On September 12, 1980, “Arista” label released “Empires and Dance”, the third Simple Minds studio album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by John Leckie.
Personnel:
- Jim Kerr – vocals
- Charlie Burchill– guitar, saxophone
- Mick MacNeil– keyboards
- Derek Forbes– bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
- Brian McGee– drums
- John Leckie– engineer
- Hugh Jones- engineer
- Simon Heyworth – mastering
- Coward – photography
- Ruetz – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Jim Kerr, all music by Jim Ker, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Derek Forbes and Brian McGee.
- I Travel
- Today I Died Again
- Celebrate
- This Fear of Gods
- Capital City
- Constantinople Line
- Twist/Run/Repulsion
- Thirty Frames a Second
- Kant-Kino
- Room
