Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Album by Simple Minds

Released 21 October 1985

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Tracklist

Digital Media 1
1
Once Upon a Time
5:45
5.0 ★
2
All the Things She Said
4:15
4.2 ★
3
Ghostdancing
4:45
4.0 ★
4
Alive and Kicking
5:26
4.8 ★
5
Oh Jungleland
5:13
5.0 ★
6
I Wish You Were Here
4:42
4.0 ★
7
Sanctify Yourself
4:57
5.0 ★
8
Come a Long Way
5:08
4.0 ★
Digital Media 2
1
Don’t You (Forget About Me)
4:23
4.2 ★
2
A Brass Band in African Chimes
5:11
3
Don’t You (Forget About Me) (12″ version)
6:36
1.5 ★
4
A Brass Band in African Chimes (extended version)
9:23
5
Alive and Kicking
4:49
3.5 ★
6
Alive and Kicking (instrumental)
6:11
7
Up on the Catwalk (live from Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow / 1985)
5:54
8
Alive and Kicking (7″ remix / edit)
4:48
3.5 ★
9
Alive and Kicking (12″ remix)
6:22
10
Alive and Kicking (Kevorkian 12″ remix)
6:38
11
Sanctify Yourself (edit)
3:54
4.0 ★
12
Sanctify Yourself (instrumental)
3:59
13
Sanctify Yourself (alternative edit)
4:00
Digital Media 3
1
Street Hassle (live from the Ahoy, Rotterdam / 1985)
7:29
2
Love Song (live from the Ahoy, Rotterdam / 1985)
5:43
3
Sanctify Yourself (extended mix)
7:13
4
Sanctify Yourself (dub version)
6:14
5
All the Things She Said (remastered 2005 / edit)
4:00
6
Promised You a Miracle (US remix)
6:04
7
All the Things She Said (extended version)
5:12
8
Don't You (Forget About Me) (live from the Ahoy, Rotterdam / 1985)
9:05
5.0 ★
9
Ghostdancing (12″ mix)
7:20
10
Ghostdancing (instrumental)
4:52
11
Oh Jungleland (12″ version)
7:23
12
Oh Jungleland (instrumental)
6:05
Digital Media 4
1
Ghostdancing (live)
7:22
3.0 ★
2
Big Sleep (live)
4:27
3
Waterfront (live)
5:21
3.0 ★
4
Promised You a Miracle (live)
4:38
3.0 ★
5
Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (live)
5:59
4.0 ★
6
Oh Jungleland (live)
6:35
7
Alive and Kicking (live)
6:25
3.0 ★
Digital Media 5
1
Don't You (Forget About Me) (live)
6:37
3.0 ★
2
Once Upon a Time (live)
6:06
2.0 ★
3
Book of Brilliant Things (live)
4:53
4.0 ★
4
East at Easter (live)
4:20
3.0 ★
5
Sanctify Yourself (live)
7:06
6
Love Song / Sun City / Dance to the Music (live)
7:02
7
New Gold Dream (live)
5:29

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Release credits

Bob Clearmountain
producer [1.1-8, 3.7, 2.5, 2.8, 2.11]
Bruce Lampcov
mix [5.1-7, 4.1-7], producer [4.1-7, 5.1-7]
Calum Malcolm
assistant [5.1, 5.1-2, 5.2-3, 5.3-4, 5.4-5, 5.5-6, 5.6-7, 5.7, 4.1, 4.1-2, 4.2-3, 4.3-4, 4.4-5, 4.5-6, 4.6-7, 4.7]
Jez Coad
mix [1]
Jimmy Iovine
producer [2.5, 2.8, 2.11, 3.7, 1.1-8]
Keith Forsey
producer [1]
Mark McKenna
engineer [1-8]
Martin White
assistant [1-8]
Michael Barbiero
remixer [6]
Moira Marquis
engineer [1-8]
Peter Walsh
engineer [8], mix [8]
Simple Minds
performer [1]
Steve Lillywhite
producer [1.2-4, 1.7, 2.4]
Steve Riddel
engineer [4.1-7, 5.1-7]
Steve Thompson
remixer [6]
Sue Hadjopoulos
additional [2], guest [2], percussion [2]
Thom Cadley
assistant [5.1, 5.1-2, 5.2-3, 5.3-4, 5.4-5, 5.5-6, 5.6-7, 5.7, 4.1, 4.1-2, 4.2-3, 4.3-4, 4.4-5, 4.5-6, 4.6-7, 4.7]

Issues

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Once Upon a Time
12" Vinyl
21 October 1985
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Once Upon a Time
12" Vinyl (picture disc)
21 October 1985
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Once Upon a Time
12" Vinyl (alt. cover)
21 October 1985
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Once Upon a Time
Digital Media
21 October 1985
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Once Upon a Time
CD (made in West Germany)
1985
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Once Upon a Time
CD
1985
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Once Upon a Time
12" Vinyl
1985
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Once Upon a Time
12" Vinyl
1985
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Once Upon a Time
Cassette
1985
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Once Upon a Time
CD
1985
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Once Upon a Time
CD (made in USA)
1985
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Once Upon a Time
CD (made in Japan)
1985
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Once Upon a Time
12" Vinyl
1985
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Once Upon a Time
12" Vinyl
1985
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Once upon a time
12" Vinyl
1985
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Once Upon a Time
CD
4 November 2002
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Once Upon a Time
CD
6 January 2003
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Once Upon a Time
Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)
2003
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Once Upon a Time
CD
2003
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Once Upon a Time
DVD-Audio
4 April 2005
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Once Upon a Time
5x CD, DVD-Audio
4 December 2015
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Once Upon a Time
2x CD (deluxe edition)
4 December 2015
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Once Upon a Time
Blu-ray
4 December 2015
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Once Upon a Time
5x Digital Media (super deluxe)
4 December 2015
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Once Upon a Time
Digital Media
2018
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Once Upon a Time
Digital Media (40th anniversary ruby edition)
27 January 2025
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Once Upon a Time
Blu-ray (SDE Surround Series #68)
18 September 2026
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Once Upon a Time
CD
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Once Upon a Time
12" Vinyl
21 December 1985
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Once Upon a Time
CD
12 September 2008