Product Code: | VS636-12 |
Artist: | Simple Minds |
Origin: | New Zealand |
Label: | Virgin (1983) |
Format: | 12 inch |
Availability: | Enquire Now |
Condition: |
Cover: VG+
Record: VG+
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Genre: | Pop U |
Good vinyl with minor marks which do not affect play and a smart gloss cover.
Waterfront" is a 1983 single from Simple Minds, the first release from the album Sparkle in the Rain.
Featuring a new, rockier sound, "Waterfront" scaled the charts in various countries around the world, including hitting #1 for two weeks in New Zealand.[1] It also reached #13 on the UK Singles Charts.[2] Today, it is a live favorite and is regarded as a Simple Minds signature song.
It features a bass line consisting of a single note (D) throughout.
The version as released on 7" vinyl single (and on the original Now That's What I Call Music compilation) differs from versions available on CD. The original single didn't feature the repetitive bass-line that leads into the main body of the song, but had a "one, two....one, two, three, four.." drumstick count-in by drummer Mel Gaynor.
It has been used for many years as the song Sheffield Wednesday football club come out to before home matches.