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Jimmy Somerville
James William Somerville is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland 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 peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, topped the charts in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States. Additionally, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and West Germany, and also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Bronski Beat's debut album The Age of Consent was the only release Somerville contributed to as lead vocalist before leaving the band in 1985 and joining The Communards. Following the deaths of Larry Steinbachek in 2016 and Steve Bronski in 2021, Somerville is the only surviving founding member of Bronski Beat. The Communards, with Somerville on lead vocals, released their debut album Communards in 1986, spawning the internationally successful single "Don't Leave Me This Way". It reached the top spot in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands and the US Dance Club Songs. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Somerville) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Smalltown Boy (1991 Remix)
Jimmy Somerville & Bronksi Beat
Albums See All
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Home Again (Expanded Edition)
2020
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Read My Lips (Deluxe Edition)
2020
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Club Homage
2016
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Homage
2015
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Almighty Presents: Why
2010
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Manage The Damage
1999
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Dare To Love
1995
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Read My Lips
1989
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Jimmy Somerville: Live and Acoustic at Stella Polaris
2016
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Suddenly Last Summer
2009
Singles & EPs See All
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Everything Must Change (feat. Sally Herbert)
Single • 2021
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Lovers Unlimited
EP • 2016
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Strong Enough
Single • 2015
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Smalltown Boy Reprise (2014)
Single • 2014
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Set Alight
Single • 2014
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You & Me (feat. Jimmy Somerville)
Single • 2007
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Lay Down
EP • 1999
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Dark Sky
EP • 1997
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Almighty Presents: Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Single • 1982
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Don't Leave Me This Way: Live & Acoustic at Stella Polaris
Single • 2016
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Bronski Beat and Marc Almond - I Feel Love / Johnny Remember Me (Top Of The Pops, 09.05.1985)
Jimmy Somerville • 31K views
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Jimmy Somerville - Smalltown Boy (Live in Berlin, 2019)
Jimmy Somerville • 10M views
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Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (Top Of The Pops, 07.06.1984)
Jimmy Somerville • 523K views
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