Themes for Great Cities 79/81
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| Themes for Great Cities – Definitive Collection 79–81 | ||||
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| Released | November 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Stiff | |||
| Producer | Steve Hillage | |||
| Simple Minds chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating | 
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | (C-) | 
Themes for Great Cities – Definitive Collection 79–81 is an American-only compilation album by Simple Minds. It was released in November 1981 by Stiff Records. At the time, the only Simple Minds album released in the US was Life in a Day and this was designed to introduce the American audience to their other albums (which would soon be issued there by Virgin).