Once Upon a Time (Simple Minds album)

Once Upon a Time
Studio album by Simple Minds
Released	21 October 1985
Studio	The Town House, London
Length	40:12
Label	Virgin A&M (US)
Producer	Jimmy Iovine Bob Clearmountain
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
"Alive and Kicking" Released: 30 September 1985 "Sanctify Yourself" Released: 20 January 1986 "All the Things She Said" Released: 31 March 1986 "Ghost Dancing" Released: 3 November 1986
Alternative cover
Alternative cover

Once Upon a Time is the seventh studio album by Scottish band Simple Minds and was released on 21 October, 1985 through Virgin. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, number 10 in the United States, number 4 in Sweden, number 7 in Switzerland and Australia and number 3 in New Zealand, Canada and Germany.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, and Mick MacNeil, except where noted. (Note: the band used to credit all their songs to simply "Simple Minds", which at the time also included drummer Mel Gaynor and bass player John Giblin. However, both the ASCAP song database and the credits on Spotify list Kerr, Burchill and MacNeil as the sole writers)

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Once Upon a Time"	5:45
2.	"All the Things She Said"	4:15
3.	"Ghost Dancing"	4:45
4.	"Alive and Kicking"	5:26

Side B

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Oh Jungleland"	5:14
6.	"I Wish You Were Here"	4:42
7.	"Sanctify Yourself"	4:57
8.	"Come a Long Way"	5:07

Deluxe Edition Disc 1: The Original Album

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Once Upon a Time"	5:45
2.	"All the Things She Said"	4:15
3.	"Ghost Dancing"	4:45
4.	"Alive and Kicking"	5:26
5.	"Oh Jungleland"	5:14
6.	"I Wish You Were Here"	4:42
7.	"Sanctify Yourself"	4:57
8.	"Come a Long Way"	5:07

Deluxe Edition Disc 2: B-Sides and Rarities

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"	Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff	4:23
2.	"A Brass Band in Africa"	Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Mel Gaynor, Michael MacNeil	5:11
3.	"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Extended)	Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff	6:36
4.	"A Brass Band in African Chimes"	Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Mel Gaynor, Michael MacNeil	9:23
5.	"Alive and Kicking" (Edit)		4:49
6.	"Alive and Kicking" (Instrumental)		6:11
7.	"Up on the Catwalk" (Live)	Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Mel Gaynor, Michael MacNeil	5:54
8.	"Alive and Kicking" (7" Remix, previously unreleased)		4:48
9.	"Alive and Kicking" (12" Remix, previously unreleased)		6:22
10.	"Alive and Kicking" (Kevorkian 12" Remix, previously unreleased)		6:38
11.	"Sanctify Yourself" (Edit)		3:54
12.	"Sanctify Yourself" (Instrumental)		3:59
13.	"Sanctify Yourself" (Alternative Edit, previously unreleased)		4:00

Deluxe Edition Disc 3: B-Sides and Rarities

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Street Hassle" (Live)	Lou Reed	7:29
2.	"Love Song" (Live)	Brian McGee, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil	5:43
3.	"Sanctify Yourself" (Extended)		7:13
4.	"Sanctify Yourself" (Dub)		6:14
5.	"All the Things She Said" (Edit)		4:00
6.	"Promised You a Miracle" (US Remix)	Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil	6:04
7.	"All the Things She Said" (Extended)		5:12
8.	"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Live)	Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff	9:05
9.	"Ghost Dancing" (Special Extended 12" Remix)		7:20
10.	"Ghost Dancing" (Instrumental)		4:52
11.	"Oh Jungleland" (Special Extended 12" Remix)		7:23
12.	"Oh Jungleland" (Instrumental)		6:05

Deluxe Edition Disc 4: Live in the City of Light (Live from Le Zenith, Paris ‘86)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ghost Dancing"		7:22
2.	"Big Sleep"	Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil	4:27
3.	"Waterfront"	Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Mel Gaynor, Michael MacNeil	5:21
4.	"Promised You a Miracle"	Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil	4:38
5.	"Someone Somewhere in Summertime"	Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil	5:59
6.	"Oh Jungleland"		6:35
7.	"Alive and Kicking"		6:25

Deluxe Edition Disc 5: Live in the City of Light (Live from Le Zenith, Paris ‘86)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"	Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff	6:37
2.	"Once Upon a Time"		6:06
3.	"Book of Brilliant Things"	Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Mel Gaynor, Michael MacNeil	4:53
4.	"East at Easter"	Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Mel Gaynor, Michael MacNeil	4:20
5.	"Sanctify Yourself"		7:06
6.	"Love Song / Sun City / Dance to the Music"	Brian McGee, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil, Steve Van Zandt, Sylvester Stewart	7:02
7.	"New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)"	Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil	5:29

Deluxe Edition Disc 6 (DVD): 5.1 Mix and Promo Videos

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Once Upon a Time" (5.1 Mix)		6:20
2.	"All the Things She Said" (5.1 Mix)		4:23
3.	"Ghost Dancing" (5.1 Mix)		4:47
4.	"Alive and Kicking" (5.1 Mix)		5:14
5.	"Oh Jungleland" (5.1 Mix)		5:26
6.	"I Wish You Were Here" (5.1 Mix)		4:48
7.	"Sanctify Yourself" (5.1 Mix)		5:01
8.	"Come a Long Away" (5.1 Mix)		5:24
9.	"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Promo Video)	Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff	4:20
10.	"Alive and Kicking" (Promo Video)		5:26
11.	"Sanctify Yourself" (Promo Video)		4:00
12.	"All the Things She Said" (Promo Video)		4:16
13.	"Ghost Dancing" (Promo Video)		4:50

Note

• The 'deluxe edition' of Once Upon a Time consists of disc 1 (The Original Album) and disc 2 (B-Sides and Rarities).
• The 'super deluxe edition' of Once Upon a Time consists of all 6 discs.