New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

New Gold Dream originated in Simple Minds' unexpected popular and commercial success during an Australian tour with Icehouse following the release of Sons and Fascination. The band was prompted by this experience to write "Promised You a Miracle" upon their return to Europe.{{cite news|title=A Glittering Prize – Jim Kerr Of Simple Minds Interviewed|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/08040-simple-minds-jim-kerr-interview-5x5|date=21 February 2012|work=The Quietus|access-date=4 June 2017|last=Stubbs|first=David|author-link=David Stubbs}} In a 2012 interview, singer Jim Kerr recalled the production of the album as a wonderful time during the late spring and early summer of 1982 in which "everything we tried worked," adding: "There were no arguments. We were in love with what we were doing, playing it, listening to it. You don't get many periods in your life when it all goes your way."

The album was recorded over a five-month period at Rockfield Studio, The Townhouse and Oxford Manor, with preproduction at The Old Mill in Fife. During a short tour rehearsal in January 1982, the band wrote what would become the songs "King Is White and in the Crowd", "Hunter and the Hunted" and "Promised You a Miracle," a song that proved pivotal to the musical direction of the album. It was unveiled in a Kid Jensen session for Radio 1 and released as a single in April 1982.[https://www.simpleminds.com/2016/05/19/new-gold-dream-box-set/ New Gold Dream Box Set] Simple Minds.com Producer Peter Walsh was hired on the recommendation of guitarist Charlie Burchill, who had been impressed by Walsh's work on the remix of the band's previous single "Sweat in Bullet." During the recording sessions, Walsh became dissatisfied with Mike Ogletree's drumming, so he recruited session drummer Mel Gaynor for the album. Following Ogletree's departure, Gaynor became a full-time member of the band.

Jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock guested on the album and plays a synthesizer solo on the song "Hunter and the Hunted."

Released in September 1982, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number six and reached its peak position of number three the following week. It would spend a total of 53 weeks on the UK charts.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28243/simple-minds/ |title=Simple Minds |publisher=Official Charts Company}} {{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/musicscotland/thevault/biogs/full_biog.shtml?file=s/simple_minds |title=Simple Minds |work=Biography |publisher=Music Scotland |access-date=19 August 2007}} In the United States, A&M issued some limited-edition translucent gold with maroon-coloured marble vinyl pressings of the album.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Simple-Minds-New-Gold-Dream-81/82/83/84/release/557589|title=Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)|website=Discogs|year=1982 }}

The albums spawned a total of three of singles which all reached the top forty of the UK Singles Charts – "Promised You a Miracle" (released in April 1982) became the band's first top 20 hit, reaching no.13 on the UK Singles Chart during an 11 week chart run. "Glittering Prize" (August 1982) was almost equally successful, peaking at no.16 and "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (November 1982) reached no.36. The title track saw a limited release in Italy when the band visited in March 1983.{{cite web |last1=Minds |first1=Simple |title=New Gold Dream (81, 82, 83, 84) |url=https://www.simpleminds.com/1982/09/01/new-gold-dream-81/82/83/84/ |website=SIMPLEMINDS.COM |access-date=5 October 2024 |date=1 September 1982}} Virgin Records reissued the album as a remastered edition in 2002 (cardboard vinyl replica edition) and early 2003 (jewel case). On the 2002/2003 edition, the gaps between the tracks on the album are slightly shorter. Virgin also reissued the album on SACD in 2003.

In 2005, Virgin released a DVD-Audio version that was remixed by Ronald Prent. All of the tracks except "Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel" and "Promised You a Miracle" (for which the multitrack tapes were lost) were remixed in 5.1 surround sound, and a downmixed 2.0 stereo version was created for DVD-Audio setups without surround sound. The DVD-Audio version contains the bonus track "In Every Heaven," which had previously been lost as it was not labelled properly on the master tape. An instrumental version of the song titled "Soundtrack for Every Heaven" had been the B-side of the "Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime)" 12-inch single and was also included in the Methods of Dance Volume 2 compilation on Virgin. An alternative version of "In Every Heaven" from the same sessions appears in the X5 box set.

In 2016, Virgin Records issued a six-disc deluxe box set including the original album, single versions, alternative takes and demos, B-sides, 1982 radio sessions and a DVD with the 2005 5.1 mix of the album and performances on Top of the Pops. Virgin also reissued the album as a digital download, a two-CD set, a single CD and a vinyl LP.

