Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain (1984)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side A
1. "Up on the Catwalk" 4:45
2. "Book of Brilliant Things" 4:21
3. "Speed Your Love to Me" 4:24
4. "Waterfront" 4:49
5. "East at Easter" 3:32
Side B
6. "Street Hassle" 5:14
7. "White Hot Day" 4:32
8. "'C' Moon Cry Like a Baby" 4:19
9. "The Kick Inside of Me" 4:48
10. "Shake Off the Ghosts (Instrumental)" 3:57
Simple Minds Band Members / Musicians
Jim Kerr – vocals
Charlie Burchill – acoustic and electric guitars
Derek Forbes – bass, vocals
Mel Gaynor – drums, vocals
Mick MacNeil – keyboards, vocals
Kirsty MacColl – voice on "Speed Your Love to Me" and "Street Hassle"
Producer – Steve Lillywhite
Engineer – Howard Gray
Assistant engineers – Paul Cook and Gavin McKillop
Studio equipment – Matt Dunn and Paul Kerr
Sleeve production – Assorted Images
Coordination – Gemma Corfield
Management – Bruce Findley and Robert White at Schoolhouse Management
Sparkle in the Rain is the 6th studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on 6 February 1984 by record label Virgin in the UK and A&M in the US.
A breakthrough commercial success for the band, the record peaked at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart on 18 February 1984, and reached the top 20 in New Zealand, Netherlands, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, and Australia. Receiving mostly positive reviews in the United Kingdom and the United States, Sparkle in the Rain was ultimately certified double platinum in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry, and significantly increased media interest in the band.
