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Simple Minds – Street Fighting Years (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1989
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Street Fighting Years is an LP by Simple Minds from 1989 released on the Virgin label.
About this album
Street Fighting Years is one of Simple Minds’ most ambitious albums, pairing widescreen pop-rock with overt political themes. Released in 1989, it marked a turn from pure arena uplift towards more reflective writing, with Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill shaping songs that address conflict, identity and public conscience. The album includes the large-scale single Belfast Child and the title track Street Fighting Years, while Mandela Day became closely associated with the anti-apartheid cause. Produced by Trevor Horn, the record gave Simple Minds a more polished, expansive sound and helped confirm their status as one of the era’s major stadium bands.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Simple MindsLabel: Virgin – MINDS1Format: LP, Album, StereoUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1989Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Pop RockA1 Street Fighting Years
A2 Soul Crying Out
A3 Wall Of Love
A4 This Is Your Land
A5 Take A Step Back
B1 Kick It In
B2 Let It All Come Down
B3 Mandela Day
B4 Belfast Child
B5 Biko