The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards

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The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards
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Greatest hits album by
Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards
Released10 September 2001
Recorded1984–1995
Genre
Length74:54
LabelLondon
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]

The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards is a compilation album covering Scottish pop singer Jimmy Somerville's career in Bronski Beat, The Communards and as a solo artist. It was released in 2001 and reached number 29 in the UK Albums Chart.

The album features mostly the same tracks, although in a different order, to the 1990 compilation The Singles Collection 1984/1990. Only one track from that album, "Run from Love", isn't featured on The Very Best and is replaced with the newer track "Hurt So Good".

Although Bronski Beat had three UK top 40 hits after Somerville's departure ("Hit That Perfect Beat", "C'mon C'mon" and "Cha Cha Heels")[2] they are not included on the compilation as it is intended as a retrospective of Somerville's career.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)From albumLength
1."Smalltown Boy" (Bronski Beat)
The Age of Consent5:00
2."Don't Leave Me This Way" (The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris)
Communards4:33
3."Why?" (Bronski Beat)
  • Somerville
  • Steinbachek
  • Bronski
The Age of Consent3:58
4."You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (Jimmy Somerville)
Read My Lips3:58
5."Disenchanted" (The Communards)
Communards4:11
6."Never Can Say Goodbye" (The Communards)Clifton DavisRed4:28
7."So Cold the Night" (The Communards)
  • Somerville
  • Coles
Communards4:41
8."To Love Somebody" (Jimmy Somerville)
The Singles Collection 1984/19904:17
9."There's More to Love (Than Boy Meets Girl)" (The Communards)
  • Somerville
  • Coles
Red3:51
10."Comment te dire adieu" (Jimmy Somerville featuring June Miles-Kingston)
Read My Lips3:38
11."You Are My World" (The Communards)
  • Somerville
  • Coles
Communards4:31
12."I Feel Love/Johnny Remember Me" (Bronski Beat with Marc Almond)
Hundreds & Thousands5:48
13."Tomorrow" (The Communards)
  • Somerville
  • Coles
Red4:49
14."Hurt So Good" (Jimmy Somerville)Phillip MitchellDare to Love3:52
15."Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" (Jimmy Somerville)SomervilleRead My Lips4:49
16."For a Friend" (The Communards)
  • Somerville
  • Coles
Red4:38
17."It Ain't Necessarily So" (Bronski Beat)
The Age of Consent4:06

Charts and certifications[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Very Best of Jimmy Somerville: Bronski Beat and the Communards - Jimmy Somerville - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ "BRONSKI BEAT - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ Germany - Media Control Charts - The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards
  4. ^ UK - Albums Chart - The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards
  5. ^ "British album certifications – Jimmy Somerville – The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Very Best Of in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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