- Jimmy Somerville( James William Somerville )【 99 songs in total 】
- James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He sang in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a solo career. He is known in particular for his falsetto singing voice.
Career
In 1983, Somerville co-founded the synthpop group Bronski Beat, which proceeded to have several hits in the British charts. Their biggest hit was 'Smalltown Boy' which reached No. 3 in the UK charts. In the music video Somerville played the song's titular character who leaves his hostile hometown for the friendlier city. This was a reflection of Somerville's own experience when he came to London in about 1980, and was able to enjoy the gay scene and also attend the London Gay Teenage Group.
Somerville left Bronski Beat in 1985 and formed The Communards with classically trained pianist Richard Coles (now a Church of England vicar and broadcaster). They had several hits, including a cover version of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' 'Don't Leave Me This Way,' which spent four weeks at No. 1 in the UK charts and became the biggest-selling single of 1986 in the UK. He also sang backing vocals on the Fine Young Cannibals' version of 'Suspicious Minds', which was a UK Top 10 hit.
The Communards split in 1988 and Somerville began a solo career the following year. He released his debut solo album Read My Lips in November 1989, which contained three UK Top 30 hits, including a hit cover of Sylvester's hi-NRG classic 'You Make Me Feel' and a cover of 'Comment te dire adieu?', a duet with June Miles-Kingston, which reached number 14 in the UK Singles chart. He also sang on the second Band Aid project at the end of 1989.
In November 1990, Somerville's 'greatest hits' album The Singles Collection 1984–1990 (which featured his hits with Bronski Beat and The Communards in addition to his own material) was released and reached number 4 on the UK Album Chart. It included a cover of the Bee Gees' hit song 'To Love Somebody', which also reached the UK Top 10. Also in 1990, Somerville contributed the song 'From This Moment On' to the Cole Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue produced by the Red Hot Organization, the proceeds from which benefited AIDS research.
In 1991 Somerville provided backing vocals to a track called 'Why Aren't You in Love With Me?' from the album 'Ripe' by Communards offshoot band Banderas. The Banderas duo, Caroline Buckley and Sally Herbert, had previously been part of Somerville's backing band. After this, he disappeared from the limelight for several years. He returned in 1995 with the album Dare to Love, which included 'Heartbeat' (a UK Top 30 hit and a No. 1 hit on the US dance chart), 'Hurts So Good' and 'By Your Side', though commercial success was now beginning to elude him and his contract with London Records to which he had been signed for over a decade came to an end.
A new single, 'Dark Sky', was released in 1997 and peaked at No. 66 in the UK. His third album, entitled Manage The Damage, was released in 1999 via Gut Records, though failed to chart. A companion remix album, Root Beer, came out in 2000. His dance-orientated fourth solo album, Home Again, was released in 2004, though again failed to chart.
May 2009 saw the release of Somerville's Suddenly Last Summer album, which contained acoustic interpretations of other people's songs. The album was initially only available as a digital download but in May 2010 was made available in a limited edition (3,000 copies) CD/DVD in the UK. In late 2010, Somerville released a dance EP called Bright Thing.
Jimmy Somerville has also had an acting career, appearing in Sally Potter's 1992 film of Virginia Woolf's Orlando, in Isaac Julien's 1989 Looking for Langston, and in an episode of the cult science fiction television series Lexx ('Girltown').[citation needed]
2010's EP Bright Thing was the first of a series of three, with Somerville releasing Momentum in 2011 and Solent in 2012, with long term collaborator John Winfield.
September 2014 saw the release of new single 'Back to Me' followed by 'Travesty', both from Somerville's new disco-inspired album 'Homage'. The emphasis on the recording of the new album has been on achieving the musical authenticity of original disco which Somerville grew up listening to. He stated 'I've finally made the disco album I always wanted to and never thought I could'.
