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"Alive and Kicking" is a song released by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds as the lead single from their seventh album, Once Upon a Time. The song reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four in Canada; it peaked within the top five of several European countries including Italy, where the song reached number one.
[3] Clark was featured in Simple Minds music videos "All the Things She Said", "Alive and Kicking" and "Sanctify Yourself". From 1985 to 1986, Clark was featured during the band's "Once Upon A Time" world tour and on the subsequent 1987 live concert album Live in the City of Light, which was recorded in Paris and Sydney in 1986.
Once Upon a Time is the seventh studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on 21 October 1985 by record label Virgin (A&M in the US), Once Upon a Time topped the UK charts, and peaked at No. 10 on the US charts, spending five consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of Billboard and 16 weeks in the Top 20.
Simple Minds Greatest Hits Tour, London, November 2013 This is the tour history of the Scottish rock band Simple Minds. Formed in 1977, the band have toured internationally on a semi-regular basis since 1979. Simple Minds' August 1986 shows in Paris on their Once Upon A Time Tour were recorded and released in May 1987 as the live album Live in the City of Light. The double album set reached ...
The album omits the earliest period of Simple Minds' recording career, which yielded three albums released on Arista (only reissues are on Virgin). At the time of its release, the album was promoted by the double A-side single "Love Song/Alive and Kicking", where "Love Song" appeared in a remixed form.
James Kerr (born 9 July 1959) is a Scottish musician and lead singer of the rock band Simple Minds.Commercially successful singles released by Simple Minds include "Don't You (Forget About Me)", "Glittering Prize" (1982), "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), "Waterfront" (1983) and "Alive and Kicking" (1985), as well as the UK number one single "Belfast Child" (1989).
The duo played versions of "Alive And Kicking", "Belfast Child" and "Don't You (Forget About Me)" backed by a full orchestra and were billed as Simple Minds. The new album, Néapolis featured Forbes playing bass guitar on all tracks, and Gaynor on one song, "War Babies".
Simple Minds chronology; Themes – Volume 2: August 82–April 85 ... "Alive and Kicking" 5.25: 2. "Alive and Kicking" (Instrumental Version) 6.01: 3. "Up on the ...