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

Dare to Love
Studio album by Jimmy Somerville
Released	1995
Genre	Synthpop, electronic dance
Label	London
Producer	Chuck Norman, Gary Wilkinson, Stephen Hague
Jimmy Somerville chronology
The Singles Collection 1984/1990 (1990) Dare to Love (1995) Manage the Damage (1999)

Track listing

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)

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)

References

External links

• Jimmy Somerville's official website