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-gold-dream-81/82/83/84-mw0000191850 |title=New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) – Simple Minds |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=24 October 2011 |last=Wilson |first=MacKenzie}}

| rev2 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher=Omnibus Press |edition=5th concise |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8}}

| rev3 = The Great Rock Discography

| rev3Score = 8/10{{cite book |last1=Strong |first1=Martin C. |author-link=Martin C. Strong |title=The Essential Rock Discography |edition=1st |location=Edinburgh |publisher=Canongate Books |year=2006 |page=970 |isbn=1-84195-985-5}}

| rev4 = Mojo

| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Precious mettle |journal=Mojo |issue=274 |date=September 2016 |last=Eccleston |first=Danny |page=105}}

| rev5 = Q

| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Simple Minds: New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) |journal=Q |issue=211 |date=February 2004 |page=117}}

| rev6 = Record Collector

| rev6Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite journal |url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/new-gold-dream-81/82/83/84 |title=Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) |journal=Record Collector |issue=457 |date=September 2016 |access-date=6 January 2017 |last=Byford |first=Tom}}

| rev7 = Rolling Stone

| rev7score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/simpleminds/albums/album/214820/review/6067384/new_gold_dream_81828384 |title=Simple Minds: New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=393 |date=14 April 1983 |last=Fricke |first=David |author-link=David Fricke |issn=0035-791X |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117100034/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/simpleminds/albums/album/214820/review/6067384/new_gold_dream_81828384 |archive-date=17 November 2007}}

| rev8 = Smash Hits

| rev8score = 8/10{{cite journal |title=Albums |journal=Smash Hits |date=30 September – 13 October 1982 |last=Hepworth |first=David |page=25}}

| rev9 = Uncut

| rev9Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite journal |title=Simple Minds: New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) |journal=Uncut |issue=66 |date=November 2002 |page=139}}

| rev10 = The Village Voice

| rev10Score = C+{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv7-83.php |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide |newspaper=The Village Voice |date=26 July 1983 |access-date=8 January 2013 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}

}}

The album received several positive reviews. In NME, Paul Morley wrote: "My loyalty towards Simple Minds is known to be considerable, yet even I am jarred by the constant beauty of this music. New Gold Dream robs me of my breath." Record Mirror's Mark Cooper wrote: "They have stunned and impressed me but they have rarely moved me. Suddenly, in New Gold Dream, they’ve conquered their fear of feeling and come out shining.”

Journalist David Stubbs places New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) alongside ABC's The Lexicon of Love and the Associates' Sulk in a group of albums that he describes as the "zenith" of pop music. In a 2016 review in Record Collector, journalist Tom Byford wrote: "New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) stands shining and singular in the Simple Minds canon... Now it not only takes its place among the greatest future-pop albums of the 80s (Dare, The Lexicon Of Love), it sits comfortably among the greatest pop albums of all time."

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.{{cite book|first= Alexandra|last= Heller-Nicholas|editor-first= Robert |editor-last= Dimery |year= 2016 |title= 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die |chapter= Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) [sic]|publisher= Cassell Illustrated |location= London |page= 491}}

Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode named it the best album of 1982.{{cite magazine|title=Star Choice |magazine=Smash Hits 23 December-5 January 1983 |page=30 }} When creating their 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire, the Irish rock band U2 saw New Gold Dream as an influence.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/36883-brian-eno-and-daniel-lanois-remember-the-making-of-u2s-unforgettable-fire/|title=Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois Remember the Making of U2's Unforgettable Fire – Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork|date=23 October 2009}}

In 1998, Jim Kerr said: "Every band or artist with a history has an album that's their Holy Grail. I suppose New Gold Dream was ours. It was a special time because we were really beginning to break through with that record, both commercially and critically. The people that liked that record connected with it in a special way. There was a depth to it: it created its own mythology. It stood out. It was our most successful record to date and, critically, the Paul Morleys of this world were writing very nice things about it."Q March 1998

{{track listing

| all_writing = Simple Minds (Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil), except where noted

