owen paul was the lead singer of simple minds.
who was the lead singer of simple minds?
owen paul
jim kerr





















































james kerr (born 9 july 1959) is a scottish singer-songwriter and the lead singer of the rock band simple minds. he achieved five uk no. 1 albums with the band, including a no. 1 single in 1989 with "belfast child". he released his first solo album, "lostboy! aka jim kerr", on 27 may 2010. kerr's voice has been described as "david bowie's rich baritone melded with bryan ferry's velvety croon".





















































section::::early life and simple minds work.
jim kerr
the best of simple minds





















































the best of simple minds is the second greatest hits album by simple minds, released in 2001. new versions of the "theme for great cities" were released, and some copies (such as the us version), included the remixes by raven maize.





















































a new edition was released in november 2007 with an extra dvd of the verona concert film.





















































raven maize's track "the real life"—which samples both simple minds' "theme for great cities" and queen's "bohemian rhapsody"—was a hit single in 2001 and was included on this album, at the end of the second disc.
the best of simple minds