The Very Best Of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat & The Communards (Collector's Edition) (collector's edition)

~ Release by Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat & The Communards (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Copyright:
℗ 2002 London Records Ltd
© 2002 London Records Ltd

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-01 16:32 UTC.

Tracklist

| |
1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Smalltown Boy
recording engineer:
Pete Griffiths (UK studio technician, programmer & producer)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
recording of:
Smalltown Boy
writer:
Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bronski Music Ltd., Bucks Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Fujipacific Music, Inc., The Copyright Collective, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Gotcha! (1985 film soundtrack)
Bronski Beat3.655:01
2Don’t Leave Me This Way
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
vocals:
Sarah Jane Morris
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Communards3.44:33
3Ain’t Necessarily So
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
Bronski Beat4:08
4Never Can Say Goodbye
additional producer and additional mixer:
Shep Pettibone
producer:
Stephen Hague
mixer:
Steve Peck (producer and engineer)
mixed for:
Master Mix Productions Ltd.
cover recording of:
Never Can Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Clifton Davis (musical theatre actor, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Portable Music Co., Inc.
The Communards34:28
5You Are My World
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
recording of:
You Are My World
writer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Rocket Music Ltd. (publisher)
The Communards34:31
6There’s More to Love (Than Boy Meets Girl)
producer:
Stephen Hague
recording of:
There’s More to Love Than Boy Meets Girl
writer and composer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Mistramark Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
The Communards43:51
7Why?
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
recording of:
Why?
composer:
Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
Bronski Beat3.253:58
8You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
producer:
Stephen Hague
cover recording of:
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
writer:
Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter) and James Wirrick
Jimmy Somerville3.53:58
9Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)
additional producer and additional mixer:
Stephen Hague
producer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter)
recording of:
Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Somerville
Jimmy Somerville54:49
10Hurt so Good (Radio Edit)
engineer:
Mike “Spike” Drake and Stephen Hague
producer:
Stephen Hague
cover recording of:
It Hurts So Good
lyricist and composer:
Phillip Mitchell
Jimmy Somerville3:52
11Comment te dire adieu
engineer:
Stephen W. Tayler (UK engineer)
producer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter)
mixer:
Avril MacKintosh (producer/engineer)
strings:
David Emanuel (violinist), Wilfred Gibson (UK violinist) and Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
trumpet:
Luke Tunney
turntable:
DJ D-Zire
vocals:
June Miles-Kingston (singer / drummer) and Jimmy Somerville
guest performer:
June Miles-Kingston (singer / drummer)
arranger:
Luke Tunney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FFRR Records Ltd. (company name, NOT a label!) (from 1989 to present)
cover recording of:
Comment te dire adieu ?
lyricist:
Serge Gainsbourg
composer:
Arnold Goland and Jack Gold
publisher:
CBS U Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (from 1968 to present)
translated version of:
It Hurts to Say Goodbye
Jimmy Somerville with June Miles Kingston23:38
12To Love Somebody
producer:
Stephen Hague
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FFRR Records Ltd. (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1990)
cover recording of:
To Love Somebody
written in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
writer:
Barry Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
part of:
50/50
Jimmy Somerville14:17
13For a Friend
producer:
Stephen Hague
recording of:
For a Friend
writer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
dedicated to:
Mark Ashton (British gay rights activist)
The Communards54:38
14I Feel Love / Johnny Remember Me
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
performer:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
medley including a cover recording of:
I Feel Love
lyricist:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
composer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
arranger:
Thor Baldursson
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Rick’s Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
cover recording of:
I Feel Love
lyricist:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer)
composer:
Pete Bellotte (English lyricist and producer), Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer (soul/disco diva)
arranger:
Thor Baldursson
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Rick’s Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc., Sweet Summer Night Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
medley including a cover recording of:
Johnny Remember Me
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Goddard (1960s UK musician & songwriter)
cover recording of:
Johnny Remember Me
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Goddard (1960s UK musician & songwriter)
Bronski Beat & Marc Almond5:48
15So Cold the Night
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
recording of:
So Cold the Night
writer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
publisher:
Mistramark Ltd., Rocket Music Ltd. (publisher), Rownmark Ltd. (publisher) and William A. Bong Ltd.
The Communards24:41
16Tomorrow
producer:
Stephen Hague
recording of:
Tomorrow
writer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
The Communards44:49
17Disenchanted
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
recording of:
Disenchanted
writer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
The Communards54:09
2▼Digital Media: Limited Edition Bonus Remixes
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Smalltown Boy (12″ version)
recording engineer:
Pete Griffiths (UK studio technician, programmer & producer)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Garden Studio (John Foxx's studio in London) in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Maison Rouge in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Smalltown Boy
writer:
Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bronski Music Ltd., Bucks Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Fujipacific Music, Inc., The Copyright Collective, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Gotcha! (1985 film soundtrack)
Bronski Beat58:59
2You Are My World (12″ remix)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
recording of:
You Are My World
writer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Rocket Music Ltd. (publisher)
The Communards8:05
3Don’t Leave Me This Way / Sanctify (Gotham City mix)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Sanctified
composer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
The Communards11:08
4There’s More to Love (Than Boy Meets Girl) (12″ remix)
producer:
Stephen Hague
recording of:
There’s More to Love Than Boy Meets Girl
writer and composer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (France) (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint BMG (2008–present)), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Mistramark Ltd. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
The Communards7:44
5Why? (12″ version)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
remix of:
Why? by Bronski Beat
recording of:
Why?
composer:
Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
Bronski Beat7:48
6Tomorrow (extended 12″ remix)
producer:
Stephen Hague
recording of:
Tomorrow
writer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
The Communards7:17
7Comment te dire adieu (12″ remix)
producer:
Pascal Gabriel (Belgian-born, UK based producer, musician, songwriter)
cover recording of:
Comment te dire adieu ?
lyricist:
Serge Gainsbourg
composer:
Arnold Goland and Jack Gold
publisher:
CBS U Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (from 1968 to present)
translated version of:
It Hurts to Say Goodbye
Jimmy Somerville with June Miles Kingston7:18
8Disenchanted (12″ remix)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
recording of:
Disenchanted
writer:
Richard Coles (British radio presenter, priest and ex member of Communards) and Jimmy Somerville
The Communards6:09
9You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (William Orbit remix)
producer:
Stephen Hague
cover recording of:
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
writer:
Sylvester (US disco and soul singer-songwriter) and James Wirrick
Jimmy Somerville7:29
10Never Can Say Goodbye (Shep Pettibone extended remix)
additional producer:
Shep Pettibone
producer:
Stephen Hague
mixer:
Steve Peck (producer and engineer)
remixer:
Shep Pettibone
cover recording of:
Never Can Say Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Clifton Davis (musical theatre actor, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Portable Music Co., Inc.
The Communards7:49