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| Live in the City of Light | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 26 May 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | 12 & 13 August (mostly), October 1986 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 82:22 | |||
| Label | Virgin – SMDL 1 | |||
| Producer | Bruce Lampcov | |||
| Simple Minds chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Live in the City of Light | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| CMJ | (favourable)[4] |
| Martin C. Strong | 6/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Record Mirror | [7] |
| Smash Hits | 6/10[8] |
Live in the City of Light is the first (double LP / CD) live album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was released in May 1987 to document their successful worldwide Once Upon a Time tour, and charted at No. 1 in the UK. The album spawned one chart single release, a live version of "Promised You a Miracle".
- ^ "Index". Record Mirror. 23 May 1987. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ "Discography: Singles". Dream Giver Redux. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Simple Minds - Live In The City Of Light - Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ The Essential Rock Discography - Volume 1: 970. 2006.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Rimmer, Dave. "Simple Minds - Live In The City Of Light - Reviews". Q. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ Culp, Nancy (30 May 1987). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 15. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ "Simple Minds - Live In The City Of Light - Reviews". Smash Hits. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.