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James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) [1] is a Scottish singer who rose to prominence in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards. With Bronski Beat, Somerville achieved commercial success with the 1984 single " Smalltown Boy " which reached the top spot in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the US Hot Dance ...
Richard Keith Robert Coles FRSA FKC (born 26 March 1962) [1] is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest. He first came to prominence as the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band the Communards.
Hundreds & Thousands is a remix album by Bronski Beat released in 1985.. The compilation was assembled after lead singer Jimmy Somerville's departure from the band, combining tracks from what would have been the next single ("Run From Love"/"Hard Rain") with new remixes of four tracks from The Age of Consent.
The Communards were a British synth-pop duo formed in London in 1985. [6] They consisted of Scottish singer Jimmy Somerville and English musician Richard Coles.They are best known for their versions of "Don't Leave Me This Way", originally by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass, and of the Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye".
The song is an emotional ballad and was written in the memory of Mark Ashton, [2] a friend of Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles. [3] Mark Hooper of The Rough Guide to Rock writes that this cut may be Somerville's "most impassioned moment". [2] "For a Friend" reached number 28 on the British charts. [4]
Dare to Love is the 1995 second solo album by Jimmy Somerville, former lead singer of the synthpop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards. Track listing. CD1
Jimmy Somerville Somerville 7. "Heartbeat" Jimmy Somerville Matt Rowe, Somerville, Richard Stannard: 8. "By Your Side" Jimmy Somerville Rowe, Somerville, Stannard 9. "Safe" (Todd Terry Short Session) Jimmy Somerville Gary Butcher, Somerville 10. "To Love Somebody" Jimmy Somerville Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb: Bee Gees: 11. "Lay Down" Jimmy Somerville
David Giles, reviewer for Music Week magazine, deemed "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" was "a better bet for a single" than "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", adding that the song has "lots of airy keyboard sounds drifting around and generally detracting from the dynamic Hi-NRG pulse of the original", but concluded that he has "still hit material though". [2]