Cry (Simple Minds album)

2002 studio album by Simple Minds

Cry

Studio album by

Simple Minds

Released| 1 April 2002
Recorded| 2001; Sicily and Glasgow, Scotland
Genre|

* Pop rock
* synth-pop

Length| 47:44
Label| Eagle
Producer|

* Jim Kerr
* Gordy Goudie
* Charlie Burchill
* Planet Funk

Simple Minds chronology
| The Best of Simple Minds
(2001)  | Cry
(2002)  | Silver Box
(2004)

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Simple Minds studio albums chronology
| Neon Lights
(2001)  | Cry
(2002)  | Black & White 050505
(2005)

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Singles from  Cry

1. "Cry"
Released: March 2002
2. "Spaceface"
Released: June 2002[1]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
Canoe.ca| (favourable)[3]
Q| [4]
Uncut| (mixed)[5]

Cry is the thirteenth studio album (of original material) by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, officially released in April 2002 (despite the fact that it had already circulated on the Internet weeks before).

## Overview

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Cry was Simple Minds first album in several years after the hiatus that followed the release of Neapolis and the withdrawn Our Secrets Are the Same. As a comeback, they decided to make a focused pop album with songs focused on melody and tight arrangements.[6]

As Jim Kerr stated at the time of the album release: «"I like the idea of very focused melodies, tight arrangements, commercial stuff. I said to Charlie: This is the only kind of music I want to make just now. Let's try and go on the edge and do some real pop stuff."»[7]

## Recording

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Cry was recorded in the last six months of 2001 in Sicily and Glasgow in Scotland. It was the most collaborative Simple Minds album written. Jim Kerr worked with several Italian musicians, multi-instrumentalist Gordon Goudie and others, while Charlie Burchill's input was down to two tracks. Included as the last track on the album was also the instrumental "The Floating World", written by Vince Clarke.[6]

The lead single from the album, "Cry", heavily samples "Indestructible" by Matthew Good Band.

## Critical reception

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The album received mixed reviews. While James McNair in Q magazine called it "a disappointing concoction of half-baked ideas and style ingredients" it also received some more favourable reviews. Jane Stevenson in the Toronto Sun wrote: "The epic-sounding numbers Spaceface, New Sunshine Morning, One Step Closer, Sugar and Sleeping Girl are particularly dance-floor-worthy, while the more stripped-down Lazy Lately and Cry Again are definitely worth a listen. Not nearly as well executed are the acoustic guitar number Face In The Sun, the disjointed Disconnected and Slave Nation, and the album-ending throwaway instrumental The Floating World." Uncut reviewer David Stubbs noted the band's attempt to rejuvenate their sound: "while it's heartening that Simple Minds have abandoned their windier stadium rock tendencies, this lacks the magesterial lightness of a New Gold Dream or Sons and Fascination."[8]

## Track listing

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### Standard edition

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Cry"| Jim Kerr, Dino Maggiorana, Nello Nicita, Daniele Tignino, Pat Legato| 3:57
2.| "Spaceface"| J. Kerr, Sean Kelly| 3:54
3.| "New Sunshine Morning"| J. Kerr, Maggiorana, Nicita, Tignino, Legato| 3:37
4.| "One Step Closer"| J. Kerr, Marco Baroni, Domenico Canu, Sergio Della Monica, Alex Neri| 6:07
5.| "Face in the Sun"| Mark Kerr| 3:58
6.| "Disconnected"| J. Kerr, Kevin Hunter, Gordy Goudie| 3:38
7.| "Lazy Lately"| Charlie Burchill, M. Kerr| 4:03
8.| "Sugar"| Burchill, M. Kerr| 3:14
9.| "Sleeping Girl"| J. Kerr, Maggiorana, Nicita| 4:12
10.| "Cry Again"| J. Kerr, Maggiorana, Nicita, Tignino, Legato| 3:36
11.| "Slave Nation"| J. Kerr, Hunter, Goudie| 3:02
12.| "The Floating World"| Vince Clarke| 4:26
Total length:| 47:44

