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Released
  
1 April 2002

Cry (2002)
  
Silver Box (2004)

Release date
  
1 April 2002

Genres
  
Rock music, Rock and roll

Length
  
47:36

Artist
  
Simple Minds

Label
  
Eagle Records

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Recorded
  
2001; Sicily & Scotland (Glasgow)

Producer
  
Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Planet Funk, Gordy Goudie

Cry (2002)
  
Black & White 050505 (2005)

Similar
  
Simple Minds albums, Rock and roll albums

Cry is the thirteenth album (of original material) by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was recorded in the last six months of 2001 in Sicily and Scotland (Glasgow). It was officially released on 1 April 2002 but it had already circulated on the Internet weeks before.

Contents

Simple minds cry official video


Live performances

Many of the songs have been played live:

  • "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

    • Songs

    1Cry3:57
    2Spaceface3:54
    3New Sunshine Morning3:36

    References

    Cry (Simple Minds album) Wikipedia
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