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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The album received warm reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]].<ref name="irishtimes.com Simple Minds Walk Between Worlds"/><ref name="crypticrock.com Simple Minds Walk Between Worlds"/>

On 28 January 2018, a few days before its release, ''Walk Between Worlds'' was awarded "Album Of The Week" by ''[[The Times]]''.<ref name="thetimes.co.uk Simple Minds Walk Between Worlds">{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pop-rock-album-review-the-week-s-best-new-releases-simple-minds-walk-between-worlds-d007vvv9b?shareToken=622e3f5197ab452d652d7e2d18626b2e |title=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) |date= 28 January 2018 |website=[[The Times]] |accessdate= 28 January 2018}}</ref>
On 28 January 2018, a few days before its release, ''Walk Between Worlds'' was awarded "Album Of The Week" by ''[[The Times]]''.<ref name="thetimes.co.uk Simple Minds Walk Between Worlds">{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pop-rock-album-review-the-week-s-best-new-releases-simple-minds-walk-between-worlds-d007vvv9b?shareToken=622e3f5197ab452d652d7e2d18626b2e |title=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) |date= 28 January 2018 |website=[[The Times]] |accessdate= 28 January 2018}}</ref>


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== Critical reception ==
The album received warm reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]].


== Track listing==
== Track listing==

Revision as of 11:58, 3 February 2018

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The Irish Timesvery favorable[5]
Cryptic Rock[6]

Walk Between Worlds is the eighteenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, due to be released in February 2018 by BMG Rights Management.[5][6][7]

Background

Walk Between Worlds heralds a major lineup change 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 9 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 4 songs (he also appeared on the 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 1 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.

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

The album received warm reviews from music critics.[5][6]

On 28 January 2018, a few days before its release, Walk Between Worlds was awarded "Album Of The Week" by The Times.[8]

Singles

Three singles were released on-line:

  1. "Magic" (3:35) on 4 January 2018[1]
  2. "The Signal and The Noise" (5:23) on 11 January 2018[2]
  3. "Sense Of Discovery" (6:16) on 25 January 2018[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Kerr / Burchill except as indicated.

Standard edition

  1. "Magic" – 4:35
  2. "Summer" – 4:57 (Kerr / Burchill / 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 editions bonus tracks

  2. "Silent Kiss" – 4:57
  3. "Angel Underneath My Skin" – 3:43 ([Mark Kerr / Erikah Karst)
  4. "Dirty Old Town" (live) – 4:53 (Ewan McColl)

About the tracks

After initially appearing as an idea of a melody during the recording sessions for Good News from the Next World (1995) and 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.[9]

"Summer" was first mentioned as a possible track for the second Lostboy! album.[10]

"Utopia" was first mentioned by Jim Kerr in June 2012. Initially, Simple Minds were considering recording and releasing two separate albums simultaneously. The first album would have been named after this track. The second album was going to be called Nostalgia after a track of the same name ("Nostalgia" was 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.[11][12]

"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").

The 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".

"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 the song was finally recorded and released on Walk Between Worlds.[13]

Personal

Musicians

References

  1. ^ a b "Simple Minds - Magic (Official Video) (3:35)". YouTube. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Simple Minds - The Signal and The Noise (Official Video) (5:23)". YouTube. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds (Album Review)". crypticrock.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. ^ "20 Nov, 2017 New Album & European Tour Dates !". simpleminds.com. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Fortune Teller". simpleminds.org. 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Summer". simpleminds.org. February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Utopia". simpleminds.org. February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Nostalgia". simpleminds.org. February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Angel Under My Skin". simpleminds.org. 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

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