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Someone Somewhere in Summertime

| length1 = 4:36

| title2 = Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel

| length2 = 3:49

| title3 = Promised You a Miracle

| length3 = 4:28

| title4 = Big Sleep

| length4 = 5:00

| title5 = Somebody Up There Likes You (Instrumental)

| length5 = 5:02

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side B

| title6 = New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

| length6 = 5:39

| title7 = Glittering Prize

| length7 = 4:33

| title8 = Hunter and the Hunted

| length8 = 5:55

| title9 = King is White and in the Crowd

| length9 = 7:00

}}

{{track listing

| headline = 2005 DVDA bonus track

| title10 = In Every Heaven

| length10 = 4:50

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Deluxe Edition Disc 1: The Original Album

| title1 = Someone Somewhere in Summertime

| length1 = 4:36

| title2 = Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel

| length2 = 3:49

| title3 = Promised You a Miracle

| length3 = 4:28

| title4 = Big Sleep

| length4 = 5:00

| title5 = Somebody Up There Likes You

| length5 = 5:02

| title6 = New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

| length6 = 5:39

| title7 = Glittering Prize

| length7 = 4:33

| title8 = Hunter and the Hunted

| length8 = 5:55

| title9 = King is White and in the Crowd

| length9 = 7:00

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Deluxe Edition Disc 2: Extended Versions

| title1 = Promised You a Miracle

| note1 = Extended

| length1 = 4:51

| title2 = Seeing Out the Angel

| note2 = Instrumental Remix

| writer2 = Brian McGee, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil

| length2 = 6:32

| title3 = Promised You a Miracle

| note3 = US Remix

| length3 = 6:00

| title4 = Promised You a Miracle

| note4 = US Dub

| length4 = 5:28

| title5 = Promised You a Miracle

| note5 = US Special Extended Remix

| length5 = 6:11

| title6 = Glittering Prize

| note6 = Club Mix

| length6 = 4:57

| title7 = Glittering Prize

| note7 = Extended Theme

| length7 = 4:57

| title8 = Someone Somewhere in Summertime

| note8 = Extended

| length8 = 6:06

| title9 = New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

| note9 = German 12" Mix

| length9 = 6:53

| title10 = King is White and in the Crowd

| note10 = Instrumental

| length10 = 8:46

| title11 = New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

| note11 = German 12" Remix with Drums

| length11 = 6:56

| title12 = In Every Heaven

| length12 = 4:24

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Deluxe Edition Disc 3: Edits And B-Sides

| title1 = Promised You a Miracle

| note1 = Edit

| length1 = 3:59

| title2 = Theme for Great Cities

| writer2 = Brian McGee, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil

| length2 = 5:42

| title3 = Glittering Prize

| note3 = Edit

| length3 = 3:58

| title4 = Glittering Prize

| note4 = Theme

| length4 = 4:06

| title5 = Someone Somewhere in Summertime

| note5 = Edit

| length5 = 3:55

| title6 = Soundtrack for Every Heaven

| length6 = 4:56

| title7 = New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

| note7 = 7" Mix

| length7 = 4:46

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Deluxe Edition Disc 4: Radio Sessions

| title1 = Promised You a Miracle

| note1 = David Jensen Session: 11 February 1982

| length1 = 4:27

| title2 = In Trance as Mission

| note2 = David Jensen Session: 11 February 1982

| writer2 = Brian McGee, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil

| length2 = 4:30

| title3 = King Is White and in the Crowd

| note3 = David Jensen Session: 11 February 1982

| length3 = 5:18

| title4 = Promised You a Miracle

| note4 = John Peel Session: 15 February 1982

| length4 = 4:38

| title5 = Love Song

| note5 = John Peel Session: 15 February 1982

| writer5 = Brian McGee, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil

| length5 = 5:48

| title6 = Sons and Fascination

| note6 = John Peel Session: 15 February 1982

| writer6 = Brian McGee, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil

| length6 = 6:42

| title7 = King is White and in the Crowd

| note7 = John Peel Session: 15 February 1982

| length7 = 6:05

| title8 = Someone Somewhere in Summertime

| note8 = David Jensen Session: 13 August 1982

| length8 = 5:09

| title9 = Glittering Prize

| note9 = David Jensen Session: 13 August 1982

| length9 = 4:19

| title10 = Hunter and the Hunted

| note10 = David Jensen Session: 13 August 1982

| length10 = 5:55

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Deluxe Edition Disc 5: Alternative Mixes, Roughs and Demos

