Jimmy Somerville discography | ||
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Singer performing during the 10th anniversary of Here and Now Tour, held on 25 June 2011 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. | ||
Releases: [a] | ||
Studio albums | 9 | |
Remix albums | 3 | |
Live albums | 5 | |
Compilation albums | 10 | |
EPs | 4 | |
Singles | 39 | |
Download singles | 15 | |
Promotional singles | 4 | |
Other songs | 61 | |
Video albums/EPs | 5 | |
Music videos | 38 |
Scottish recording artist Jimmy Somerville has entered the music industry as the frontman of the synth-pop act, known as Bronski Beat. Alongside, he would score an early international success with a series of top-ten hits, such as " Smalltown Boy", " Why?" and " I Feel Love Medley"; all taken from the trio's debut album, The Age of Consent (1984), as well the remix equivalent, Hundreds & Thousands (1985). A similar status enjoyed the follow-up hit singles: " Don't Leave Me This Way", " So Cold the Night" and " Never Can Say Goodbye"; these though, were recorded for the eponymous set of his later duo Communards (1986), or its Red successor (1987) yet. The singer's own full-length debut would see its eventual results at the very end of the 1980s, marking the ending of his former bands' years, or rather the beginning of his solo era since.
Until now, Somerville has released nine studio albums; mostly on London Recordings, the latters through various independent labels. One conceptual work has initially been published by himself, for a change. In addition to three remixed collections, five live albums and ten retrospective compilations, two of which are double sets, he has also delivered four extended plays (EP); these more or less self-published again. His singles discography counts to thirty-nine physical releases—excluding four promotional-only—fifteen digital and over sixty other appearances; regardless of their format. Apart from that, he has been included on three video albums, two video EPs, and has made thirty-five music videos; with three further being "captured" in just vocally.
His principal debut arrived on 27 November 1989 under title Read My Lips. The outcome spawned two top-ten compositions, namely " Comment te dire adieu", performed as a duet with June Miles-Kingston, and " You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", another revival. While the lead cover went on to be certified Silver by the Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (SNEP), the album itself Gold by the SNEP and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI); breaking into the top-forty of the music charts in France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. The titular track, written solely by musician, received a short-running but decent response on a single of its own.
By the time The Singles Collection 1984/1990 was issued for the next Christmas season, the combining sales of all his records were estimated by Music & Media for more than six million units, [1] with France becoming the singer's most successful territory then. [2] Upon its release on 12 November 1990, his first best-of set continued selling streak across the European continent, earning both Platinum and Gold certifications; each twice and respectively. The first two from the French SNEP and the Swiss IFPI, the latters from the Dutch NVPI and the German BVMI. Having reached the additional top-ten spots in Austria, Belgium, Ireland and the UK, the compilation recycled for its opening single also one of the Bee Gees' songs, " To Love Somebody", and likewise the remaining "Run from Love", previously not promoted commercially.
Even though, the management had expected their artist publishing a new material already the upcoming year, [1] Somerville semi-retired from the business for four years. His one-off projects involved him only in recording themed tunes for the feature film Orlando (1992), or a short called The Attendant (1993). [3] Simultaneously, he contributed for a charitable EP of duets, Gimme Shelter (1993).
The singer's second studio effort, Dare to Love, was launched on 12 June 1995. Despite its favorable reviews, the album somewhat failed to match the sales of its predecessors. Having missed the top-forty, except for the UK, it ultimately became his closing release on London Recordings. The lead-off singles, however, they did make an impact, either in the dance or airplay field. While " Heartbeat" received club play on both sides of the Atlantic, topping the US Dance eventually, " Hurt So Good" cracked into the mainstream top-ten in his homeland, and turned into a radio favorite in England, too. Besides in July 1997, Somerville experienced a late comeback, after "Safe in These Arms" had been reproduced for the dancefloor via German-based SPV GmbH. Altered as "Safe", it climbed to the number-one on the Spanish singles chart, [4] and gained him club following in the United States.
