2009 UK release
Long-deleted 25year career-spanning compilation in standard jewel case with clear tray and 4 panel fold-out booklet.
Features a number of remix as indicated.
Smalltown Boy was the first time anyone heard the voice of Jimmy Somerville; the voice of an angel. When Jimmy Somerville first appeared on TV nobody could believe the voice came from this tough, little, feisty Glaswegian who was always punching above his weight. Making the message as important as the music was Jimmy's aim, yet fame was a burden that he's still trying to unload; but he succeeded in three careers: as lead singer with Bronski Beat, then with The Communards, and up to the present time as a solo artist. This compilation charts Jimmy's music from agit prop to songs of love lost and found to raging, horny disco.
* A comprehensive collection spanning all three of Somerville's creative guises across a 25-year period.
* Contains ten Top-20 singles and a host of album tracks and popular remixes.
* Artwork and track-listing created with the advice and approval of Jimmy Somerville.
* Sleevenotes written by renowned press officer Eugene Manzi, featuring an exclusive interview with Jimmy Somerville himself.
1-1 Bronski Beat Smalltown Boy 5:04
1-2 Bronski Beat Why? 4:05
1-3 Bronski Beat Ain't Necessarily So 4:43
1-4 Bronski Beat With Marc Almond I Feel Love (Medley) (Cake Mix) 8:22
1-5 Bronski Beat Screaming 4:15
1-6 Bronski Beat Run From Love 7:36
1-7 Bronski Beat Hard Rain 6:49
1-8 The Communards Featuring Sarah Jane Morris Don't Leave Me This Way 6:17
1-9 The Communards La Dolarosa 2:44
1-10 The Communards Disenchanted 4:13
1-11 The Communards So Cold The Night 4:40
1-12 The Communards You Are My World 4:31
1-13 The Communards Forbidden Love 5:00
1-14 The Communards Breadline Britain 2:32
1-15 The Communards Tomorrow 4:48
1-16 The Communards There's More To Love (Than Boy Meets Girl) 3:49
2-1 The Communards Victims 4:33
2-2 The Communards For A Friend 4:36
2-3 The Communards Never Can Say Goodbye (Shep Pettibone Remix) 7:48
2-4 Jimmy Somerville Featuring June Miles-Kingston Comment Te Dire Adieu 3:34
2-5 Jimmy Somerville You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) 3:55
2-6 Jimmy Somerville Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough) 4:56
2-7 Jimmy Somerville Heartbeat 4:26
2-8 Jimmy Somerville By Your Side 4:46
2-9 Jimmy Somerville Safe (Safe Sex Todd Terry Short Session) 3:48
2-10 Jimmy Somerville To Love Somebody 4:15
2-11 Jimmy Somerville Lay Down 3:58
2-12 Jimmy Somerville Dark Sky 3:17
2-13 Jimmy Somerville Something To Live For (Sounds Of Life Remix) 3:31
2-14 Jimmy Somerville Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You 4:03
2-15 Jimmy Somerville Come On 3:45
2-16 Jimmy Somerville Could It Be Love 3:35
2-17 Jimmy Somerville Sweet Unknown 3:59
2-18 Jimmy Somerville People Are Strange 3:08
This release does not contain any track duration times
Track 1-4: the version name is not given on the release.
Track 1-6 is marked as "Remix From Hundreds & Thousands", and is an unnamed shorten version of the 8:14 full length version.
Track 1-7 is marked as "Remix From Hundreds & Thousands", and is an unnamed shorten version of the 8:09 full length version.
Track 1-8 is the unnamed 12inch/extended version.
Track 2-3: the version name is incorrectly given as "Freddie Bastone's San Paulo Remix".
