Dare to Love

Dare to Love
Studio album by
Released12 June 1995[1]
Genre
LabelLondon
Producer
Jimmy Somerville chronology
The Singles Collection 1984/1990
(1990)
Dare to Love
(1995)
Manage the Damage
(1999)
Singles from Dare to Love
  1. "Heartbeat"
    Released: January 1995
  2. "Hurt So Good"
    Released: April 1995
  3. "By Your Side"
    Released: August 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(dud)[3]
NME7/10[4]

Dare to Love is the 1995 second solo album by Jimmy Somerville, former lead singer of the synthpop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards.

Track listing

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CD1

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  1. "Heartbeat" (Jimmy Somerville, Matt Rowe, Richard Stannard) - 4:25
  2. "Hurts So Good" (Phillip Mitchell) - 3:52
  3. "Cry" (Somerville, Gary Butcher) - 3:45
  4. "Lovething" (Somerville, Butcher) - 4:33
  5. "By Your Side" (Matt Rowe, Somerville, Richard Stannard) - 4:47
  6. "Dare to Love" (Somerville, Butcher) - 4:02
  7. "Someday We'll Be Together" (Harvey Fuqua, Jackey Beavers, Johnny Bristol) - 3:35
  8. "Alright" (Somerville, Butcher) - 4:28
  9. "Too Much of a Good Thing" (Jules Shear, Stephen Hague, Somerville) - 4:11
  10. "A Dream Gone Wrong" (Somerville, Butcher) - 5:09
  11. "Come Lately" (Somerville, Butcher) - 3:20
  12. "Safe in These Arms" (Somerville, Butcher) - 4:37
  13. "Because of Him" (Somerville, Butcher) - 3:15

2012 re-issue bonus tracks

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  1. Heartbeat" (E-Smoove 12" Mix) – 10:35
  2. "Hurts So Good" (12" Beatmasters Lovers Mix) – 4:25
  3. "By Your Side" (The Shining Mix) – 9:33

CD2

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  1. "Heartbeat" (Mars Plastic Mix) – 6:40
  2. "Hurts So Good" (12" Steely & Clevie Dub) – 4:59
  3. "Safe" (Get Far Mix) – 6:36
  4. "Been So Long" (Remix) – 4:23
  5. "Nothing Said, Nothing Done" (Remix) – 4:29
  6. "Up and Away" – 3:11
  7. "By Your Side" (Miss You Like Crazy Mix) – 7:34
  8. "Cry" (BBC Unplugged Live) – 3:39
  9. "Love You Forever" (Remix) – 5:12
  10. "Heartbeat" (Armand's Cardiac Mix) – 8:09
  11. "Hurts So Good" (12" Sly & Robbie Dub Mix) – 4:54
  12. "Safe" (DJ Dovski Extended Mix) – 7:17

Personnel

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  • Jimmy Somerville – vocals
  • Carol Kenyon – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 8, 13)
  • Chyna Gordon – backing vocals (tracks: 6, 10, 12)
  • Geoffrey Williams – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 13)
  • Matthew David – backing vocals (tracks: 2-4, 7, 9)
  • Paul Lewis – backing vocals (tracks: 1-4, 6, 9, 10, 12)
  • Phil Spalding – bass (tracks: 1, 6-8, 10, 12, 13)
  • Jeremy Meehan – bass (track: 3)
  • Andy Duncan – drums (tracks: 6 to 8, 12, 13), percussion (tracks: 1-4, 10, 12)
  • David Beebe – drums (tracks: 2, 3, 10)
  • Gary Butcher – guitar (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 10, 12)
  • Glenn Nightingale – guitar (track: 2)
  • The Kick Horns – horns (tracks: 2, 9, 11)
  • J. J. Nash – keyboards (tracks: 6, 7, 10, 12)
  • Jonn Savannah – keyboards (tracks: 2, 3, 8)
  • Flash – guitar, bass (track: 2)
  • Victor Johnson – guitar, bass (track: 11)
  • Sally Herbert – violin (track: 13)
  • Audrey Riley, Chris Pitsillides, Leo Payne, Sally Fenton – strings (track: 3)
  • Sian Bell, Sonia Slany – strings (track: 5)
  • Chris Tombling, Jayne Harris, Leo Payne – strings (track: 7)

Charts

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Chart performance for Dare to Love
Chart (1995) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[5] 79
Scottish Albums Chart[6] 43
Swiss Albums Chart[7] 45
UK Albums Chart[8] 38
US Heatseekers Albums[9] 36

References

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  1. ^ "JIMMY SOMERVILLE with his new summer smash HURT SO GOOD" (PDF). Music & Media. European Music Report. 3 June 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2023. from the forthcoming album "Dare To Love" released June 12th (p. 27)
  2. ^ "Jimmy Somerville - Dare to Love - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Jimmy Somerville". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ Patterson, Sylvia (24 June 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 56. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ^ Germany – Albums Chart – Dare to Love
  6. ^ Scotland – Albums Chart – Dare to Love
  7. ^ Switzerland – Albums Chart – Dare to Love
  8. ^ UK – Albums Chart – Dare to Love
  9. ^ "Jimmy Somerville – US Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. PMC. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Dare to Love #36