Simple Minds – Once Upon A Time (Remastered) (1985/2025) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time (Remastered) (1985/2025) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz] Download

The album paired the group with music producer Jimmy Iovine. He had worked with artists featuring an aggressive guitar-based sound, including singer-songwriters Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Nicks, and he brought that approach to the band. Iovine particularly pushed frontman Jim Kerr, aiming for more energetic vocals.

Although already successful in their native U.K. and various countries in Europe and Oceania, Simple Minds had also recently become popular in the U.S., mainly due to the Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff-penned “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”. That track appeared on The Breakfast Club soundtrack and had become a No. 1 hit there. However, the band deliberately left the track off the album due to their reluctance to record it. Still, the bombastic pop rock sound proved influential in the construction of much of Once Upon a Time, particularly the arena-friendly single “Alive and Kicking”. Once Upon a Time also shared many influences with their previous studio album, Sparkle in the Rain, which explored a similar songwriting style.

Tracklist:

1-01. Simple Minds – Once Upon A Time (Remastered 2002) (05:44)
1-02. Simple Minds – All The Things She Said (04:15)
1-03. Simple Minds – Ghostdancing (04:45)
1-04. Simple Minds – Alive And Kicking (Remastered 2002) (05:27)
1-05. Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me) (04:21)
1-06. Simple Minds – Oh Jungleland (Remastered 2002) (05:13)
1-07. Simple Minds – I Wish You Were Here (Remastered 2002) (04:42)
1-08. Simple Minds – Sanctify Yourself (Remastered 2002) (04:57)
1-09. Simple Minds – Come A Long Way (Remastered 2002) (05:08)