The Singles Collection 1984/1990

The Singles Collection 1984/1990 is a compilation album covering Scottish pop singer Jimmy Somerville's career in the bands Bronski Beat, The Communards and as a solo artist. It was released in 1990.

The Singles Collection 1984/1990
Greatest hits album by Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards
Released	12 November 1990
Genre	Synthpop Hi-NRG dance
Label	London
Producer	Mike Thorne Stephen Hague Pascal Gabriel
Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat and The Communards chronology
Read My Lips (1989) The Singles Collection 1984/1990 (1990) Dare to Love (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Content

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. It also includes all eight singles released by The Communards, from 1985 to 1988,[4] plus Somerville's first three singles under his own name (including one duet) from 1989 up to the time of the album's release.[5] The album also contains two new songs—a cover of the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody", which was released as a single to promote the album, reaching number eight in the UK Singles Chart[5]—and a re-recording of "Run from Love", a track originally included on the 1985 Bronski Beat remix album, Hundreds & Thousands; the new version of the song was later remixed for release as a single in 1991, reaching number 52 in the UK.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From album	Length
1.	"Smalltown Boy" (Bronski Beat)	Jimmy Somerville Larry Steinbachek Steve Bronski	The Age of Consent	5:01
2.	"Don't Leave Me This Way" (The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris)	Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff Cary Gilbert	Communards	4:33
3.	"It Ain't Necessarily So" (Bronski Beat)	George Gershwin Ira Gershwin	The Age of Consent	4:08
4.	"To Love Somebody" (Jimmy Somerville)	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb	new song	4:19
5.	"Comment te dire adieu" (Jimmy Somerville featuring June Miles-Kingston)	Jack Gold Arnold Goland Serge Gainsbourg	Read My Lips	3:37
6.	"Run from Love" (Bronski Beat featuring Claudia Brücken)	Somerville Steinbachek Bronski	Hundreds & Thousands	4:39
7.	"Never Can Say Goodbye" (The Communards)	Clifton Davis	Red	4:28
8.	"Why?" (Bronski Beat)	Somerville Steinbachek Bronski	The Age of Consent	3:57
9.	"You Are My World" (The Communards)	Somerville Richard Coles	Communards	4:31
10.	"For a Friend" (The Communards)	Somerville Coles	Red	4:38
11.	"I Feel Love/Johnny Remember Me" (Bronski Beat with Marc Almond)	Giorgio Moroder Pete Bellotte Donna Summer Geoff Goddard	Hundreds & Thousands	5:48
12.	"There's More to Love (Than Boy Meets Girl)" (The Communards)	Somerville Coles	Red	3:53
13.	"So Cold the Night" (The Communards)	Somerville Coles	Communards	4:41
14.	"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (Jimmy Somerville)	Sylvester James Dip Warrick	Read My Lips	3:58
15.	"Tomorrow" (The Communards)	Somerville Coles	Red	4:50
16.	"Disenchanted" (The Communards)	Somerville Coles	Communards	4:11
17.	"Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" (Jimmy Somerville)	Somerville	Read My Lips	4:51

Production

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

• Tracks 1–3, 8, 9, 11, 13 & 16 produced by Mike Thorne
• Tracks 4, 7, 10, 12, 14 & 15 produced by Stephen Hague
• Tracks 5 & 6 produced by Pascal Gabriel
• Track 17 produced by Pascal Gabriel; additional production and mix by Stephen Hague
• Photography by Paul Cox
• Sleeve design by Peter Barrett and Andrew Biscomb

Charts

Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart[7]	10
Dutch Albums Chart[8]	6
French Albums Chart	4
German Albums Chart[9]	4
Italian Albums Chart[10]	12
New Zealand Albums Chart	30
Swiss Albums Chart[11]	4
UK Albums Chart[5]	4

References

1. "The Singles Collection 1984-1990 - Jimmy Somerville - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
2. "Bronski Beat | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
3. "BRONSKI BEAT - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
4. "COMMUNARDS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
5. "JIMMY SOMERVILLE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
6. The Singles Collection 1984/1990 (liner notes). Jimmy Somerville. London. 1990.CS1 maint: others (link)
7. "Discographie Bronski Beat - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at.
8. "Discografie Bronski Beat - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl.
9. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de.
10. "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1991". www.hitparadeitalia.it.
11. "Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.

External links

• The Singles Collection 1984/1990 at Discogs