Black & White 050505 is Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 rock

Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...

 group Simple Minds

Simple Minds

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...

' fourteenth studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

, released in the UK on September 12, 2005.

It is the second Simple Minds studio album

Studio album

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 (the first one being Neapolis

Neapolis (Album)

Neapolis is Scottish rock band Simple Minds's eleventh studio album, released in 1998.Simple Minds decided to musically reinvent themselves yet again, this time reaching back to their Kraftwerk-inspired, early electronic pop days...

) not officially released in the US.

The song "The Jeweller Pt. 2" is a reworked, re-recorded version of "Jeweller to the Stars", from the semi-canceled album Our Secrets Are The Same.

The recording sessions for the album ended on May 5, 2005, hence the number in the album's title.

Track listing

Live performances

All the songs have been played live:

1. "Stay Visible" during the 2005 "Intimate", 2006 "Black And White", 2009 "30 Years Live European" & 2009 "Graffiti Soul" tours
2. "Home" during the 2005 "Intimate", 2006 "Black And White", 2008 "Celebrate 30 Years Live", 2009 "30 Years Live European" & 2009 "Graffiti Soul", 2010 "Festival Show", 2010 "Final Shows" tours
3. "Stranger" during the 2005 "Intimate" & 2006 "Black And White" tours
4. "Different World [taormina.me]" during the 2005 "Intimate", 2006 "Black And White" & 2009 "30 Years Live European" tours
5. "Underneath The Ice" only during the 2006 "Black And White" tour
6. "The Jeweller Part II" during the 2005 "Intimate" & 2006 "Black And White" tours
7. "A Life Shot In Black & White" only during the 2006 "Black And White" tour
8. "Kiss The Ground" only one time (in Copenhagen
   Copenhagen
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   , Denmark
   Denmark
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   ) during the 2006 "Black And White" tour
9. "Dolphins" during the 2006 "Black And White" & 2009 "30 Years Live European" tours

Personnel

• Jim Kerr
  Jim Kerr
  James "Jim" Kerr is a Scottish musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Simple Minds who achieved five UK #1 albums and a #1 single "Ballad of the Streets EP". He released his first solo album, Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr, on the 27 May 2010.- Simple Minds :Kerr attended...
  
   - Vocals
• Charlie Burchill
  Charlie Burchill
  Charles "Charlie" Burchill is a Scottish musician and composer. He was one of the founders of Scottish rock group Simple Minds. He plays guitar, keyboard, saxophone, drums and violin.-Style:...
  
   - Guitars / Keyboards
• Mel Gaynor
  Mel Gaynor
  Mel George Gaynor is a British musician. He is best known as the long time drummer for the rock band, Simple Minds...
  
   - Drums / Percussion
• Eddie Duffy - Bass guitars / Percussion

With:

• Andy Gillespie - Keyboards
• Jez Coad - Additional guitars & Keyboards
• Daniele Tignino & John Biancale - Backing vocals on "Stranger"

Sources

Official Simple Minds web site Dream Giver Redux