After huge worldwide success with Bronski Beat and The Communards, Jimmy Somerville went solo, issuing “Read My Lips” in 1989. It features two more huge hits in Jimmy’s version of Sylvester’s “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” and the Bee Gees’ “To Love Somebody”.
This slip-cased 2 CD edition features as many of the very rare non-album single sides and remixes as can be fitted be on, selected by Jimmy Somerville expert Heiko Bollman. Many tracks appear on CD for the first time.
The booklet contains the lyrics, photos, singles sleeves, and a 2000 word note based on a brand new interview with Jimmy.
READ MY LIPS
CD 1
1 Comment Te Dire Adieu
2 You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
3 Perfect Day
4 Heaven Here On Earth (With Your Love)
5 Don’t Know What To Do (Without You)
6 Comment Te Dire Adieu [June et Jim présentent Madame Tata Mix]
7 Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)
8 My Heart Is In Your Hands
9 Control
10 And You Never Thought This Could Happen To You
11 Rain
bonus tracks
12 Run From Love
13 To Love Somebody [The Definitive Mix]
14 Comment Te Dire Adieu [Kevin Saunderson Mix] (Part 1)
15 Smalltown Boy [1991 remix]
CD 2
1 To Love Somebody [Dub Mix]
2 Comment Te Dire Adieu [Kevin Saunderson Mix] (Part 2)
3 Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough) [JZJ remix]
4 Tell The World
5 Not So God Almighty
6 Rain [Pascal Gabriel remix]
7 To Love Somebody [instrumental]
8 Run From Love [extended]
9 Desire
10 Stranger
11 Why [Pascal Gabriel remix] Bronski Beat
12 Read My Lips [JZJ remix dub]
13 To Love Somebody [Unplugged live]
Jimmy’s second solo album “Dare To Love” was released in 1995 and contains more big hits with “Hurt So Good” and “Heartbeat”.
This slip-cased 2 CD edition features as many of the very rare non-album single sides and remixes as can be fitted be on, selected by Jimmy Somerville expert Heiko Bollman. Many tracks appear on CD for the first time.
The booklet contains the lyrics, photos, singles sleeves, and a 2000 word note based on a brand new interview with Jimmy.
DARE TO LOVE
CD 1
1 Heartbeat
2 Hurts So Good
3 Cry
4 Lovething
5 By Your Side
6 Dare To Love
7 Someday We’ll Be Together
8 Alright
9 Too Much Of A Good Thing
10 A Dream Gone Wrong
11 Come Lately
12 Safe In These Arms
13 Because Of Him
bonus tracks
14 Heartbeat [E-Smoove 12” Mix]
15 Hurts So Good [12” Beatmasters Lovers Mix]
16 By Your Side [The Shining Mix]
CD 2
1 Heartbeat [Mars Plastic Mix]
2 Hurts So Good [12” Steely & Clevie Dub]
3 Safe [Get Far Mix]
4 Been So Long
5 Nothing Said, Nothing Done
6 Up And Away
7 By Your Side [Miss You Like Crazy Mix]
8 Cry [BBC unplugged live]
9 Love You Forever
10 Heartbeat [Armand’s Cardiac Mix]
11 Hurts So Good [12” Sly & Robbie Dub Mix]
12 Safe [DJ Dovski extended mix]