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 songs written and composed 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	Length
1.	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"	4:23
2.	"A Brass Band in Africa"	5:11
3.	"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Extended)	6:36
4.	"A Brass Band in African Chimes"	9:23
5.	"Alive and Kicking" (Edit)	4:49
6.	"Alive and Kicking" (Instrumental)	6:11
7.	"Up on the Catwalk" (Live)	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	Length
1.	"Street Hassle" (Live)	7:29
2.	"Love Song" (Live)	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)	6:04
7.	"All the Things She Said" (Extended)	5:12
8.	"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Live)	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	Length
1.	"Ghost Dancing"	7:22
2.	"Big Sleep"	4:27
3.	"Waterfront"	5:21
4.	"Promised You a Miracle"	4:38
5.	"Someone Somewhere in Summertime"	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	Length
1.	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"	6:37
2.	"Once Upon a Time"	6:06
3.	"Book of Brilliant Things"	4:53
4.	"East at Easter"	4:20
5.	"Sanctify Yourself"	7:06
6.	"Love Song / Sun City / Dance to the Music"	7:02
7.	"New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)"	5:29

Deluxe Edition Disc 6 (DVD): 5.1 Mix and Promo Videos
No.	Title	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)	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.