Subsequently, musician managed to secure a record deal with Gut Records, [5] and to release a number of singles, some of which would garner attention within their genre. Among those were "Dark Sky", "Lay Down" and "Something to Live for". On 14 June 1999, his third solo album came, backed up in the U.S. later with a remix companion, Root Beer (2000). Nevertheless, unlike its supporting cuts, Manage the Damage suffered from a short-lived potential in general, and the label parted ways with their protégé. Shortly though, his rendition of " Can't Take My Eyes Off You" appeared on the spare soundtrack to the TV series Queer as Folk (2000), roofed by Almighty Records. In March 2001, the song resulted in his first chart entry in almost a decade in France.
Following another four-year hiatus, Somerville—no longer part of the pop culture that brought him once a global recognition—pursued local options instead. Upon signing to Jinx Musix, he would present several further singles, particularly towards the German audience, and sealed them by introducing his forth studio set. These included "It's So Good", "Come On" and the only charting " Ain't No Mountain High Enough". Distributed through BMG in few other countries, Home Again was issued on 8 November 2004 to friendly reviews, but a limited commercial performance.
For the next years to come, much of his own output was showcased to his fanbase, primarily, in a virtual format. Apart from an acoustic collection of cover versions named Suddenly Last Summer (2009), artist also gradually published a trilogy of electronic EPs, such as Bright Thing (2010), Momentum (2011) and Solent (2012); all marketed via The Orchard online music distribution. Many of the compositions featured on those, would serve instrumental for the singer's most recent album entitled Homage, which was co-released on 6 March 2015 by German Membran and British Strike Force Entertainment to positive feedback from music critics, yet again moderate sales.
Title details | Peak chart positions | Certifications [b] | Sales [c] | |||||||||
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SCO [7] |
AUS [8] |
FRA [9] [d] |
GER [12] |
ITA [13] |
NLD [14] |
NZD [15] [e] |
SWI [16] |
UK [17] |
US [18] | |||
As featured artist | ||||||||||||
The Age of Consent† | 45 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 36 | ||
Communards‡
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63 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 90 | ||
Red‡
|
52 | 97 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 93 | ||
As lead artist | ||||||||||||
Read My Lips | 19 | 114 | 6 | 29 | 25 | — | — | — | 29 | 192 | ||
Dare to Love
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43 | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | 45 | 38 | [g] | ||
Manage the Damage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [h] | ||
Home Again | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | [i] | ||
Suddenly Last Summer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Homage | — | — | 60 [l] | — | — | — | — | — | [m] | [n] | ||
Keys:
[a] † as Bronski Beat • ‡ as The Communards "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in the region |
Title details | Notes |
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As featured artist | |
Hundreds & Thousands† |
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As lead artist | |
Root Beer |
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Club Homage
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Keys: [a] † as Bronski Beat |
Title details | Notes |
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As featured artist | |
Storm Paris‡ |
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Evolution (with MGLC) |
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Our Friends Acoustic (with
VA)
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As lead artist | |
Live at Rewind Festival 2014
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Live and Acoustic at Stella Polaris
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Keys: [a] ‡ as The Communards |
Title details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales [c] | |||||||||
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SCO [7] |
AUS [8] |
FRA [9] [d] |
GER [12] |
ITA [13] |
NLD [14] |
NZD [15] [e] |
SWI [16] |
UK [17] |
US [18] | |||
As featured artist | ||||||||||||
Heaven‡ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Het Beste Van‡ [o] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Platinum Collection‡ [p] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Collection‡
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
As lead artist | ||||||||||||
The Singles Collection 1984/1990†‡ | — | 114 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 4 | — | ||
