Live in the City of Angels

Live in the City of Angels is the seventh (double) live album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in early October 2019 to document their largest ever North American tour.^[3][4]

Live in the City of Angels
Live album by Simple Minds
Released	4 October 2019
Recorded	24 October 2018 8 November 2018
Venue	Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California Fillmore-Gleason Theatre, Miami Beach, Florida (one track only) various venues on tour during soundchecks and rehearsals (expanded edition only)
Genre	Rock
Length	130:31^[1] (standard edition) 206:18^[2] (expanded edition)
Label	BMG
Simple Minds chronology
Walk Between Worlds (2018) Live in the City of Angels (2019) Direction of the Heart (2022)

Overview

On 20 August 2019, Simple Minds announced the release on 4 October 2019 of Live in the City of Angels, their new live album capturing the band on their biggest ever (31-show) North American tour (24 September–11 November 2018), mostly recorded on 24 October 2018 at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California (i.e. the City of Angels). Twenty-four of the tracks were performed that night in Los Angeles, with only "Glittering Prize" being recorded on 8 November 2018 at the Fillmore-Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach. The bonus tracks available on the Deluxe CD and digital formats were recorded at various sound checks and rehearsals. The 40-song collection spans the band's 40-year career.^[3][5]

The album title can be seen as a reference (and a nod) to their first (1987) live album, Live in the City of Light, which was mostly recorded in Paris, France (i.e. the City of Light).

Release

Live in the City of Angels was released on 4 October 2019 and made available on multiple formats: standard double CD, deluxe 4-CD album (4 CDs in a hardback book), 4-vinyl quadpack, digital downloads, and streaming services (plus a signed set list bundle). The standard CD and vinyl format features 25 songs while the Deluxe CD and digital formats feature 40 songs. Though the standard edition contains the whole concert in order (with Glittering Prize added in), it fades the audience out and back in between each song.

Track listing

Standard CD and vinyl edition

All tracks are written by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"The Signal and the Noise"		Walk Between Worlds	5:45
2.	"Waterfront"	Kerr Burchill Derek Forbes Mel Gaynor Mick MacNeil	Sparkle in the Rain	5:23
3.	"Love Song"	Kerr Burchill Forbes MacNeil Brian McGee	Sons and Fascination	4:58
4.	"Let There Be Love"		Real Life	4:34
5.	"Up on the Catwalk"	Kerr Burchill Forbes Gaynor MacNeil	Sparkle in the Rain	4:48
6.	"Sense of Discovery"		Walk Between Worlds	5:50
7.	"Glittering Prize"	Kerr Burchill Forbes MacNeil	New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)	4:14
8.	"Promised You a Miracle"	Kerr Burchill Forbes MacNeil	New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)	4:30
9.	"The American"	Kerr Burchill Forbes MacNeil McGee	Sons and Fascination	4:40
10.	"Hunter and the Hunted"	Kerr Burchill Forbes MacNeil	New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)	5:37
11.	"Stand By Love"		Real Life	4:48
12.	"Dirty Old Town"	Ewan MacColl	Walk Between Worlds	4:52
13.	"Theme for Great Cities"	Kerr Burchill Forbes MacNeil McGee	Sons and Fascination	5:05
14.	"She's a River"		Good News from the Next World	3:34
15.	"Walk Between Worlds"		Walk Between Worlds	5:50
16.	"Hypnotised"		Good News from the Next World	5:35
17.	"Someone Somewhere in Summertime"	Kerr Burchill Forbes MacNeil	New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)	5:32
18.	"See the Lights"		Real Life	5:52
19.	"All the Things She Said"	Kerr Burchill MacNeil	Once Upon a Time	4:20
20.	"Dolphins"		Black & White 050505	6:30
21.	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"	Keith Forsey Steve Schiff	The Breakfast Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	6:11
22.	"New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)"		New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)	5:54
23.	"Once Upon a Time"	Kerr Burchill MacNeil	Once Upon a Time	4:42
24.	"Alive and Kicking"	Kerr Burchill MacNeil	Once Upon a Time	6:12
25.	"Sanctify Yourself"	Kerr Burchill MacNeil	Once Upon a Time	5:18

Deluxe CD and digital bonus tracks

All tracks are written by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Book of Brilliant Things"	Kerr Burchill Derek Forbes Mel Gaynor Mick MacNeil	Sparkle in the Rain	7:17
2.	"I Travel"	Kerr Burchill Forbes MacNeil Brian McGee	Empires and Dance	5:01
3.	"Blindfolded"		Big Music	5:15
4.	"Honest Town"	Kerr Burchill Iain Cook	Big Music	4:50
5.	"In Dreams"		Walk Between Worlds	4:40
6.	"Stars Will Lead the Way"		Graffiti Soul	4:30
7.	"Big Sleep"	Kerr Burchill Forbes MacNeil	New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)	5:18
8.	"Let the Day Begin"	Michael Been	Big Music	4:48
9.	"Barrowland Star"		Walk Between Worlds	6:25
10.	"Midnight Walking"	Kerr Burchill Andy Gillespie	Big Music	5:11
11.	"Summer"	Kerr Burchill Owen Parker	Walk Between Worlds	5:04
12.	"Big Music"	Kerr Burchill Andy Gillespie	Big Music	3:11
13.	"Celebrate"	Kerr Burchill Forbes MacNeil McGee	Empires and Dance	5:43
14.	"The Cross"	Prince		5:13
15.	"Speed Your Love to Me"	Kerr Burchill Forbes Gaynor MacNeil	Sparkle in the Rain	3:57

• "Let the Day Begin" is a cover of The Call's 1989 song, which Simple Minds first covered on Searching for the Lost Boys (2009) and then again on Big Music (2014).

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[7]	20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	56
French Albums (SNEP)^[9]	191
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	23
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[11]	41
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[12]	43
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[13]	2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[14]	30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	44
UK Albums (OCC)^[16]	9

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