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Jimmy Somerville
real name James William Somerville
Glasgow, United Kingdom · b. 1961-06-22
Jimmy Somerville is credited on 1,259 releases across 292 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,259
Credits
292
Albums
5
Decades active
183
In collections
Biography
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Jimmy Somerville (born 22 June 1961, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He sang in the 1980's with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, before embarking on a solo career. Owner, former joint owner of the management company
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,259 releases · 292 albums · active 1984–2026
- Performance · 2,554
- Other credits · 119
- Production · 119
- Engineering · 46
Studios: Sound Suite · Advision Studios · Power Plant Studios · The Garden
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

The Age Of Consent
1984

Fine Young Cannibals
1985

Communards
1986

Red Hot + Blue
1990

Smalltown Boy
1984

The Desired Effect
2015

Don't Leave Me This Way
1986

Hundreds & Thousands
1985

Never Can Say Goodbye
1987

Truthdare Doubledare
1986

Hideous Bastard
2022

The Number One Song In Heaven
1997

Memorabilia - The Singles
1991

The Singles Collection 1984/1990
1990

Now That's What I Call Music 6
1985

Now That's What I Call Music 4
1984

Read My Lips
1989

Now That's What I Call Music 12
1988

Red
1987

Symbol Of Life
2002

You Are My World
1987

Suspicious Minds
1986

Hit That Perfect Beat
1985

Why?
1984
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