Jimmy Somerville - For A Friend The Best of Bronski Beat, The Communards And Jimmy Somerville (2009)

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.

Track List:

Disc: 1
1. SMALLTOWN BOY
2. WHY?
3. AIN'T NECESSARILY SO
4. I FEEL LOVE (MEDLEY WITH MARC ALMOND)
5. SCREAMING
6. RUN FROM LOVE
7. HARD RAIN
8. DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY
9. LA DOLAROSA
10. DISENCHANTED
11. SO COLD THE NIGHT
12. YOU ARE MY WORLD
13. FORBIDDEN LOVE
14. BREADLINE BRITAIN
15. TOMORROW
16. THERE'S MORE TO LOVE (THAN BOY MEETS GIRL)
17. (THAN BOY MEETS GIRL) #20

Disc: 2
1. VICTIMS
2. FOR A FRIEND
3. NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE (FREDDIE BASTONE'S SAN PAULO REMIX)
4. COMMENT TE ADIEU
5. YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL)
6. READ MY LIPS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH)
7. HEARTBEAT
8. BY YOUR SIDE
9. SAFE (SAFE SEX TODD TERRY SHORT SESSION)
10. TO LOVE SOMEBODY
11. LAY DOWN
12. DARK SKY
13. SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR (SOUNDS OF LIFE REMIX)
14. CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU
15. COME ON
16. COULD IT BE LOVE
17. SWEET UNKNOWN
18. PEOPLE ARE STRANGE