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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.
Morris featured prominently on many Communards tracks, her low and deep vocal range contrasting with Jimmy Somerville's falsetto. She has also recorded as a solo artist, releasing albums since 1989. These have enjoyed most popularity in Italy and Greece. [3]
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".
Larry Steinbachek (6 May 1960 – 7 December 2016) was an English-singer songwriter, director and composer [1] best known for his time as part of Bronski Beat with Jimmy Somerville and Steve Bronski. Early life
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]
Steven William Forrest (7 February 1960 – 7 December 2021) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, best known for his time as a member of synth-pop band Bronski Beat, with Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek. [2] [3]
Manage the Damage is the third solo album by pop singer Jimmy Somerville and his first release following his departure from London Records. It was released on 14 June 1999 in the UK [1] and 11 January 2000 in the US. [2]