Dare to Love explained

Dare to Love
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jimmy Somerville
Cover:	Jimmy Somerville Dare to Love album cover.jpg
Released:	12 June 1995^[1]
Genre:	Synthpop electronic dance
Label:	London
Producer:	Chuck Norman Gary Wilkinson Stephen Hague
Prev Title:	The Singles Collection 1984/1990
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Manage the Damage
Next Year:	1999

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

CD1

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

2012 re-issue bonus tracks

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

CD2

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

• 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

Chart performance for Dare to Love!Chart (1995) !Peak
position

German Albums Chart^[2]	79
Scottish Albums Chart^[3]	43
Swiss Albums Chart^[4]	45
UK Albums Chart^[5]	38
US Heatseekers Albums^[6]	36

Notes and References

1. Web site: JIMMY SOMERVILLE with his new summer smash HURT SO GOOD. 1995-06-03. Music & Media. European Music Report. 2023-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20230703090058/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-06-03.pdf. from the forthcoming album "Dare To Love" released June 12th. (p. 27)
2. https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-2115 Germany – Albums Chart – Dare to Love
3. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19950618/40 Scotland – Albums Chart – Dare to Love
4. https://hitparade.ch/album/Jimmy-Somerville/Dare-To-Love-2115 Switzerland – Albums Chart – Dare to Love
5. https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/dare-to-love/ UK – Albums Chart – Dare to Love
6. Web site: Jimmy Somerville – US Heatseekers Albums. Billboard. PMC. https://web.archive.org/web/20220423071715/https://www.billboard.com/artist/jimmy-somerville/chart-history/. live. 2022-04-23. Dare to Love #36.