Simple Minds - Sparkle In The Rain (1984)

Artist:  Simple Minds
Title:  Sparkle In The Rain
Release:  1984
Format:  LP
Label:  Virgin
Catalog#  V2300

Scotland's Simple Minds get creative and passionate on Sparkle in the Rain, their sixt album released prior to their mid-'80s heyday of heralding the charts. Produced by Steve Lillywhite. “Sparkle in the Rain” marks the band's best effort thus far, capturing thick seascapes of illustrious lyrical visions. Frontman Jim Kerr's anthemic love songs are political and personal, and synth-beats throb over Charlie Burchill's new wave third-chord guitars and swooning basslines. Songs like "Waterfront" and "Book of Brilliant Things" are finely cut tracks with Simple Minds' signature harking, but the glossy verse behind "Up on the Catwalk" is what's most appealing. Piano vibes are pinch-hitting and Kerr's songwriting thrives on celebrity and the falling grace that coincides that. “Sparkle in the Rain” is a glimpse of what's to come from Simple Minds. Kerr's heart-wrenching vocals soar and such emotion only leads to earning a global following. Simple Minds will touch hearts by stripping their soul.


Side one
1.  Up On The Catwalk  (4:45)
2.  Book Of Brilliant Things  (4:21)
3.  Speed Your Love To Me  (4:24)
4.  Waterfront  (7:26)
5.  East At Easter  (3:32)

Side two
1.  Street Hassle  (5:14)
2.  White Hot Day  (4:32)
3.  "C" Moon Cry Like A Baby  (4:19)
4.  The Kick Inside Of Me  (4:48)
5.  Shake Off The Ghosts  (3:57)

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