### 2019 Deluxe edition and Rejuvenation 2001–2014 7CD+DVD box set bonus tracks

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Source:[9][10]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Origin| Length

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13.| "Lead the Blind"| Burchill, M. Kerr| B-side to "Cry", 2002[11]| 3:58
14.| "For What It's Worth"| Stephen Stills| B-side to "Cry"[12]| 3.43
15.| "The Garden"| J. Kerr, Burchill, Hunter| B-side to "Cry"[12]| 3:15
16.| "New Sunrise"| J. Kerr, Maggiorana, Nicita, Tignino, Legato| B-side to "Spaceface", 2002;[13] "New Sunshine Morning" acoustic version| 4:17
17.| "Where Is the Max?"| J. Kerr, Baroni, Canu, Della Monica, Neri| Non Zero Sumness, 2002; "One Step Closer" alternate (instrumental) version| 4.40
Total length:| 1:07:37

## Left-overs

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At least, another track was written (by Mark Kerr and Erikah Karst) during the Cry period: "Angel Under My Skin". The song was later worked on for Black & White 050505 (2005) and Graffiti Soul (2009) before it was finally recorded and released as a Deluxe edition bonus track on Walk Between Worlds (2018).[14]

## Live performances

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Many of the songs have been played live:[15][16]

* "Cry" during both 2002 "Floating World" & 2003 "Alive And Kicking" tours
* "Spaceface" during the 2002 "Floating World", 2003 "Alive And Kicking" & 2004 "Festival" tours (& during Lostboy! AKA's October–November 2010 "Electroset" tour) (Jim Kerr notably sung the infamous "Fish & Chips" lyrics on 17 August 2002 in Bilbao, Spain[17])
* "New Sunshine Morning" only during the 2002 "Floating World" tour & 2004 "Festival" tour
* "One Step Closer" during a number of tours: 2002 "Floating World", 2003 "Alive And Kicking", 2004 "Festival", 2009 "Graffiti Soul", 2010 "Australian", 2010 "Festival Show" tours & 2010 Final Shows
* "Face in the Sun" only four times (in the UK & France) during the 2002 "Floating World" tour
* "Disconnected" only one time (in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK) during the 2002 "Floating World" tour
* "Sugar" only three times (in Germany) during the 2002 "Floating World" tour
* "Sleeping Girl" only during the 2006 "Black And White" tour (& during Lostboy! AKA's October–November 2010 "Electroset" tour)
* "New Sunrise" only one time during a session of the Billy Sloan show on Radio Clyde, broadcast on 14 April 2002
* "For What It's Worth" during the "Acoustic Live '17" tour in UK & Europe (8 April – 8 June 2017).

## Personnel

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Adapted from the album liner notes,[9] except where noted.

Simple Minds

* Jim Kerr – vocals, arrangements
* Charlie Burchill – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, effects, programming

Additional musicians

* Gordy Goudie – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, effects, programming, additional vocals, arrangements
* E Pat Lego – keyboards, drums, effects, programming
* Dino Maggiorana – keyboards, drums, effects, programming
* Planet Funk – instruments (4, 17)
* Mark Kerr – acoustic guitar (5), additional vocals
* Daniele Tignino – additional vocals

Technical

* Jim Kerr – producer (1–3, 5, 6, 9–12)
* Charlie Burchill – producer (7, 8, 13,[11] 15[12])
* Gordy Goudie – assistant producer (1–3, 5, 6, 9–12), producer (14,[12] 16[13])
* Planet Funk – producer (4, 17)
* Kevin Hunter – producer (15[12])
* Kevin Burleigh – engineer
* Ren Swan – mixing
* Simon Heyworth – mastering
* 2Fluid_Creative – design
* Martin Hunter – photography
* Mick Hutson – photography
* Toorkwaz Design – photography