Master Series
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Very Best Of†‡
|
26 | — | 15 [q] | 49 | [r] | — | — | — | 29 | — |
|
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The Essentials†
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [s] | ||
For a Friend: The Best Of†‡ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [t] | — | ||
Dance & Desire: Rarities & Videos†‡ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [u] | — | ||
Keys:
[a] † as, with or featuring Bronski Beat • ‡ as, with or featuring The Communards "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in the region |
Title details | Notes |
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As featured artist | |
Lovers Unlimited (with John Winfield)
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As lead artist | |
Bright Thing |
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Momentum |
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Solent |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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SCO [92] |
AUS [93] |
FRA [94] [v] |
GER [12] |
ITA [13] |
NLD [14] |
NZD [15] [e] |
SWI [16] |
UK [17] |
US Dance [56] [w] | ||||
As featured artist | |||||||||||||
" Smalltown Boy"† [x] | 1984 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | The Age of Consent | |
" Why?"† [z] | — | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| ||
" Ain't Necessarily So"† | — | 58 | — | 31 | — | 21 | 27 | — | 16 | — | |||
" I Feel Love Medley"† (with Marc Almond) | 1985 | — | 34 | 28 | 16 | — | 11 | — | 23 | 3 | [aa] |
|
Hundreds & Thousands |
"You Are My World"‡ [ab] | — | — | 16 | 59 | 22 | 23 | — | — | 21 | — |
|
Communards | |
" Suspicious Minds" (with FYC) | — | 6 | — | 37 | — | 21 | 14 | — | 8 | 23 | Fine Young Cannibals | ||
"Disenchanted"‡ | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | 29 | [aa] | Communards | |
"
Don't Leave Me This Way"‡ (featuring Sarah Jane Morris) [ac] |
— | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
" So Cold the Night"‡ | — | 90 | 17 | 14 | — | 8 | 44 | 10 | 8 [ad] |
25 | |||
"The Multimix"‡ | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
non-album single | |
"Tomorrow"‡ | — | 99 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 31 | — | 23 | 23 | — | Red | ||
" Never Can Say Goodbye"‡ | — | 13 | 9 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | |||
"Hold On Tight"‡ [ae] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
" For a Friend"‡ | 1988 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | ||
"There's More to Love"‡ | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | |||
" Do They Know It's Christmas?" [af] (as Band Aid II) | 1989 | — | 30 | — | 74 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 1 | — |
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non-album single(s) |
" Respect" (as United Against Racism) | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Star" (with The Weather Girls) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Think Big! | ||
" The No.1 Song in Heaven" (with Sparks) | 1997 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 28 | Plagiarism | |
"Fruit" [ag](with Oliver Sim) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [ah] | Hideous Bastard | |
"Hideous" [ai](with Oliver Sim) | — | — | [aj] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
As lead artist | |||||||||||||
"The Last Infanta" (with Uno) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Uno | |
"
Comment te dire adieu" (featuring June Miles Kingston) |
1989 | — | [ak] | 3 | 25 | — | 26 | — | — | 14 | — |
|
Read My Lips |
" You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | — | 76 | 7 | 22 | — | 49 | — | — | 5 | 34 | |||
" Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" | 1990 | — | — | 29 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | ||
" To Love Somebody" | — | [ak] | 15 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | — | The Singles Collection 1984/1990 | ||
"Run from Love" [al] | 1991 | — | — | 27 | 98 | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | ||
" Gimme Shelter" [am] (with VOTB) | 1993 | — | [ak] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | (VA) Gimme Shelter | |
" Heartbeat" | 1995 | 15 | — | — | 54 | 21 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | Dare to Love | |
" Hurt So Good" | 9 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | |||
" By Your Side" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | |||
"Safe" [an] | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | ||
"Dark Sky" [ao] | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | Manage the Damage | ||
"Lay Down" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [ap] | — | ||
