jim Kerr as a possible track for his second Lostboy! album.[15]

"Silent Kiss" was first mentioned by Jim Kerr (as "A Silent Kiss") and first worked by the band in early January 2016 as a «kind of dark, very romantic» tune «related in style to both "Liaison" and "Bittersweet" from Big Music.»[16]

"Angel Under My Skin" was originally written by Mark Kerr and Erikah Karst during the Cry period (2002) and worked on for Black & White 050505 and Graffiti Soul before it was finally recorded and released on Walk Between Worlds.[17]

Written by Ewan McColl, the modern folk song "Dirty Old Town" was made most famous by The Pogues.[18]

Artwork

The album artwork is by Brazilian visual artist Heitor Magno (whose work is often a surreal montage of vivid coloured imagery and black and white photography). The front cover image shows a central character bearing an uncanny resemblance to a young Jim Kerr. The album sleeve can also be viewed as a telling throwback to the Sons and Fascination era.

Critical reception

Walk Between Worlds received generally positive reviews from music critics. In the review aggregator website Metacritic (which assigns a "Metascore" based on the ratings and reviews of selected mainstream independent publications), the album has a score of a 70 based on 9 selected critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5][8][19]

On 28 January 2018, a few days before its release, Walk Between Worlds was awarded "Album of the Week" by The Times.[20]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill except where noted.

Standard edition

  1. "Magic" – 4:35
  2. "Summer" – 4:57 (Kerr, Burchill, Owen Parker)
  3. "Utopia" – 4:14
  4. "The Signal and the Noise" – 5:18
  5. "In Dreams" – 4:15
  6. "Barrowland Star" – 6:25
  7. "Walk Between Worlds" – 5:12
  8. "Sense of Discovery" – 6:26 (Kerr, Burchill, Parker)

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

  1. "Silent Kiss" – 4:57
  2. "Angel Underneath My Skin" – 3:43 (Mark Kerr / Erikah Karst)
  3. "Dirty Old Town" (live) – 4:53 (Ewan McColl) (live on 27 May 2017 at London Palladium, London, UK[18])

Personnel

  • Jim Kerr – lead vocals
  • Charlie Burchill – guitars, keyboards, programming, music composition
  • Ged Grimes – bass guitar
  • Mel Gaynor – drums, percussion (on "Walk Between Worlds")
  • Cherisse Osei – drums (on "Sense Of Discovery"), percussion (on "Sense Of Discovery" and "Dirty Old Town")
  • Sarah Brown – additional lead vocals (on "In Dreams"), backing vocals (on "Magic", "The Signal and the Noise", "Barrowland Star", "Walk Between Worlds", "Sense of Discovery", "Angel Underneath My Skin" and "Dirty Old Town")
  • Gordy Goudie – acoustic guitar (on "Summer", "Utopia", "Barrowland Star" and "Dirty Old Town")
  • Catherine AD aka The Anchoress – backing vocals (on "Utopia" and "Angel Underneath My Skin")
  • Peter-John Vettese – piano and string arrangements (on "Barrowland Star")
  • Owen Parker – keyboards, programming, music composition (on "Summer" and "Sense Of Discovery")
  • Andy Wright – backing vocals (on "Summer", "Sense Of Discovery" and "Angel Underneath My Skin"), production (on all songs)
  • Hatty Parker and Emily Parker – additional backing vocals (on "Sense of Discovery")

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 82
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 12
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[25] 52
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[26] 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 7
Irish Albums (IRMA)[28] 22
Italian Albums (FIMI)[29] 14
Scottish Albums (OCC)[30] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[31] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[34] 4

References

  1. ↑ "Simple Minds - Magic (Official Video) (3:35)". YouTube. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Simple Minds - The Signal and The Noise (Official Video) (5:23)". YouTube. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "SENSE OF DISCOVERY". Facebook. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Simple Minds - Sense of discovery.mp3 (14.4 MB)". my.pcloud. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Simple Minds: Walk Between Worlds review – new-romantic pop on steroids (by Louise Bruton)". The Irish Times. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Walk Between Worlds – Simple Minds". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Thomson, Graeme. "Walk Between Worlds – Simple Minds". Uncut. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds (Album Review)". crypticrock.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "20 Nov, 2017 New Album & European Tour Dates !". simpleminds.com. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Fortune Teller". simpleminds.org. 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Magic". simpleminds.org. February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Summer". simpleminds.org. February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Utopia". simpleminds.org. February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Nostalgia". simpleminds.org. February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Sense Of Discovery". simpleminds.org. February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Silent Kiss". simpleminds.org. February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "Angel Under My Skin". simpleminds.org. 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  18. 1 2 "Dirty Old Town". simpleminds.org. 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  19. ↑ "Critic Reviews for Walk Between Worlds". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  20. ↑ "On record: Pop, rock and jazz – The week's essential new releases – Album Of The Week: Simple Minds' Walk Between Worlds (BMG) (by Dan Cairns, Mark Edwards, Lisa Verrico and Clive Davis)". The Times. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #459". auspOp. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  22. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  24. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  25. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201806 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  26. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  27. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  28. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 9 February 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  29. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 6 (dal 2018-02-02 al 2018-02-08)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  30. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  31. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 6: del 2.2.2018 al 8.2.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  32. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 February 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  33. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  34. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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