## References

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1. ^ "Discography: UK singles". Dream Giver Redux. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
2. ^ Doerschuk, Robert L. "Simple Minds: Cry" at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
3. ^ "Simple Minds - Cry \- Articles & Reviews". Quebecor Media. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
4. ^ McNair, James. "Simple Minds - Cry \- Articles & Reviews". Bauer Media Group. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
5. ^ Stubbs, David (May 2002). "Simple Minds - Cry \- Articles & Reviews". IPC Media. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
6. ^ a b Cry information Dream Giver Redux
7. ^ "Rejuvenation 2001-2014 Five Album Vinyl Box Set (released 7/12/18) – Album 2 'Cry' was released by #SimpleMinds in April 2002 and was recorded in Sicily & Glasgow". Facebook. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
8. ^ "Simple Minds - Cry \- Articles & Reviews". Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
9. ^ a b "Cry - Deluxe Edition". Discogs. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
10. ^ "Simple Minds / Rejuvenation 2001-2014 box issued on CD". www.superdeluxeedition.com. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
11. ^ a b "Cry (Europe)". Discogs. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
12. ^ a b c d e "Cry (Germany)". Discogs. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
13. ^ a b "Spaceface". Discogs. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
14. ^ "Angel Under My Skin". simpleminds.org. 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
15. ^ Cornwell, Simon. "Cry: Information". Dream Giver Redux. simpleminds.org. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
16. ^ Cornwell, Simon. "Tours: Simple Minds". Dream Giver Redux. simpleminds.org. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
17. ^ "Simple Minds - Floating World Tour - Bilbao, Spain - 17-08-2002 (audio only) (1h40:03)". YouTube. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

## Sources

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* Official Simple Minds web site
* Dream Giver Redux

* v
* t
* e

Simple Minds

* Jim Kerr
* Charlie Burchill
* Ged Grimes
* Sarah Brown
* Gordy Goudie
* Cherisse Osei

* Brian McGee
* Mick MacNeil
* Derek Forbes
* Kenny Hyslop
* Mike Ogletree
* John Giblin
* Mel Gaynor
* Catherine AD

Albums|

* Life in a Day
* Real to Real Cacophony
* Empires and Dance
* Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call
* New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)
* Sparkle in the Rain
* Once Upon a Time
* Street Fighting Years
* Real Life
* Good News from the Next World
* Néapolis
* Our Secrets Are the Same
* Neon Lights
* Cry
* Black & White 050505
* Graffiti Soul
* Big Music
* Acoustic
* Walk Between Worlds
* Direction of the Heart

Live albums|

* Live in the City of Light
* Real Live 91
* Sunday Express – Live (Volumes 1 & 2)
* 5X5 Live
* Acoustic in Concert
* Live in the City of Angels
* Live in the City of Diamonds

Compilations|

* Themes for Great Cities 79/81
* Celebration
* Glittering Prize 81/92
* The Promised
* The Best of Simple Minds
* Early Gold
* Silver Box
* Celebrate: The Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "Love Song"
* "Promised You a Miracle"
* "Glittering Prize"
* "Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)"
* "Waterfront"
* "Speed Your Love to Me"
* "Up on the Catwalk"
* "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
* "Alive and Kicking"
* "Sanctify Yourself"
* "All the Things She Said"
* "Ghostdancing"
* "Belfast Child"
* "This Is Your Land"
* "Kick It In"
* "Let There Be Love"
* "See the Lights"
* "Stand by Love"
* "She's a River"

Promo singles|

* "Mandela Day" (US)

Themes series|

* Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82
* Themes – Volume 2: August 82–April 85
* Themes – Volume 3: September 85–June 87
* Themes – Volume 4: February 89–May 90
* Themes – Volume 5: March 91–September 92

Related articles|

* Discography
* Concert tours
* Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr
* Ex-Simple Minds

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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