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Following a successful Edinburgh run in 1986, Morris then decamped to chart success with The Communards. Morris found fame initially with the Communards, [2] who are best known for their hit "Don't Leave Me This Way". [1] Morris featured prominently on many Communards tracks, her low and deep vocal range contrasting with Jimmy Somerville's ...
Don't Leave Me This Way" is a song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert. It was originally released in 1975 by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass , an act signed to Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label.
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".
A photo of the duo appears on the back, while the inner sleeve features small photos of Coles, Somerville and Sarah Jane Morris, alongside the album credits and full lyrics for all the songs. Two songs had dedications in the sleevenotes: "Don't Leave Me This Way" was dedicated to the GLC , and "Reprise" to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher .
Communards: 1986 "Disenchanted" 29 — — — — 20 47 — — "Don't Leave Me This Way" (with Sarah Jane Morris) 1 2 1 6 5 1 1 2 2 BPI: Platinum [28] SNEP: Silver [27] "So Cold the Night" 8 90 7 17 14 4 8 44 10 1987 "You Are My World '87" (remix) 21 — 31 — 59 7 23 — — "Tomorrow" 23 99 31 32 25 4 31 — 23 Red "Never Can Say Goodbye ...
"Don't Leave Me This Way" The Communards. Featuring Sarah Jane Morris; Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (1975) Thelma Houston (1976) 9. "La Dolorosa" The Communards Richard Coles, Somerville 10. "Disenchanted" The Communards Coles, Somerville 11. "So Cold the Night" The Communards Coles, Somerville 12. "You ...
Somerville left Bronski Beat, and in 1985 he and Coles formed the Communards, [8] [4] who were together for just over three years and had three UK top 10 hits, including the biggest-selling single of 1986, a version of "Don't Leave Me This Way", which was at number one for four weeks. [9] The band split in 1988, and Somerville went solo.
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.