The Singles Collection 1984/1990

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The Singles Collection 1984/1990
Jimmy Somerville The Singles Collection 1984 1990 album cover.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards
Released12 November 1990
Genre
LabelLondon
Producer
Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards chronology
Read My Lips
(1989) 		The Singles Collection 1984/1990
(1990) 		Dare to Love
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]

The Singles Collection 1984/1990 is a compilation album covering Scottish pop singer Jimmy Somerville's career in the bands Bronski Beat, The Communards and as a solo artist. It was released in 1990.

Content[]

The Singles Collection 1984/1990 includes the first four singles by Bronski Beat, released in 1984 and 1985, which feature Somerville as lead singer;[2]following his departure from Bronski Beat the band had three further hits ("Hit That Perfect Beat", "C'mon C'mon" and "Cha Cha Heels")[3] but they are not included on the album as it is intended as a retrospective of Somerville's career. It also includes all eight singles released by The Communards, from 1985 to 1988,[4] plus Somerville's first three singles under his own name (including one duet) from 1989 up to the time of the album's release.[5] The album also contains two new songs—a cover of the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody", which was released as a single to promote the album, reaching number eight in the UK Singles Chart[5]—and a re-recording of "Run from Love", a track originally included on the 1985 Bronski Beat remix album, Hundreds & Thousands; the new version of the song was later remixed for release as a single in 1991, reaching number 52 in the UK.[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)From albumLength
1."Smalltown Boy" (Bronski Beat)
The Age of Consent5:01
2."Don't Leave Me This Way" (The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris)
Communards4:33
3."It Ain't Necessarily So" (Bronski Beat)
The Age of Consent4:08
4."To Love Somebody" (Jimmy Somerville)
new song4:19
5."Comment te dire adieu" (Jimmy Somerville featuring June Miles-Kingston)
Read My Lips3:37
6."Run from Love" (Bronski Beat featuring Claudia Brücken)
  • Somerville
  • Steinbachek
  • Bronski
Hundreds & Thousands4:39
7."Never Can Say Goodbye" (The Communards)Clifton DavisRed4:28
8."Why?" (Bronski Beat)
  • Somerville
  • Steinbachek
  • Bronski
The Age of Consent3:57
9."You Are My World" (The Communards)
Communards4:31
10."For a Friend" (The Communards)
  • Somerville
  • Coles
Red4:38
11."I Feel Love/Johnny Remember Me" (Bronski Beat with Marc Almond)
Hundreds & Thousands5:48
12."There's More to Love (Than Boy Meets Girl)" (The Communards)
  • Somerville
  • Coles
Red3:53
13."So Cold the Night" (The Communards)
  • Somerville
  • Coles
Communards4:41
14."You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (Jimmy Somerville)
Read My Lips3:58
15."Tomorrow" (The Communards)
  • Somerville
  • Coles
Red4:50
16."Disenchanted" (The Communards)
  • Somerville
  • Coles
Communards4:11
17."Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" (Jimmy Somerville)SomervilleRead My Lips4:51

Production[]

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

  • Tracks 1–3, 8, 9, 11, 13 & 16 produced by Mike Thorne
  • Tracks 4, 7, 10, 12, 14 & 15 produced by Stephen Hague
  • Tracks 5 & 6 produced by Pascal Gabriel
  • Track 17 produced by Pascal Gabriel; additional production and mix by Stephen Hague
  • Photography by Paul Cox
  • Sleeve design by Peter Barrett and Andrew Biscomb

Charts[]

Chart (1990–91) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 10
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 6
French Albums Chart 4
German Albums Chart[9] 4
Italian Albums Chart[10] 12
New Zealand Albums Chart 30
Swiss Albums Chart[11] 4
UK Albums Chart[5] 4

References[]

  1. ^ "The Singles Collection 1984-1990 - Jimmy Somerville - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Bronski Beat | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  3. ^ "BRONSKI BEAT - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ^ "COMMUNARDS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "JIMMY SOMERVILLE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  6. ^ The Singles Collection 1984/1990 (liner notes). Jimmy Somerville. London. 1990.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Discographie Bronski Beat - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at.
  8. ^ "Discografie Bronski Beat - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl.
  9. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de.
  10. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1991". www.hitparadeitalia.it.
  11. ^ "Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.

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