Read My Lips (Jimmy Somerville album)

Read My Lips is the 1989 debut solo album by Jimmy Somerville, former lead singer of the successful synthpop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards. The album was released through London Records and peaked at number 29 on the UK Albums Chart. It has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.

Read My Lips
Studio album by Jimmy Somerville
Released	November 1989
Genre	Synthpop, electronic dance
Label	London Records
Producer	Avril Mackintosh, Jess-E, Pascal Gabriel, Stephen Hague
Jimmy Somerville chronology
Read My Lips (1989) The Singles Collection 1984/1990 (1990)
Singles from Read My Lips
"Comment te dire adieu" Released: October 1989 "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" Released: January 1990 "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" Released: March 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In July 2012, Read My Lips was released as a two disc CD set including the original album plus bonus tracks of B-sides and remixes.

Track listing

Original 1989 album

LP

All LP tracks by Jimmy Somerville unless otherwise indicated

1. "Comment te dire adieu" featuring June Miles-Kingston (Jack Gold, Arnold Goland, Serge Gainsbourg) - 3:37
2. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (Dip Warrick/Sylvester James) - 5:22
3. "Perfect Day" - 4:08
4. "Heaven Here On Earth (With Your Love)" - 5:02
5. "Don't Know What to Do (Without You)" - 6:10
6. "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" - 4:59
7. "My Heart Is In Your Hands" - 4:33
8. "Control" - 4:36
9. "And You Never Thought That This Could Happen to You" - 4:58
10. "Rain" - 5:49

CD

1. "Comment te dire adieu" (featuring June Miles-Kingston) - 3:39
2. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - 5:14
3. "Perfect Day" - 4:09
4. "Heaven Here On Earth (With Your Love)" - 5:04
5. "Don't Know What to Do (Without You)" - 6:12
6. "Adieu !" (Madame Tata Mix) - 7:31
7. "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)" - 5:00
8. "My Heart Is In Your Hands" - 4:24
9. "Control" - 4:37
10. "And You Never Thought That This Could Happen to You" - 5:00
11. "Rain" - 5:48

2012 2-CD reissue

CD 1

1. "Comment te dire adieu" (featuring June Miles-Kingston)
2. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
3. "Perfect Day"
4. "Heaven Here On Earth (With Your Love)"
5. "Don’t Know What to Do (Without You)"
6. "Comment te dire adieu" [June et Jim présentent Madame Tata Mix]
7. "Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)"
8. "My Heart Is In Your Hands"
9. "Control"
10. "And You Never Thought This Could Happen to You"
11. "Rain"
12. "Run From Love"
13. "To Love Somebody" [The Definitive Mix]
14. "Comment te dire adieu" [Kevin Saunderson Mix] (Part 1)
15. "Smalltown Boy" [1991 remix]

CD 2

1. "To Love Somebody" [Dub Mix]
2. "Comment te dire adieu" [Kevin Saunderson Mix] (Part 2)
3. "Read My Lips" (Enough Is Enough) [JZJ remix]
4. "Tell the World"
5. "Not So God Almighty"
6. "Rain" [Pascal Gabriel] remix]
7. "To Love Somebody" [instrumental]
8. "Run From Love" [extended]
9. "Desire"
10. "Stranger"
11. "Why" [Pascal Gabriel remix] Bronski Beat
12. "Read My Lips" [JZJ remix dub]
13. "To Love Somebody" [Unplugged live]

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1989	UK Albums Chart	29

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1989	"Comment te dire adieu" featuring June Miles-Kingston	UK Singles Chart	14
1990	"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"	UK Singles Chart	5
	"Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)"	UK Singles Chart	26

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
BPI (UK)[2]	Gold	29 November 1989

References

1. "Read My Lips - Jimmy Somerville - Releases - AllMusic". Retrieved 27 March 2017.
2. BPI Certifications Database