| # | Title | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Life in a Day- engineer and producer:
- John Leckie
- bass guitar:
- Derek Forbes
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Brian McGee
- guitar:
- Charlie Burchill
- keyboard:
- Michael MacNeil
- lead vocals:
- Jim Kerr
- vocals:
- Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Michael MacNeil and Brian McGee
- arranger:
- John Leckie and Simple Minds
- recorded at:
- Farmyard Studios in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1979-01)
- mixed at:
- The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom (from 1979-02-19 until 1979-02-28)
- recording of:
- Life in a Day
- lyricist and composer:
- Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (from 1979 until 2007), Hornall Music (from 2008 until 2014), JKMC-Bucks Music Group Ltd (from 2008 until 2014) and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (from 2015 to present)
| 5 | 4:07 |
| 2 | Chelsea Girl- engineer and producer:
- John Leckie
- bass guitar and harpsichord:
- Derek Forbes
- drums (drum set) and percussion:
- Brian McGee
- guitar:
- Charlie Burchill
- keyboard:
- Michael MacNeil
- lead vocals:
- Jim Kerr
- vocals:
- Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Michael MacNeil and Brian McGee
- arranger:
- John Leckie and Simple Minds
- recorded at:
- Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London , England, United Kingdom (in 1979-02)
- mixed at:
- The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London , England, United Kingdom (on 1979-02-28)
- recording of:
- Chelsea Girl
- lyricist and composer:
- Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr
- publisher:
- EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (from 1979 until 2007), Hornall Music (from 2008 until 2014), JKMC-Bucks Music Group Ltd (from 2008 until 2014) and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (from 2015 to present)
| 5 | 4:34 |
| 3 | Changeling | 5 | 4:12 |
| 4 | Factory | 4 | 4:15 |
| 5 | Premonition | 4.5 | 5:30 |
| 6 | I Travel | 4.8 | 4:02 |
| 7 | Celebrate | 4.5 | 5:08 |
| 8 | Thirty Frames a Second | 4.5 | 5:05 |
| 9 | The American | 4 | 3:51 |
| 10 | Love Song | 5 | 5:04 |
| 11 | Sweat in Bullet | 4 | 4:31 |
| 12 | Promised You a Miracle | 4 | 4:28 |
| 13 | Glittering Prize | 5 | 4:34 |
| 14 | Someone Somewhere in Summertime | 3.65 | 4:35 |
| 15 | New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) | 3.5 | 5:41 |