Once Upon a Time (Simple Minds album)

Once Upon a Time
Studio album by
Released21 October 1985
StudioThe Town House, London
GenreArena rock[1]
Length40:12
Label
Producer
Simple Minds chronology
Sparkle in the Rain
(1984)
Once Upon a Time
(1985)
Live in the City of Light
(1987)
Simple Minds studio albums chronology
Sparkle in the Rain
(1984)
Once Upon a Time
(1985)
Street Fighting Years
(1989)
Singles from Once Upon a Time
  1. "Alive and Kicking"
    Released: 30 September 1985
  2. "Sanctify Yourself"
    Released: January 1986
  3. "All the Things She Said"
    Released: March 1986
  4. "Ghost Dancing"
    Released: November 1986
Alternative cover
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UK picture disc cover

Once Upon a Time is the seventh studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on 21 October 1985 by record label Virgin (A&M in the US), Once Upon a Time topped the UK charts, and peaked at No. 10 on the US charts, spending five consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of Billboard and 16 weeks in the Top 20.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (2 October 2020). "The Number Ones: Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)". Stereogum. Retrieved 31 July 2023. ...Simple Minds recorded the 1985 album Once Upon A Time and went for grand, expansive arena-rock.

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