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

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

Greatest hits album by Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards
Released	10 September 2001
Recorded	1984–1995
Genre	Synthpop, hi-NRG, dance
Length	74:54
Label	London Records
Producer	Various

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The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards is a compilation album covering Jimmy Somerville's career in Bronski Beat, The Communards and as a solo artist. It was released in 2001.

Although Bronski Beat had two hits after Sommerville's departure, they are not included on the compilation as it is intended as a retrospective of Somerville's career. The compilation reached number 29 in the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

"Smalltown Boy" – Bronski Beat from The Age of Consent
"Don't Leave Me This Way" – The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris from Communards
"Why?" – Bronski Beat from The Age of Consent
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" – Jimmy Somerville from Read My Lips
"Disenchanted" – The Communards from Communards
"Never Can Say Goodbye" – The Communards from Red
"So Cold the Night" – The Communards from Communards
"To Love Somebody" – Jimmy Somerville from The Singles Collection 1984/1990
"There's More to Love (Than Boy Meets Girl)" – The Communards from Red
"Comment Te Dire Adieu" – Jimmy Somerville featuring June Miles-Kingston from Read My Lips
"You Are My World" – The Communards from Communards
"I Feel Love/Johnny Remember Me" – Bronski Beat with Marc Almond from Hundreds & Thousands
"Tomorrow" – The Communards from Red
"Hurt So Good" – Jimmy Somerville from Dare to Love
"Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" – Jimmy Somerville from Read My Lips
"For a Friend" – The Communards from Red
"It Ain't Necessarily So" – Bronski Beat from The Age of Consent

Personnel

Marc Almond - primary artist
Pete Bellotte - composer
Bronski Beat - primary artist
Steve Bronski - composer
The Communards - primary artist
Clifton Davis - composer
Barry Gibb - composer
Robin Gibb - composer
Arnold Goland - composer
June Miles-Kingston - primary artist
Jimmy Somerville - composer, primary artist
Larry Steinbachek - composer
Dip Warrick - composer

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Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[3]	29

Chart (2002)	Peak position
German Albums Chart^[4]	49

References

Jimmy Somerville

Studio albums

Bronski Beat	The Age of Consent (1984) Rainbow Nation (1995)

The Communards	Communards (1986) Red (1987)

Read My Lips (1989) Dare to Love (1995) Manage the Damage (1999) Home Again (2004) Suddenly Last Summer (2009) Homage (2015)

Remix albums

Bronski Beat	Hundreds & Thousands (1985)

Root Beer (2000)

Live albums

The Communards	Storm Paris (1988)

Compilations

The Communards	Heaven (1993) Het Beste Van The Communards (2005) The Platinum Collection (2006)

Best (1989) The Singles Collection 1984/1990 (1990) Master Series (1991) The Very Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards (2001) The Essentials (2002) For a Friend: The Best of Bronski Beat, The Communards & Jimmy Somerville (2009) Dance & Desire: Rarities & Videos (2014)

Other albums

Fine Young Cannibals (1985)
(VA) Red Hot + Blue (1990)
(OST) Orlando (1993)
Plagiarism (1997)
Another Gay Soundtrack (2006)
Clubland 10 (2006)

Extended plays

Bright Thing (2010)
Momentum (2011)

Singles

Bronski Beat	"Smalltown Boy" (1984) "Why?" (1984) "It Ain't Necessarily So" (1984) "I Feel Love" with Marc Almond (1985) "Run from Love" (1985) "Smalltown Boy ('94 Remix)" (1994) "Why? (1995 Remix)" (1995)

The Communards	"You Are My World" (1985) "Disenchanted" (1986) "Don't Leave Me This Way" (1986) "So Cold The Night" (1986) "You Are My World ('87 Remix)" (1987) "Tomorrow" (1987) "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1987) "For a Friend" (1988) "There's More to Love" (1988)

"Suspicious Minds" with Fine Young Cannibals (1986) "The Last Infanta" with Uno (1988) "Comment te dire adieu" with June Miles-Kingston (1989) "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (1990) "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" (1990) "To Love Somebody" (1990) "Smalltown Boy ('91 Remix)" (1991) "Run from Love ('91 Remix)" with Claudia Brücken "Coming" (1993) "Gimme Shelter" with Voice of the Beehive (1993) "Heartbeat" (1995) "Hurt So Good" (1995) "By Your Side" (1995) "Star" with The Weather Girls (1996) "Safe" (1997) "Dark Sky" (1997) "The Number One Song in Heaven" with Sparks (1997) "Something to Live for" (1999) "Lay Down" (1999) "Why? (Almighty Mix)" (2000) "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (2001) "It's So Good" (2004) "Come On" (2004) "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (2004) "You & Me" with Blue Ray (2007) "I Believe in Love (Remix)" with Arthur Baker (2011)

Other songs	"Love to Love You Baby" (1985) "Johnny Remember Me" (1985} "Lover Man" (1986) "Do They Know It's Christmas?" with Band Aid II (1989) "From This Moment On" (1990) "Someday We'll Be Together" (1995) "But Not Tonight" (2004) "I Was Born This Way" (2006) "Tell Me Why" (2006)

Video albums

Bronski Beat	The First Chapter (1985)

The Communards	The Video Singles (1986) Live at Full House Rock Show (2006)

The Video Collection 1984/1990 (1990)

Filmography

Ahí Te Quiero Ver (TV series) (1987)
Looking for Langston (1989)
Orlando (1992)
Lexx: "Girltown" (TV series) (2000)

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