Английская Википедия:Acoustic (Simple Minds album)
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox album Acoustic is the seventeenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in November 2016 by Caroline International.[1] The album features acoustic studio recordings of previously released songs. It received mixed reviews.[2]
Background
The genesis of Acoustic can be traced back to a rare live session the band recorded for the BBC Radio Two's Chris Evans Breakfast Show on 26 September 2014,Шаблон:Refn then promoting their 16th studio album, Big Music. To the band's surprise, the reaction was overwhelmingly favourable.[3]
The band performed acoustic sets during some other one-off live appearances (radio sessions or showcase events) including one held on 22 November 2014 in Paris by French radio station RTL notable for a rare outing of "Mandela Day".Шаблон:Refn[3][4]
Besides Kerr and Burchill the band consists of Ged Grimes (bass), Sarah Brown (backing vocals), Gordy Goudie (guitars) and Cherisse Osei (drums).[1]
Singles
The acoustic version of "Promised You a Miracle", featuring Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, was released on 28 September 2016.[5]
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 10,427 units, and becoming Simple Minds' 14th top 20 album.[6]
Critical reception
The album received mixed reviews, with Timothy Monger from AllMusic noting that the band "missed out on an opportunity to dramatically shake up their repertoire".[7] Andy Gill in The Independent found it "a welcome spring clean" and noted the folk influences.[8] David Quantick, writing for Classic Rock, described it as "a strange album, seeking as it does to homogenise the Minds’ ever-changing sound" but concluded that it was "a consistent collection", highlighting the Richard Hawley cover "Long Black Train" as "movingly effective".[9]
Track listing
Standard edition
Double LP bonus tracks
Notes
- Two different formats are released: a single compact-disc version and a double LP version including 3 exclusive extra tracks, the latter released only on 25 November 2016.[1]
Personnel
- Simple Minds
- Jim Kerr – vocals
- Charlie Burchill – guitar, accordion, programming, arrangements
- Ged Grimes – bass, backing vocals
- Gordy Goudie – guitar, harmonica, additional arrangements
- Sarah Brown – backing vocals
- Cherisse Osei – percussion
- Additional personnel
- KT Tunstall – vocals, guitar, bass, backing vocal arrangement on "Promised You a Miracle"
- Lewis Chapman – additional percussion, programming
- Andy Wright – producer, programming
- Gavin Goldberg – producer, engineer, mixing, programming
- Simple Minds – producer
- Jean-Pierre Chalbos – mastering
- Stuart Crouch Creative – art direction, design
- Ruth Rowland – handlettering
- Alan Wild – photography
- Eric Misko – photography
- Paul Cox – photography
- Paul Khera – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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|---|---|
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] | 31 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11] | 72 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2016) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] | 184 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] | 155 |
Certifications
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Notes
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