''Celebration'' is a compilation album by
Simple Minds, released in 1982. The compilation features tracks from the band's first three albums released during their tenure on the
Arista Records label, prior to their move to
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), Tom Newman. It ...
in 1981. One of the tracks, "Kaleidoscope", was exclusive to this CD and LP until it appeared on the ''X5'' box set in 2012.
Track listing
;Notes
Personnel
;Simple Minds
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Charlie Burchill
Charles Burchill (born 27 November 1959) is a Scottish musician and composer, best known as the guitarist of Simple Minds. He is one of the founders of the group.
Style
During Simple Minds' early to mid-1980s period, Burchill's guitar had a dis ...
– guitar, vocals
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Derek Forbes
Derek Forbes (born 22 June 1956) is a Scottish bassist, vocalist, and occasional guitarist. He is mostly associated with the Scottish band Simple Minds, having joined in time to record their early demos in 1978 and stayed with the band during ...
– bass, vocals
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Jim Kerr
James Kerr (born 9 July 1959) is a Scottish singer and the lead singer of the rock band Simple Minds, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States. Ot ...
– vocals
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Mick MacNeil
Norman Michael MacNeil is a Scottish songwriter and keyboardist born 20 July 1958 on the Isle of Barra, Scotland. He is best known as a former member of the group Simple Minds. MacNeil joined the band in 1978 and left in 1990. He released the ...
– keyboards, vocals
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Brian McGee – drums, vocals
;Technical
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John Leckie
John William Leckie (born 23 October 1949) is an English record producer and recording engineer. His production credits include Magazine's ''Real Life'' (1978), XTC's ''White Music'' (1978) and Dukes of Stratosphear's ''25 O'Clock'' (1985), t ...
– producer
* Thomi Wroblewski – sleeve design, photo illustration
Chart positions
References
External links
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1982 compilation albums
Simple Minds compilation albums
Arista Records compilation albums