Sparkle in the Rain

Sparkle in the Rain
Studio album by
Simple Minds
Released6 February 1984
RecordedSeptember–October 1983
Studio
GenreNew wave
Length44:41
Label
ProducerSteve Lillywhite
Simple Minds chronology
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
(1982) 		Sparkle in the Rain
(1984) 		Once Upon a Time
(1985)
Simple Minds studio albums chronology
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
(1982) 		Sparkle in the Rain
(1984) 		Once Upon a Time
(1985)
Singles from Sparkle in the Rain
  1. "Waterfront"
    Released: 14 November 1983
  2. "Speed Your Love to Me"
    Released: 9 January 1984
  3. "Up on the Catwalk"
    Released: 12 March 1984

Sparkle in the Rain is the sixth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on 6 February 1984[1] by record label Virgin in the UK and A&M in the US.

A breakthrough commercial success for the band, the record peaked at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart on 18 February 1984,[2] and reached the top 20 in New Zealand,[3] Netherlands,[4] Sweden,[5] Canada,[6] Switzerland,[7] Germany,[8] Norway,[9] and Australia. Receiving mostly positive reviews in the United Kingdom and the United States,[10] Sparkle in the Rain was ultimately certified platinum in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry, and significantly increased media interest in the band.[11]

  1. ^ "Record News". NME. London, England: IPC Media: 29. 4 February 1984.
  2. ^ "1984 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive: 18th February 1984". Official Charts. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
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  7. ^ "Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain". charts.de. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Simple Minds - Sparkle in the Rain - Charts". norwegiancharts.com/. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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  11. ^ Sweeting (1988), p. 146