Cry is the thirteenth album

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 by the Scottish

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 rock

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 group Simple Minds

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. It was recorded in the last six months of 2001 in Sicily and Scotland (Glasgow). It was officially released on April 1, 2002 but it had already circulated on the Internet weeks before.

Track listing

Live performances

Many of the songs have been played live:

• "Cry" during both 2002 "Floating World" & 2003 "Alive And Kicking" tours
• "Spaceface" during the 2002 "Floating World", 2003 "Alive And Kicking" & 2004 "Festival" tours (& during Lostboy! AKA
  Jim Kerr
  James "Jim" Kerr is a Scottish musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Simple Minds who achieved five UK #1 albums and a #1 single "Ballad of the Streets EP". He released his first solo album, Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr, on the 27 May 2010.- Simple Minds :Kerr attended...
  
  's October-November 2010 "Electroset" tour)
• "New Sunshine Morning" only during the 2002 "Floating World" tour & 2004 "Festival" tour
• "One Step Closer" during a number of tours: 2002 "Floating World", 2003 "Alive And Kicking", 2004 "Festival", 2009 "Graffiti Soul", 2010 "Australian", 2010 "Festival Show" tours & 2010 Final Shows
• "Face In The Sun" only four times (in the UK & France
  France
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  ) during the 2002 "Floating World" tour
• "Disconnected" only one time (in Aberdeen
  Aberdeen
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  , Scotland
  Scotland
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  , UK) during the 2002 "Floating World" tour
• "Sugar" only three times (in Germany) during the 2002 "Floating World" tour
• "Sleeping Girl" only during the 2006 "Black And White" tour (& during Lostboy! AKA
  Jim Kerr
  James "Jim" Kerr is a Scottish musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Simple Minds who achieved five UK #1 albums and a #1 single "Ballad of the Streets EP". He released his first solo album, Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr, on the 27 May 2010.- Simple Minds :Kerr attended...
  
  's October-November 2010 "Electroset" tour)

Personnel

Produced by Jim Kerr & Gordy Goudie

• Vocals : Jim Kerr
• Guitars & Basses : Charlie Burchill & Gordy Goudie
• Keyboards, Drums, Effects & Programming : Gordy Goudie, Charlie Burchill, Pat Lego & Dino Maggiorana
• Acoustic Guitar on "Face In The Sun" : Mark Kerr
• Additional Vocals : Mark Kerr, Daniele Tignino & Gordy Goudie

Sources

Official Simple Minds web site Dream Giver Redux