Simple Minds Sparkle in the Rain

Simple Minds' 1983 Studio Album Sparkle in the Rain on LP. Features Hit Singles "Waterfront," "Up on the Catwalk" and "Speed Your Love to Me."

With its massive beats and sense of enormous space, 1983's seminal Sparkle in the Rain clearly heralded a further refinement of the Simple Minds sound. In Steve Lillywhite, known for his groundbreaking work with Joan Armatrading (Walk Under Ladders and The Key), Big Country and U2, they found the ideal producer to help commit that more airy, elemental sound to tape. Long regarded as one of the jewels in the band’s catalog, Sparkle In The Rain kicked off a run of three consecutive Number 1 albums in the UK for Simple Minds and delivered the classic hit singles "Waterfront," "Up on the Catwalk" and "Speed Your Love to Me."