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New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) by Simple Minds
New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) is an album by Simple Minds, released in 1982. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 25 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Promised You a Miracle”, on 16 lists with a best position of #30.
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84), Simple Minds' fifth album, came out on Virgin in September 1982, and it's the moment the Glasgow band stopped being a critics' cult and started looking like contenders. Jim Kerr croons over shimmering, widescreen soundscapes, Charlie Burchill's guitar rings out in chiming arcs, Mick MacNeil's keyboards glow and Derek Forbes' bass keeps everything pulsing, a record that sounds like the new pop dreaming big.
"Promised You a Miracle", "Glittering Prize" and "Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)" all made the British top 40, and the album went top ten at home and in Australia, New Zealand and Sweden while giving them their first American chart album. Kerr later called it the band's Holy Grail.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from New Gold Dream (81‐82‐83‐84) on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Promised You a Miracle | 16 | #30 | – | 1982–2023 | |
| 2 | Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) | 8 | #32 | – | 1982–2026 | |
| 3 | Glittering Prize | 1 | #45 | – | 1982 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.