On October 31, 2014, “Sony Music” label released “Big Music”, the sixteenth Simple Minds studio album. It was recorded May 2009 – August 2014, in London, Bath, Ireland, and was produced by Gavin Goldberg, Steve Osborne, Owen Parker, Andy Wright, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor, Andy Gillespie and Ged Grimes.
Personnel:
- Jim Kerr – vocals
- Charlie Burchill – guitar, keyboard, programming
- Andy Gillespie – keyboard, backing vocals
- Ged Grimes – bass guitar
- Mel Gaynor – drums
- Sarah Brown – backing vocals
- Clinton Outten – backing vocals
- Gavin Goldberg – acoustic guitar, keyboard, programming, mixing
- Andy Wright – keyboards, programming
- Owen Parker – additional guitar, backing vocals, additional programming
- Steve Osborne – programming
- Iain Cook – additional programming
- Paul Statham – additional programming
- Tom Dalgety – additional engineering
- John Henry – additional engineering
- Lewis Chapman – mixing assistant
- JP Chalbos – mastering
- Peacock – art direction, design
- Daniel Reed – cover digital illustration
- Paul Cox – photography
- Martin Smith – photography
Track listing:
- Blindfolded – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Midnight Walking – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Andy Gillespie
- Honest Town – Iain Cook, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Big Music – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Andy Gillespie
- Human – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Blood Diamonds – Iain Cook, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Let the Day Begin – Michael Been
- Concrete and Cherry Blossom – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Imagination – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Kill or Cure – Paul Statham, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Broken Glass Park – Owen Parker, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
- Spirited Away – Owen Parker, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill