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Biography

Formed: 1978 in Glasgow, Scotland
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

Best known in the U.S. for their 1985 number one hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)" from the film The Breakfast Club, Scotland's Simple Minds evolved from a post-punk art rock band influenced by Roxy Music into a grand, epic-sounding pop band along the lines of U2. The band grew out of a Glasgow punk group called Johnny and the Self-Abusers, which featured guitarist Charlie Burchill and lead singer Jim Kerr. The inaugural 1978 lineup of Simple Minds featured a rhythm section of Tony Donald on bass...

Top Albums By Simple Minds

	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Up on the Catwalk	Simple Minds	4:46
2.	Book of Brilliant Things	Simple Minds	4:22
3.	Speed Your Love to Me	Simple Minds	4:25
4.	Waterfront	Simple Minds	4:49
5.	East At Easter	Simple Minds	3:33
6.	Street Hassle	Simple Minds	5:15
7.	White Hot Day	Simple Minds	4:34
8.	''C'' Moon Cry Like a Baby	Simple Minds	4:20
9.	The Kick Inside of Me	Simple Minds	4:50
10.	Shake Off the Ghosts	Simple Minds	3:56

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