Simple Minds are a rock band from Scotland, who had their greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band, from the south side of Glasgow, produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s, and later went on to produce some politically inspired and critically praised work.

Simple Minds have secured a string of successful hit singles, the best known being its number one worldwide hit single "Don't You (Forget About Me)", from the soundtrack of the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club.

Founding members Jim Kerr (vocals) and Charlie Burchill (guitar), along with drummer Mel Gaynor, are the core of the band, which currently features Mark Taylor / Andy Gillespie on keyboards and Eddie Duffy on bass guitar.

Discography

* Life in a Day (1979)
* Real to Real Cacophony (1979)
* Empires and Dance (1980)
* Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call (1981)
* New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982)
* Sparkle in the Rain (1984)
* Once Upon A Time (1985)
* Street Fighting Years (1989)
* Real Life (1991)
* Good News from the Next World (1995)
* Neapolis (1998)
* Our Secrets are the Same (2000)
* Neon Lights (2001)
* Cry (2002)
* Black & White 050505 (2005)

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