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.
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
  1. "Comment te dire adieu" featuring June Miles-Kingston - 3:37
  2. "You Make Me Feel " - 5:22
  3. "Perfect Day" - 4:08
  4. "Heaven Here On Earth " - 5:02
  5. "Don't Know What to Do " - 6:10
  6. "Read My Lips " - 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" - 3:39
  2. "You Make Me Feel " - 5:14
  3. "Perfect Day" - 4:09
  4. "Heaven Here On Earth " - 5:04
  5. "Don't Know What to Do " - 6:12
  6. "Adieu !" - 7:31
  7. "Read My Lips " - 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"
  2. "You Make Me Feel "
  3. "Perfect Day"
  4. "Heaven Here On Earth "
  5. "Don’t Know What to Do "
  6. "Comment te dire adieu"
  7. "Read My Lips "
  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"
  14. "Comment te dire adieu"
  15. "Smalltown Boy"
;CD 2
  1. "To Love Somebody"
  2. "Comment te dire adieu"
  3. "Read My Lips"
  4. "Tell the World"
  5. "Not So God Almighty"
  6. "Rain" remix]
  7. "To Love Somebody"
  8. "Run From Love"
  9. "Desire"
  10. "Stranger"
  11. "Why" Bronski Beat
  12. "Read My Lips"
  13. "To Love Somebody"

    Charts

Album
YearChartPosition
1989UK Albums Chart29
1989--

Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1989"Comment te dire adieu"
featuring June Miles-Kingston		UK Singles Chart14
1990"You Make Me Feel "UK Singles Chart5
1990"Read My Lips "UK Singles Chart26

Certifications