New Gold Dream
| New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) | ||||
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| Studio album from Simple Minds | ||||
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Publication |
September 13, 1982 |
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admission |
1982 |
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| Label (s) | Virgin | |||
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Record / CD |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
44:59 |
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New Gold Dream , actually New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) , is the fifth studio album by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds .
history
With the album New Gold Dream , the band presented a completely new sound, which is very much influenced by producer Peter Walsh . The production was much more dense than on the previous albums and did not shy away from adding effects over and over again. Walsh also made use of overdubs , which were rather rare on the previous albums. The result was a very coherent, pop-oriented production.
This new path can also be seen in songwriting. The many experimental moments of previous songs were largely not continued. The songs are all designed for a wider audience. The band developed towards commercial success.
Three singles were released from the album: Promised you a Miracle , Glittering Prize and Someone Somewhere (in Summertime) .
classification
The album marks a turning point for the band in several ways. The touring stress of the onset of commercial success leads to the departure of drummer Brian McGee in 1981 , who is replaced on the album by Kenny Hyslop (on Promised You a Miracle ), Mike Olgetree and Mel Gaynor . Gaynor established himself as the band's new drummer during the following, commercially most successful phase. It is more concise that the band is now specifically recording singles instead of decoupling an album title afterwards. Author Simon Reynolds sees this as a final move away from prog and towards more commercial pop, and this is reflected in the single Promised you a Miracle . In 2012 the album was re-released in the X5 box set from Virgin Records with 6 bonus tracks.
Track list
- Someone Somewhere (in Summertime) (4:36)
- Colors fly and Catherine Wheel (3:49)
- Promised you a Miracle (4:28)
- Big Sleep (5:00)
- Somebody up There Likes You (5:02)
- New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) (5:39)
- Glittering Prize (4:33)
- Hunter and the Hunted (5:55)
- King is White and in the Crowd (7:00)
Bonus tracks
- 10. Promised you a Miracle (Extended) (4:51)
- 11th Glittering Prize (Club Mix) (4:58)
- 12.Someone Somewhere in Summertime (Extended) (6:03)
- 13. Soundtrack for Every Heaven (4:58)
- 14. New Gold Dream (German 12 ″ Remix) (7:01)
- 15. In Every Heaven (4:27)
occupation
- Jim Kerr (vocals)
- Charlie Burchill (guitar)
- Derek Forbes (bass)
- Mel Gaynor (drums, percussion)
- Mike Ogletree (drums)
- Michael MacNeil (keyboards)
- Herbie Hancock (keyboards as guest at (8))
Chart success and awards
The album reached number 3 in the British album charts and lasted 37 weeks and was awarded a platinum record by the British Phono Association in January 1987 .
In 2016 the album hit the UK charts again for a week at number 47.
The released singles Promised you a Miracle reached number 13 in the UK Top 40 in April 1982 and lasted 11 weeks. The follow-up single, the Glittering Prize , also reached 16th place in the top 20 in August 1982 and also lasted 11 weeks. Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) was less successful in November 1982 at # 36 in the UK Top 40 and 5 weeks in the charts.
reception
The trade journal Trouser Press attested to the band that it was “more than an interesting, pretentious formation with futuristic tendencies”. The Rolling Stone criticized "the same beat and the same musical ideas" while Melody Maker , the album celebrated "as a master's throw from the only group that is still relevant."
Simon Reynolds overwrites the chapter on New Pop in his book Rip it up and Start Again with the album title.
Web links
- New Gold Dream at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Simon Reynolds: Rip It Up And Start Again . Hannibal Verlag, Höfen 2007, ISBN 978-3-85445-270-6 (Chapter 21: New Gold Dreams (81-82-83-84) - the climax and fall of New Pop ). , P. 417
- ↑ a b c d e New Gold Dream in the Official UK Charts (English)
- ↑ Certified Awards Search. In: bpi.co.uk. Retrieved on December 4, 2011 (English, keyword: Simple Minds).
- ^ A b c Christian Graf: Rockmusiklexikon . Europe / Vol. 2, L – Z. Taurus Press, Hamburg 1986, ISBN 3-922542-22-0 (pp. 435-866). , P. 662
- ↑ Simon Reynolds: Rip It Up And Start Again . Hannibal Verlag, Höfen 2007, ISBN 978-3-85445-270-6 (Chapter 21 New Gold Dreams (81-82-83-84): The climax and fall of New Pop ).