| title1 = Someone Somewhere in Summertime

| note1 = Full Duration

| length1 = 5:43

| title2 = Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel

| note2 = Full Duration Instrumental

| length2 = 4:37

| title3 = Promised You a Miracle

| note3 = Remix For Album: Long

| length3 = 4:50

| title4 = Big Sleep

| note4 = Instrumental

| length4 = 5:09

| title5 = In Every Heaven

| note5 = Full Duration

| length5 = 5:37

| title6 = Somebody Up There Likes You

| note6 = Full Duration Instrumental

| length6 = 5:11

| title7 = New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

| note7 = Full Duration

| length7 = 7:01

| title8 = Hunter and the Hunted

| note8 = Alternative Take

| length8 = 5:14

| title9 = King is White and in the Crowd

| note9 = Monitor Mix

| length9 = 7:13

| title10 = In Every Heaven

| note10 = Early Version

| length10 = 4:35

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Deluxe Edition Disc 6 (DVD): New Gold Dream (5.1 Mix & Videos)

| title1 = Someone Somewhere in Summertime

| note1 = 5.1 Mix

| length1 = 5:22

| title2 = Colours Fly and Catherine Wheel

| note2 = 5.1 Mix

| length2 = 3:49

| title3 = Promised You a Miracle

| note3 = 5.1 Mix

| length3 = 4:28

| title4 = Big Sleep

| note4 = 5.1 Mix

| length4 = 5:27

| title5 = Somebody Up There Likes You

| note5 = 5.1 Mix

| length5 = 5:45

| title6 = New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

| note6 = 5.1 Mix

| length6 = 6:08

| title7 = Glittering Prize

| note7 = 5.1 Mix

| length7 = 4:40

| title8 = Hunter and the Hunted

| note8 = 5.1 Mix

| length8 = 6:09

| title9 = King is White and in the Crowd

| note9 = 5.1 Mix

| length9 = 7:31

| title10 = In Every Heaven

| note10 = 5.1 Mix

| length10 = 4:46

| title11 = Promised You a Miracle

| note11 = Promo Video

| length11 = 4:03

| title12 = Glittering Prize

| note12 = Promo Video

| length12 = 4:03

| title13 = Promised You a Miracle

| note13 = Top Of The Pops Performance 17 April 1982

| length13 = 3:33

| title14 = Glittering Prize

| note14 = Top Of The Pops Performance 2 September 1982

| length14 = 3:39

}}

;Note

• The Deluxe Edition consists of disc 1 (The Original Album) and disc 2 (Extended Versions).
• The Super Deluxe Edition contains all six discs.
• The original continental European CD release features an extended remix of the title track, clocking in at 6:53, in place of the album version, while the original US release features an edited version of the song which shortens it down to 4:46.

Adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite web |title=Studio albums: New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) |url=https://www.simpleminds.com/1982/09/01/new-gold-dream-81/82/83/84/ |website=Simple Minds official website|date=September 1982 |access-date=23 April 2021}}

Simple Minds

• Jim Kerr – lead vocals
• Charlie Burchill – guitars and effects
• Michael MacNeil – keyboards and effects
• Derek Forbes – bass guitar
• Mel Gaynor – drums (tracks: 1, 4, 6–9)
• Mike Ogletree – drums (tracks: 2, 5, 6), percussion
• Kenny Hyslop – drums (track: 3)

Additional musicians

• Sharon Campbell – girl's voice (tracks: 2, 7)
• Herbie Hancock – keyboard solo (track: 8)

Technical

• Peter Walsh – producer, engineer, arrangements
• Keith 'Richard' Nixon – tape operator
• George Chambers – tape operator
• Francis Xavier Gallagher – tape operator
• Malcolm Garrett, Assorted iMaGes – album sleeve
• Jamie Morgan – photography

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• {{cite book | last=Sweeting | first=Adam | year=1999 | title=Simple Minds | edition=first | publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson | isbn=0-283-99581-5 }}

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*[https://archive.today/20130416202520/http://www.radio3net.ro/dbartists/supersearch/TmV3IEdvbGQgRHJlYW0=/New%20Gold%20Dream New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)] (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)

• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcLuIzByimU Recording New Gold Dream: An Interview with Peter Walsh] YouTube

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