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A Dream Gone Wrong
Butcher Gary Frederick, Somerville James William
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Ain't Necessarily So
1990
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3
Alright
Gary Butcher, Jimmy Somerville
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4
Back to Me (Extended Version)
2016
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5
Back to Me (Live)
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6
Back to Me
2015
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7
Because of Him
Gary Butcher, Jimmy Somerville
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8
Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair
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9
Black Is The Colour Of My True Love(Provided)
2009
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10
Bright Thing
2015
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11
But Not Tonight
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12
By Your Side
Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard, Thomas Watkins
2009
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13
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You (Almighty Definitive mix)
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14
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
B Crewe, B Gaudio
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15
Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Almighty Pop'd Up club mix)
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16
Come Lately (Live)
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17
Come Lately
Gary Butcher, Jimmy Somerville
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18
Coming
1993
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19
Comment Te Dire Adieu
1990
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20
Control
Jimmy Somerville
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21
Cry
Gary Butcher, Jimmy Somerville
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22
Dare to Love
Gary Butcher, Jimmy Somerville
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23
Dark Sky (J&S 12' (Peg's Study Mix))
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24
Dark Sky
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25
Disenchanted
1990
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26
Don't Leave Me This Way - With Communards [feat. Sarah Jane Morris]
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27
Don't Leave Me This Way
1990
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28
Eve
Sally Herbert, Jimmy Somerville
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29
For a Friend (Live)
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30
For A Friend
1990
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31
Freak
2015
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32
Girl Falling Down
Herbert Sally (gb), Somerville Jimmy
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33
Hangin On The Telephone(Provided)
2009
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34
Heartbeat (radio edit)
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35
Heartbeat
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36
Here I Am
Hildebrandt Winhauer Herbert
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37
Hurt So Good (Beatmasters radio edit)
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38
Hurt So Good
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39
Hush(Provided)
2009
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40
I Feel Love (Johnny Remember Me)
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I Feel Love
1990
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42
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
2009
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43
I Will Always Be Around
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44
It's Love(Provided)
2009
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45
Lay Down (Sounds of Live Remix)
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46
Lay Down
Serge Gainsbourg, Sally Herbert, Jimmy Somerville
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47
Learned to Talk
2015
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48
Lights Are Shining (Radio Remix)
2016
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49
Lights Are Shining
2015
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50
Love thing
Gary Butcher, Jimmy Somerville
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51
Motherless Child (Andrew Worboys Remix)(Provided)
2009
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52
Motherless Child (Live)(Provided)
2009
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53
My Heart Belongs To Daddy(Provided)
2009
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54
My Life
Sally Herbert, Jimmy Somerville
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55
Never Can Say Goodbye
Clifton Davis
1990
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56
Overload (Extended Version)
2016
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57
Overload
2015
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58
People Are Strange(Provided)
2009
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59
Perfect Day
Jimmy Somerville
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60
Rain(Provided)
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61
Read My Lips
1990
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62
Rolling
Sally Herbert, Jimmy Somerville
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63
Run From Love
1990
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64
Safe (Todd Terry 7')
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65
Safe in these Arms
Gary Butcher, Jimmy Somerville
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66
Small Town Boy
1990
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67
Smalltown Boy (Live)
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68
So Cold The Night
1990
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69
Some Wonder (Extended Version)
2016
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70
Some Wonder (Live)
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71
Some Wonder
2015
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72
Someday Soon
Sally Herbert, Jimmy Somerville
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73
Something to Live For (Sounds of Life remix)
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74
Something To Live For
Sally Herbert, Jimmy Somerville
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75
Stone
Sally Herbert, James Somerville
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76
Strong Enough (John Winfield Remix)
2016
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77
Strong Enough
2015
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78
Sweet Unknown(Provided)
2009
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79
Taken Away
2015
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80
The Core
2015
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81
There's More To Love Than Boy Meets Girl
1990
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82
This Hand
2015
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83
This Must Be Love
Sally Herbert, Jimmy Somerville
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84
To Love Somebody (Live)
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85
To Love Somebody
1990
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86
Tomorrow
1990
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87
Too Much of a Good Thing
Steven Hague, Jules Shear
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88
Travesty (Extended Version)
2016
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89
Travesty
2015
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90
Walking After Midnight(Provided)
2009
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91
Was That All It Was(Provided)
2009
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92
Where Have All The Flowers Gone(Provided)
2009
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93
Why (Almighty 12' Essential Mix)
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94
Why (Almighty 2000 mix)
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95
Why (Almighty essential radio edit)
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96
Why ?
1990
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97
You Are My World
Richard Coles, Jimmy Somerville
1990
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98
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Live)
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99
You Make Me Feel(Mighty Real)
1990