Don't Leave Me This Way

Official Jimmy Somerville FanPage & jimmysomerville.canalblog.com present: 30 years to the day, Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards with Sarah Jane Morriswas released!    The single became n°1 in the UK charts for 5 weeks in september/october 1986 and also the biggest selling record of the year.   7": LON 103 & PicDisc: LONPD 103A Don't Leave Me This Way 4'32B Sanctified 2'30  12": LONX 103A Don't Leave Me This Way (extended version) 6'25B Sanctified 3'00  12": LOXRR 103A Don't Leave Me... [Lire la suite]

"In celebration of 30 years since the release of Don't Leave Me This Way ‪ by The Communards we are releasing a new version of this classic taken from the new acoustic album. It also includes a fab new remix of 'Back To Me'." JS HQ. 1] Don't Leave Me This Way (live) 5'082] Back To Me (Leo Ryan's Stella Polaris remix) 6'58 Enregistrer

Today in Jimmy Somerville / The Communards story:"DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY" was released twenty eight years ago.The song was written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert.Originally a hit for Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes and for Thelma Houston, The Communards decided to release their version of the Philly classic as their third single (after You Are My World & Disenchanted).It was number one in the UK for four weeks and was the top-selling single in the UK that year."I wasn't thinking in terms of it being a single when... [Lire la suite]

2x12": USA [n/a - Sterling Sound studio] > two one sided acetates in white die cut sleeve - 8/25/86   A [11'20] Don't Leave Me This Way   B1 [13'30] Don't Leave Me This Way (gotham city mix)   B2 [4'50] Don't Leave Me This Way (LP)

Bonne résolution de l'année 2012 : une nouvelle petite chronique que je vais alimenter régulièrement à partir des nombreux classeurs où j'archive publicités, photos, interviews, critiques... Voici donc 3 'adverts' de Don't Leave Me This Way, parues dans des magazines britanniques : Cette version reprend l'essentiel du graphisme original en ajoutant une nouvelle couleur de déclinaison le jaune. Une version 'stripe' en noir et blanc qui précise la date de sortie (11th August) et les références (LON 103 et LONX 103). Enfin une... [Lire la suite]

Suite au concert donné le 13 mai 2010 au bénéfice de l'association Mencap à l'IndigO² de Londres voici, sur support USB, 9 titres dont 2 de Jimmy Somerville ('Smalltown Boy' et 'Don't Leave Me This Way') enfin disponibles. La clé USB comprend aussi des photos, des liens, des biographies ainsi que toutes sortes de renseignements sur Mencap. http://ourfriendsacousticstore.com