Neon Lights
by Simple Minds
- Type: Album
- Released: 8 October 2001
- Label: Eagle Records
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 59:30
- Community rating: 2.4/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Pete Shelley, Neil Young, Simon Heyworth, Jeroen Van Erp, Robby Krieger, Jim Kerr, John Densmore, Bryan Ferry, David Bowie, Ray Manzarek, Karl Bartos, Daniele Tignino, Les Pattinson, Ralf H眉tter, Ian McCulloch, Kees Kooiman, Will Sergeant, Pete De Freitas, Pat Legato, Fabrique, Jim Morrison, Marc Fabels, Pieter Aarts, Florian Schneider, Patti Smith, Kevin Burleigh, Lou Reed, Ivan Kr谩l, Van Morrison, Phunk Investigation
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Scottish band Simple Minds' 'Neon Lights' is an album of covers, interpreting songs by Kraftwerk, Neil Young, Patti Smith and others in their synth led post-punk idiom. Its cold, urban arrangements preceded the band's return to original material on 'Cry'.
Genres
Descriptors: covers, melodic, synth, synthesizers, retro
Tracklist
- Gloria (3:44)
- The Man Who Sold the World (4:07)
- Homosapien (4:20)
- Dancing Barefoot (3:48)
- Neon Lights (4:16)
- Hello I Love You (3:32)
- Bring On the Dancing Horses (5:51)
- The Needle & the Damage Done (4:15)
- For Your Pleasure (4:08)
- All Tomorrow's Parties (3:35)
- Being Boiled (3:51)
- Love Will Tear Us Apart (4:48)
- The Man Who Sold the World (White Spaces Main Mix) (5:20)
- Homosapien (Vince Clarke Mix) (3:55)
Credits
- Charlie Burchill - arranged by [songs], guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, vocals, programmed by [rhythms]
- GMW Entertainment Ltd. - concept by [concept consultant]
- Ged Malone - concept by [concept consultant]
- Martin Hanlin - concept by [concept consultant]
- William Haighton - concept by [concept consultant]
- Dee Miller - vocals [additional]
- Fabrique - design
- Jeroen Van Erp - design
- Kees Kooiman - design
- Marc Fabels - design
- Pieter Aarts - design
- Simon Heyworth - mastered by
- Martin Hunter - photography by [band]
- Daniele Tignino - producer
- Pat Legato - producer
- Phunk Investigation - producer
- Van Morrison - written-by
- David Bowie - written-by
- Pete Shelley - written-by
- Ivan Kral - written-by
- Patti Smith - written-by
- Florian Schneider - written-by
- Karl Bartos - written-by
- Ralf H眉tter - written-by
- Jim Morrison - written-by
- John Densmore - written-by
- Ray Manzarek - written-by
- Robby Krieger - written-by
- Ian McCulloch - written-by
- Les Pattinson - written-by
- Pete De Freitas - written-by
- Will Sergeant - written-by
- Neil Young - written-by
- Bryan Ferry - written-by
- Lou Reed - written-by