Early Gold

Early Gold
Compilation album by Simple Minds
Released	30 June 2003
Genre	Rock
Label	Virgin SIMCD 14
Producer	John Leckie, Steve Hillage, Peter Walsh

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
NME	(7/10)[2]
PopMatters	(7/10)[3]
Uncut	[4]

Early Gold is a compilation album of Simple Minds early material, released in 2003. It contains songs from years 1979-1982.

Track listing

All tracks by Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Brian McGee & Mick McNeil except were noted

1. "Life in a Day" (Burchill, Kerr) – 4:07
2. "Chelsea Girl" (Burchill, Kerr) – 4:34
3. "Changeling" – 4:12
4. "Factory" – 4:15
5. "Premonition" – 5:30
6. "I Travel" – 4:02
7. "Celebrate" – 5:08
8. "Thirty Frames a Second" – 5:05
9. "The American" – 3:51
10. "Love Song" – 5:04
11. "Sweat in Bullet" – 4:30
12. "Promised You a Miracle" (Burchill, Forbes, Kerr, McNeil) – 4:28
13. "Glittering Prize" (Burchill, Forbes, Kerr, McNeil) – 4:34
14. "Someone Somewhere in Summertime"(Burchill, Forbes, Kerr, McNeil) – 4:35
15. "New Gold Dream" (Burchill, Forbes, Kerr, McNeil) – 5:39

Personnel

• Charlie Burchill - guitar, keyboards
• Derek Forbes - bass guitar
• Jim Kerr - lead vocals
• Brian McGee - drums
• Mick MacNeil - keyboards

References