"Something to Live for" | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
" Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" | 2000 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | [aq] | — | ( OST) Queer as Folk 2 | |
"It's So Good" (also as Jimmy S) | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Home Again | |
"Come On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
" Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | 2005 | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Keys:
[a] † as Bronski Beat • ‡ as The Communards "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in the region |
Title | Year | Notes | Album |
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As featured artist | |||
"I Believe in Love" (with Arthur Baker) | 2011 |
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Merge |
"Summer Love" (by David Latour and Kato) | 2014 | non-album single(s) | |
"I Wish You Well" (with The Big Band Collective featuring also Rick Astley) | 2020 |
| |
"A Million Dreams" (with Ravi Adelekan and friends) | 2022 |
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As lead artist | |||
"Overload" | 2010 |
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(EP) Bright Thing (Deluxe) |
"The Core"/"Mountains" | 2011 |
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(EP) Momentum |
"Take Me There" (with Scratch Massive) | 2012 |
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Nuit de rêve |
"Set Alight" | 2014 |
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non-album single |
"Smalltown Boy (Reprise 2014)" [x] |
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Dance & Desire: Rarities & Videos | |
"Back to Me" |
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Homage | |
"Travesty" |
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"Learned to talk" | 2015 |
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"Some Wonder" |
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"Lights Are Shining" |
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"Strong Enough" |
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"Don't Leave Me This Way (Live)" | 2016 |
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Live and Acoustic at Stella Polaris |
"Everything Must Change" (with Sally Herbert) | 2021 |
|
non-album single |
Title | Year | Notes | Album |
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As featured artist | |||
"Communards Live"‡ | 1987 |
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non-album single |
"Why Aren't You in Love with Me?" (with Banderas) | 1991 |
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Ripe |
As lead artist | |||
"Coming" | 1993 |
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(OST) Orlando |
"Root Beer" | 2000 |
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Root Beer |
Keys: [a] ‡ as The Communards |
Title | Year | Notes | Album |
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As featured artist | |||
"Infatuation/Memories"† | 1984 |
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Hundreds & Thousands |
"Cadillac Car"† |
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"Close to the Edge"† |
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"Red Dance"† | The Age of Consent (reissue) | ||
"Crazy Maraquitta"† | ? |
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"Up And Down (Instrumental)"† | |||
"Ultra Clone (Instrumental)"† | |||
"The Other Side of the Tracks"† | |||
"The Potatoe Fields"† | 1985 |
| |
"Puit d'Amour"† | |||
"Signs (and Wonders)"† | |||
"Hard Rain"† |
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Hundreds & Thousands | |
"Breadline Britain"‡ |
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Communards (reissue) | |
" Sentimental Journey"‡ | |||
"On a Promise" (with FYC) |
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Fine Young Cannibals | |
"Annie" (Instrumental)‡ | 1986 |
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Communards (reissue) |
"Johnny Verso"‡ | |||
"Sanctified"‡ |
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"When the Walls Come Tumbling Down"‡ |
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"Never No More"‡ | |||
"Judgement Day"‡ | 1987 |
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"The Message"‡ | |||
"Czardas (Live) (Instrumental)"‡ | Heaven | ||
"That Perfect Medley"† |
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(VA) Razormaid | |
"I Just Want to Let You Know"‡ |
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Red (reissue) | |
"Scat"‡ | |||
"'77 The Great Escape"‡ |
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"I Do It All for You"‡ | |||
"C Minor (Live)"‡ |
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(VA) Giant | |
"Megamix"‡ | 1988 |
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Dance & Desire: Rarities & Videos |
" Zing Went The Strings of My Heart"‡ |
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Red (reissue) | |
"Spanish Rap"‡ | |||
" When the Boy in Your Heart Is the Boy in Your Arms"‡ | |||
"One Fine Day" (with Carmel) | 1989 |
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Set Me Free |
"Words (J+S Mix)" (by Low) | 1998 |
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owL Remix |
" I Was Born This Way" (with Craig C.) | 2006 |
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(OST) Another Gay Movie |
As lead artist | |||
"Hey Stranger!" | 1985 |
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Read My Lips (reissue) |
"Grey Skies Turning Blue" | 1987 |
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non-album song |
"Tell the World" | 1989 |
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Read My Lips (reissue) |
"Until I Get Over You" |
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"I Won't Let You See Me" | |||
"Not So God Almighty" | 1990 |
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" From This Moment On" |
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Red Hot + Blue | |
"Desire" | 1991 |
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Read My Lips (reissue) |
"Eliza" | 1992 |
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(OST) Orlando |
"The Attendant" | 1993 |
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non-album song |
"So Long Babe" | 1995 |
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(OST) Postcards from America |
"Postcards from America Suite" | |||
"Up and Away" |
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Dare to Love (reissue) | |
"Love You Forever" |
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"Been So Long" | |||
"Nothing Said, Nothing Done" |
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"Tear Fool" | 1997 |
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Manage the Damage (reissue) |
"Blame" | |||
"I Believe" | 1999 |
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"Moving On" | |||
"Child" | 2004 |
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Home Again (reissue) |
" I Will" (with Mystéfy) | 2008 |
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Spark Within |
"World of My Own" | 2009 |
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Home Again (reissue) |
"Parvana (Beautiful Butterfly)" | 2011 |
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non-album song |
"What Makes Us Wonderful" (with Salvatore Ganacci) | 2022 |
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Culturally Appropriate |
Keys: [a] † as Bronski Beat • ‡ as The Communards |
Title details | Notes |
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As featured artist | |
The First Chapter† |
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The Video Singles‡
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Stand By Me‡ |
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Live at Full House‡
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As lead artist | |
The Video Collection 1984/1990†‡
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Keys: [a] † as, with or featuring Bronski Beat • ‡ as, with or featuring The Communards |
Title | Year | Notes | Album |
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As featured artist | |||
"Smalltown Boy"† [x] | 1984 |
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The First Chapter |
"Why?"† [z] |
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"Ain't Necessarily So"† |
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"I Feel Love Medley"† | 1985 |
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"You Are My World"‡ |
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The Video Singles | |
"Suspicious Minds" |
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The Raw & the Cooked | |
"Disenchanted"‡ | 1986 |
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The Video Singles |
"Don't Leave Me This Way"‡ |
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"So Cold the Night"‡ |
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"Tomorrow"‡ | 1987 |
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The Video Collection 1984/1990 |
"Never Can Say Goodbye"‡ |
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"For a Friend"‡ | 1988 |
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"There's More to Love"‡ | |||
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" | 1989 |
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non-album video(s) |
"I Wish You Well" | 2020 |
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"Fruit" | 2022 |
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"Hideous" |
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"A Million Dreams" |
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As lead artist | |||
"The Last Infanta" | 1988 |
|
non-album video |
"Comment te dire adieu?" | 1989 |
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The Video Collection 1984/1990 |
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" |
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"Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" | 1990 |
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"To Love Somebody" |
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"From This Moment On" | (VA) Red Hot + Blue | ||
"Run from Love" | 1991 |
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Dance & Desire: Rarities & Videos |
"Gimme Shelter" | 1993 |
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(VA) Gimme Shelter: The Video |
"Heartbeat" | 1994 |
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Dance & Desire: Rarities & Videos |
"Hurt So Good" | 1995 |
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"Safe" | 1997 |
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"Dark Sky" |
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non-album video(s) | |
"Lay Down" | 1999 |
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"Something to Live for" |
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"Here I Am" | |||
"People Are Strange" | 2009 |
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Suddenly Last Summer (Collector's Edition) |
"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" |
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"Take Me There" | 2011 |
|
non-album video |
"Smalltown Boy (Reprise 2014)" [x] | 2014 |
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Dance & Desire: Rarities & Videos |
"Some Wonder | 2015 |
|
non-album video(s) |
"Everything Must Change" | 2021 |
| |
Keys: [a] † as Bronski Beat • ‡ as The Communards |
The Singles Collection 1984/1990; a compilation featuring hits by Jimmy Somerville, was released by London Records on November 12 | Jimmy Somerville's previous releases have notched up sales of more than six million units in Europe and all of his singles have made the top 30 in the UK | [He] has started writing material for a new album. Recording is expected to begin in February/March and the LP will be released near the end of next year.(p. 16)
In France, Somerville's most successful European territory(p. 10)
Music: Gary Butcher | Jimmy Somerville
#1 Safe | Jimmy Somerville
1997 – Jimmy Somerville signed | Former London Records artist Jimmy Somerville, signed to Gut last year, will also release a new single in the summer.(p. 6)
Double Platinum • Spain | Platinum • U.K. | Gold • France, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium(p. 2)
#45
#63
#52
#19
#43
#26
#114
#114
The Age Of Consent #14 | Communards #8 | Red #3 | Read My Lips #6 | The Singles Collection (1984-1990) #4 | The Very Best Of #15 | Homage #54
Jimmy Somerville – 1 873 300 (Albums: 1 019 000 / Singles: 854 300) | Communards – 1 825 500 (Albums: 1 233 000 / Singles: 592 500)
The Age Of Consent 243 900 | Communards 256 400 | Read My Lips 249 600 | The Singles Collection (1984-1990) 222 300
Album: The Age Of Consent #10 | Single: Smalltown Boy #3 | Why? #5 | It Ain't Necessarily So #31 | I Feelo Love #16
Album: Communards #15 | Red #22 | Single: Don't Leave Me This Way #5 | So Cold The Night #14 | You Are My World #59 | Tomorrow #25 | Never Can Say Goodbye #6 | For A Friend #35 | There's More To Love #34
Album: Read My Lips #29 | The Singles Collection 1984/1990 #4 | Dare To Love #79 | The Very Best Of #49 | Home Again #48 | Single: Comment te dire adieu #25 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) #22 | Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough) #57 | To Love Somebody #20 | Smalltown Boy (1991 Remix) #28 | Run From Love #98 | Heartbeat #54 | Hurt So Good #69 | Something To Live For #100 | Ain't No Mountain High Enough #88
#37
#74
Album: The age of consent #14 | Communards #18 | Red #19 | Read my lips #25 | Greatest hits #12 | SINGOLI: Smalltown boy #1 | Why? #5 | You are my world #22 | Don't leave me this way #3 | Tomorrow #14 | Do they know it's Christmas #16 | To love somebody #12 | Small town boy (remix) #22 | Heartbeat #21
Albums: The Age Of Consent #4 | Singles: Smalltown Boy #1 | Why? #6 | It Ain't Necessarily So #21 | I Feel Love #11
Albums: Communards #5 | Red #32 | Singles: Disenchanted #47 | Don't Leave Me This Way #1 | So Cold The Night #8 | You Are My World #23 | Tomorrow #31 | Never Can Say Goodbye #3
Albums: The Singles Collection 1984/1990 #6 | Singles: Comment te dire adieu #26 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) #49 | To Love Somebody #4 | Smalltown Boy (1991 Remix) #72
#21
#20
Albums: The Age Of Consent #5 | Singles: Smalltown Boy #5 | Why? #11 | It Ain't Necessarily So #21
Albums: Communards #26 | Red #29 | Singles: Don't Leave Me This Way #2 | So Cold The Night #44 | Never Can Say Goodbye #6
Albums: The Singles Collection 1984/1990 #30 | Singles: To Love Somebody #5
#14
#8
Alben: The Age Of Consent #7 | Songs: Smalltown Boy #2 | Why? #7 | I Feel Love #23
Alben: Communards #10 | Red #20 | Songs: Don't Leave Me This Way #2 | So Cold The Night #10 | Tomorrow #23 | Never Can Say Goodbye #12
Alben: The Singles Collection 1984/1990 #4 | Dare To Love #45 | Songs: To Love Somebody #11
#24
#8
#1
#23
#70
The Age Of Consent #36
Communards #90 | Red #93
Read My Lips #192
Bronski Beat was described as "the new act of the year" and their album, The Age Of Consent, will be released this month with 100,000 pre-sales(p. 3)
The Age of Consent – Platinum (100,000 units) | Smalltown Boy – Gold (50,000 units)(certified sales valid for titles released before May 2008)
The Age of Consent – Or (100 000) | Communards – Or (100 000) | Red – Double Or (200 000) | Read My Lips – Or (100 000)
The Singles Collection (1984-1990) – Platine (300 000)
The Age of Consent – Gold
The Age of Consent – Goud | Don't Leave Me This Way – Platina | Singles Collection – Goud(a manual search is required)
The Age of Consent – Platinum (15,000)
Platinum | Certified Date: 12.03.85
This act has already sold over 160,000 albums in Canada(see img. 4)
Gold/Platin für Musikprodukte / Alle Album-Produkte mit Erst-VÖ bis 24.09.1999: Album Gold – 250.000 Einheiten | Album Platin – 500.000 Einheiten(certified sales valid for titles released before 24 September 1999)
Zilver/goud/platina aantallen per 1 januari 1984: Goud: Singles – 75.000 exemplaren | Albums – 50.000 exemplaren | Albums klassiek – 15.000 exemplaren | Platina: Singles – 100.000 exemplaren | Albums – 100.000 exemplaren | Albums klassiek – 25.000 exemplaren(certified sales valid as of January 1, 1984)
Singles: Silver 200k / Gold 400k / Platinum 600k | Albums: Silver 60k / Gold 100k / Platinum 300k
Communards Communards London LONLP 18 /LONC 18(p. 31)
UK: The Communards – Platinum (300,000 copies sold) | FR: The Communards – Gold (100,000 copies sold)
The Communards – Double Platinum (200,000 copies sold)
Platinum | Certified Date: 23.01.87
Communards, The Red London LONLP 39 /LONC 39(p. 38)
Red – Gold
Platinum | Certified Date: 08.01.88
Red 336 100 | Singles Collection 84/90 371 700
Promusicae has reduced the number of shipments necessary for a record to reach gold or platinum status, with effect from Nov. 1. [...] platinum disc awards will require unit shipments of 80,000, down from 100,000
Read My Lips (p. 1) | Released November 27 (p. 2)(see both pages split for 1-2)
Gold | Certified Date: 30.11.89
from the forthcoming album "Dare To Love" released June 12th(p. 27)
Dare to Love #36
Country/Date | GB 1999-06-14
CMJ TOP 200 #191(p. 15)
Radio 200 ADDS #9(p. 20)
Country/Date | GB 2004-11-08
Son neuvième album studio, « Suddenly Last Summer », sera disponible à partir du 18 mai uniquement en téléchargement.
Country/Date | XE/GB 2015-03-06
#60
#41
Homage #25
a remix album (with one additional new track) has just been released on Forbidden Fruit/London entitled Hundreds And Thousands.(p. 21)
Bronski Beat Hundreds and Thousands Forbidden Fruit/London BITLP 2/BITMC 2(p. 21)
Silver | Certified Date: 29.10.85
Why? #27 | The Age Of Consent (all cuts) #20 | Smalltown Boy #1 | Hundreds And Thousands (EP) #18
Don't Leave Me This Way #1 | So Cold The Night (Remix) #25 | Never Can Say Goodbye #2
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) #34 | Heartbeat #1 | Safe #39
#23
#28
Release Date | Aug 08, 2000
Released April 29, 2016
#19
2006 3 Jimmy Somerville: Up Close and Personal "Evolve" Concert [...] Hamer Hall, Thur 2 | 2006 8 'Around the world with 80 Gays' Concert, Prahran Town Hall [...] July 1 & 2, 2006 | 2007 3 Midsumma Carnival Performance to launch Evolution and Feelin' Groovy CDs
Content includes: Live audio tracks from the show. Exclusive artist images, biographies and links. Information about Mencap, its aims and its work.
Thursday, 13 May 2010 – 7:00PM
the one-off concert 'Our Friends Acoustic' in aid of Mencap, on the 13th May at the Indigo2 London
the night really came to life when Jimmy Somerville turned the venue into a big gay disco with the four songs you'd want to hear from him. In case you were wondering what those would be, they're You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real), Why?, Don't Leave Me This Way and the highlight of the whole evening, a wildly emotional Smalltown Boy with Jimmy accompanied solely by the pianist.
Concert Live enable fans all over the world to relive the experience with instant audio recordings of live gigs available within minutes of the last note being played.
Tour date: 17 August 2014
Released July 29, 2016
#127
Release Date | October 1993
HLN_18 Het beste van the communards | 24-02-2005
53
62
51
Release Date | March 21, 2006
Country/Date | GB 2012-10-29
The Singles Collection 1984/1990 – Gold
The Singles Collection – Platin | The Singles Collection – Gold
Release Date | August 1, 1996
Release Date | September 3, 1987(However, the title refers to a music download, at that time the digital transfer service was not yet established. It is therefore to assumed that the published date relates to the original release.)
UK #48 | BRA #17 | GER #50 | ITA #40 | ESP #43 | FRA #41
Gold | Certified Date: 30.12.16
the Very Best Of (2006) 17 800
Release Date | April 2, 2002
Release Date | June 15, 2009
FOR A FRIEND – THE BEST OF ... (Music Club Deluxe/MCI)" #160
#14
Country/Date | GB 2014-11-17
#32
released December 12, 2010
released June 24, 2011
Released 28/05/2012 on Jess E Musique Ltd.
released October 3, 2012
#15
#9
#42
#62
#54
#30
#76
#62
Smalltown Boy #8 | Why? #8 | I Feel Love #28
You Are My World #16 | Don't Leave Me This Way #6 | So Cold The Night #17 | Tomorrow #32 | Never Can Say Goodbye #9
Comment te dire adieu #3 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) #7 | Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough) #29 | To Love Somebody #15 | Run From Love #27 | Can't Take My Eyes Off You #46
#6
#17
Smalltown Boy #48
Don't Leave Me This Way #40 | Never Can Say Goodbye #51
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) #87
Smalltown Boy | Bronski Beat | WM Germany | WMI | 1994/12/01 | Oro | 44/2019(p. 67)
Platinum | Certified Date: 08.07.22
Silver| Certified Date: 01.11.84
Silver | Certified Date: 01.05.85
You Are My World" (250 000) | "Don't Leave Me This Way" (250 000) | "Never Can Say Goodbye" (250 000) | "Comment Te Dire Adieu (200 000)
Don't Leave Me This Way – Gold (500,000 copies sold)
Silver | Certified Date: 01.09.86
GOLD SINGLES (25.000 copies sold): Communards – The Multimix
Silver | Certified Date: 01.12.87
#82
Platinum | Certified Date: 01.04.90
Fruit" SPA #30 | "Hideous" SPA #98 / FRA #40
#122
#146
#214
Dark Sky #43(p. 23)
#116(p. 9)
Club Chart Top 40: #32 | Pop Top 20: #8(p. 19)
#23
Why" / "Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Almighty)" #117
117(p. 9)
David Latour & Kato: Summer Love #27
David Latour & Kato: Summer Love #45
#15
Release Date 2011-06-13
The First Chapter, a four-track Bronski Beat video compilation, has been rush-released by PolyGram(p. 16)
The First Chapter #3(p. 29)
Communards Videosingles 041 461 2 (VHS) • 041 461 4 (Beta)(p. 7)
The Videosingles #18(p. 24)
Release date: 16 June 1988
CD • Cassette • LP and Video(p. 7)
The Videos 84/90 #21 (#17)(p. 21)
Communards: Don't Leave Me This Way | PolyGram Music Video 080 478 2 | 5(p. 56)
Director: Kevin Godley | Release date: December 1989 (UK)
Fourteen performers on the record have made music videos that will be shown on an ABC special, Red, Hot and Blue, on Dec. 1. The program will also be released as a home video next spring.
Director: Steve McLean | Release date: 1989 (UK)
Russell Young of One World Productions recently completed a series of videos in England. The new 'Jimmy Somerville' release for London Records "Hurts So Good", was shot on location by Ivon Bartos.
Director: Bart Fisher | Release date: April 15, 2004 (USA)
DVD: Where Have all The Flowers Gone? | Directed by Bart Fisher.(see img. 9)