Mick MacNeil

Mick Macneil
Birth name	Norman Michael MacNeil
Born	(1958-07-20) 20 July 1958
Origin	Isle of Barra, Scotland
Genres	Rock, post-punk, new wave, pop rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Keyboards
Years active	1978–present
Associated acts	Simple Minds, Fourgoodmen

Norman Michael "Mick" MacNeil (born 20 July 1958, Isle of Barra, Scotland) is a Scottish songwriter and keyboardist. He is best known for being a former member of the group Simple Minds.^[1] Having joined the band in 1978, MacNeil left in 1990.

In 1997, he released the album People, Places, Things on his own record label, Mixrecords. He is now the keyboardist with the band Fourgoodmen.

References

↑ Chadbourne, Eugene. "allmusic ((( Mick MacNeil > Biography )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 June 2010.

Simple Minds

Jim Kerr Charlie Burchill Mel Gaynor Andy Gillespie Ged Grimes Brian McGee Tony Donald Duncan Barnwell Mick MacNeil Derek Forbes Kenny Hyslop Mike Ogletree John Giblin Eddy Duffy

Albums	Life in a Day Real to Real Cacophony Empires and Dance Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) Sparkle in the Rain Once Upon a Time Street Fighting Years Real Life Good News from the Next World Néapolis Our Secrets Are the Same Neon Lights Cry Black & White 050505 Graffiti Soul Big Music Acoustic

Live albums	Live in the City of Light Real Live 91 Sunday Express – Live (Volumes 1 & 2) 5X5 Live Live – Big Music Tour 2015

Compilations	Themes for Great Cities 79/81 Celebration Glittering Prize 81/92 The Promised The Early Years 1977–1978 The Best of Simple Minds Early Gold The Platinum Collection Celebrate: The Greatest Hits ICON – The Best Of Sparkle in the Rain – Super Deluxe Box Set

Box sets	Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82 Themes – Volume 2: August 82–April 85 Themes – Volume 3: September 85–June 87 Themes – Volume 4: February 89–May 90 Silver Box Themes – Volume 5: March 91–September 92 Themes – Volumes 1–5: March 79–September 92 X5 Classic Album Selection

Singles	"Love Song" "Promised You a Miracle" "Glittering Prize" "Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)" "Waterfront" "Speed Your Love to Me" "Up on the Catwalk" "Don't You (Forget About Me)" "Alive and Kicking" "Sanctify Yourself" "All the Things She Said" "Ghost Dancing" "Belfast Child" "This Is Your Land" "Kick It In" "Let There Be Love" "Stand By Love"

Promo singles	"Mandela Day" (US)

Themes series	Themes – Volume 1: March 79–April 82 Themes – Volume 2: August 82–April 85 Themes – Volume 3: September 85–June 87 Themes – Volume 4: February 89–May 90 Themes – Volume 5: March 91–September 92

Related articles	Discography Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr

Concert tours	Simple Minds concert tours

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