Life in a Day [Limited Edition, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Simple Minds | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 7, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B00006IUPS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #593,204 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Someone

2. Life In A Day

3. Sad Affair

4. All For You

5. Pleasantly Disturbed

6. No Cure

7. Chelsea Girl

8. Wasteland

9. Destiny

10. Murder Story

Editorial Reviews

SIMPLE MINDS Life In A Day (2002 out of print UK limited edition only remastered 10-track CD album issued in a mini replical LP vinyl style card picture sleeve containing all the original artwork! SIMCDX1)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bowie Collides With Ferry, July 3, 2000

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P. A. Agnew (Wellington New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life in a Day (Audio CD)

"Life In A Day" was Simple Minds' debut album, originally released on Arista back in 1979 and reissued by Virgin Records in 1985. The lineup included Jim Kerr (vocals) Charlie Burchill (guitar) Derek Forbes (bass) Brian McGee (drums) and Michael MacNeil (keyboards). Already, Kerr and Burchill's writing abilites were readily apparent and the melodic sense behind such tracks as "Someone" and "Wasteland" were sound. The album spun off two moderately successful singles in "Chelsea Girl" and the title track. However, the album was not a massive hit and Simple Minds would remain a cult phenomenon until 1981.

The reason for the band's lack of initial success is perfectly clear. This album owes a massive debt to the work of David Bowie and mid-period Roxy Music. Kerr himself acknowledged as much. "Two months after "Life In A Day" came out...we realised we were drowned in influence" said Jim. "We had to try to get our own sound...we had to stop messing about." Certainly, this album bears little resemblence to the Simple Minds that would later become famous in 1982. Still, the playing and songwriting standards on this debut were very satisfactory and many music critics placed the band into the "one to watch" category.

But much experimentation lay ahead for the band in their next two albums. This is not a place for the newcomer to begin (try New Gold Dream) but the established Simple Minds fan will certainly find this album a fascinating listen.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Progressive Rock Record, October 14, 2005

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Immaculate Friend "Maisie's Dad" (N. California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life in a Day (Audio CD)

This record is so much fun to listen to. Just pure unadulturated lively punk in the vain of early Cars with some David Bowie thrown in. I love the warm sounds of those old analogue synths of the time and Michael McNeil uses them superbly. As with all Minds records the musicianship is without equal in my opinion. Brian McGee does very formidadle rythym patterns and very good backing vocals to Jim Kerr's lively lead.

I think this record rates right up there with any record of its genre that are considered classics. Some of the stronger songs on this great sounding disc are Someone, Sad Affair, All for You, Pleasantly Disturbed and Chelsea Girl. Not one stinker here and it hints at great things to come in the form of Reel to Real Cacophony which is an outstanding electronic dance disc with the same pumped rythyms on Life in a Day. I've finished replacing all my original discs with these new remastered versions and they really help the listening experience.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great debut album..., December 11, 2003

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Liliana "maccentris" (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life in a Day (Audio CD)

I wouldn't be able to explain how much my view of Simple Minds changed after buying this album. After owning several other much newer albums I decided I wanted to hear some early Simple Minds. I got Glittering Prize since '92, but it wasn't till about '96 that I started to get a little serious, so I got Good News From The Next World, then Once Upon A Time, New Gold Dream 81 82 83 84 and Sparkle In The Rain. I got the "The Best Of" and "Cry" as soon as they came out. It was then, when I started to get curious about their earlier music, so I purchased both this one and "Celebration".

Then I said WOW!... Do you want to rock your world? Get "Life In A Day". This is astonishing "hard rock" from the seventies, great stuff. I love all the songs, although I strongly recommend: Someone, Chelsey Girl, Pleasantly Disturbed, All For You and Murder Story, then of course the song from where the album got its name "Life In A Day". My latest addition to my collection was "Real Life". And I have to admit I can't wait to get "Empires And Dance" and "Street Fighting Years", then of course I'll try to complete my collection soon after. I am not a wacko, but I do love Simple Minds, get an album to listen to why!