Simple Minds - Good News from the Next World (1995)
Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "She's a River" 5:32
2. "Night Music" 5:24
3. "Hypnotised" 5:53
4. "Great Leap Forward" 5:56
5. "7 Deadly Sins" 5:11
6. "And the Band Played On" 5:32
7. "My Life" 5:16
8. "Criminal World" 5:03
9. "This Time" 4:58
Japanese edition bonus track
10. "Celtic Strings" 5:15
Simple Minds Band Members / Musicians
Jim Kerr – vocals
Charlie Burchill – guitar, keyboards
Mark Browne – bass
Malcolm Foster – bass
Marcus Miller – bass
Lance Morrison – bass
Mark Schulman – drums
Tal Bergman – drums
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Stefani Spruill – backing vocals
Pat Hodges – backing vocals
Maxann Lewis – backing vocals
Julia Walters – backing vocals
Keith Forsey – producer
Simple Minds - producer
Brian Reeves – recording
Tom Lord Alge – mixing
Chris Fogel – assistant engineer
Sean O'Dwyer – assistant engineer
Rob Kirwan – assistant engineer
Gil Morales – assistant engineer
Kenny Polakovich – assistant engineer
Doug Cowan – technical direction
Tony Donald – equipment
Clive Banks for CBL – worldwide representation
Alan McBlane – coordination
Stylorouge – art direction and design
David Scheinmann – band photography
Rob O'Conner – textural photography
Stuar MacKenzie – textural photography
Good News from the Next World is the 10th studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in January 1995 by record label Virgin.
The album's recording started in the band's own studio in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1993, and finished in Los Angeles, US, in summer 1994. The two original band members – singer Jim Kerr and guitarist Charlie Burchill – wrote all nine tracks on the album. They were joined by a number of guest musicians for recording sessions. Keith Forsey, who had previously worked with Simple Minds on their breakout single “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”, shares producing credits with the band.
In some markets the album performed somewhat better than their previous record, Real Life, but it quickly faded from public attention, producing only two moderately successful hit singles.
