Good News from the Next World explained

Good News from the Next World
Type:studio
Artist:Simple Minds
Cover:Simple minds-goodnews.jpg
Released:30 January 1995
Recorded:1993–1994
Studio:
Genre:
Length:48:20[1]
Label:Virgin
Producer:
Prev Title:Glittering Prize 81/92
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:The Promised
Next Year:1997

Good News from the Next World is the tenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in January 1995 by record label Virgin.

The album's recording started in the band's own studio in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1993, and finished in Los Angeles, US, in summer 1994.[2] The two original band members – singer Jim Kerr and guitarist Charlie Burchill – wrote all nine tracks on the album. They were joined by a number of guest musicians for recording sessions. Keith Forsey, who had previously worked with Simple Minds on their breakout single "Don't You (Forget About Me)", shares producing credits with the band.

In some markets the album performed somewhat better than their previous record, Real Life (1991), but it quickly faded from public attention, producing only two moderately successful hit singles.

Commercial performance

The album garnered moderate commercial success. In the UK, it reached number 2 and produced two UK top 20 hits: "She's a River" (number 9) and "Hypnotised" (number 18).

Critical reception

Good News from the Next World received favourable reviews among critics in the United States.[5] [6] In the UK, it received mixed reviews. John Harris wrote in Melody Maker that the album "approximates the noise that would be made if the entire contents of a music shop were strapped to an Empire transport ship from Star Wars", adding "for all its cod-Wagnerian vastness, there are no tunes."[7] A positive review appeared in Q magazine: "Good News From The Next World is as good as they'll ever get. It's a scream, in the best possible sense", John Aizlewood wrote. Good News from the Next World also received a favourable review from Time Out,[8] while Vox gave an unfavourable review.[9]

Personnel

Simple Minds

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Good News from the Next World! Chart (1995)! Peak
position
European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)2
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[10] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)!scope="col"
Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 19
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 84
European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)[15] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 41
Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 94
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 81

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Good News from the Next World. Amazon Germany.
  2. Web site: 1995-01-30. Good News From The Next World. 2021-08-08. simpleminds.com. en-GB.
  3. Web site: She's a river. simpleminds.org. 19 October 2018.
  4. Simple Minds Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard. 27 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Simple Minds – Good News From the Next World – Articles & Reviews . Roger . Donna . 1995 . . CMJ Network, Inc. . 9 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030052714/http://www.simpleminds.org.uk/goodnewsreviews.html . 30 October 2014 . dmy-all .
  6. Simple Minds: Good News from the Next World . . 2 February 1998 . Straight Arrow . 0035-791X . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071002045932/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/simpleminds/albums/album/288578/review/6067787/good_news_from_the_next_world . 2 October 2007.
  7. Good News from the Next World . John . Harris . . IPC Media . 0025-9012 . 26 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030052714/http://www.simpleminds.org.uk/goodnewsreviews.html . 30 October 2014 . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Simple Minds – Good News From the Next World – Articles & Reviews . Davies . Laura Lee . 1995 . . . 9 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030052714/http://www.simpleminds.org.uk/goodnewsreviews.html . 30 October 2014 . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: Simple Minds – Good News From the Next World – Articles & Reviews . McLean . Craig . February 1995 . . . 9 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030052714/http://www.simpleminds.org.uk/goodnewsreviews.html . 30 October 2014 . dmy-all .
  10. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. 1st. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 2006. 978-951-1-21053-5 . fi.
  11. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 1995. austriancharts.at. 1 October 2020.
  12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1995. Ultratop. 1 October 2020.
  13. Web site: Rapports Annuels 1995. Ultratop. 1 October 2020.
  14. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1995. dutchcharts.nl. 1 October 2020.
  15. 1995 Year in Review. December 23, 1994. 23 May 2022. Music & Media. 12. 52. 14.
  16. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de . GfK Entertainment. 13 August 2018.
  17. Web site: Årslista Album (inkl samlingar) – År 1995 . sv . . 23 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20150614033446/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=42&dfom=19950001 . 14 June 2015.
  18. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1995. hitparade.ch. 1 October 2020.
  19. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1995. Official Charts Company. 1 October 2020.

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